El lote de El Caracol, un predio vecino a la Terminal de Transportes del Norte en el que durante mucho tiempo estuvieron asentados los mecánicos del barrio Naranjal, se convertirá en la estación de recolección y gestión de las 1.800 toneladas diarias de residuos que genera Medellín. Link: https://www.elcolombiano.com/medio-ambiente/estacion-de-transferencia-de-residuos-solidos-de-medellin-via-libre-al-lote-HA10545367
Mais »Zero Waste, estilo de vida que contribuye con el medio ambiente
La iniciativa asegura eliminar por completo los malos hábitos de consumo. Link: https://www.rcnradio.com/estilo-de-vida/medio-ambiente/zero-waste-estilo-de-vida-que-contribuye-con-el-medio-ambiente
Mais »Trash-fired power plants wasted in India
Controversy mars India‘s ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate appropriate waste to sustain these waste-to-energy plants Link: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/waste/trash-fired-power-plants-wasted-in-india-63984
Mais »From trash in the streets to model city: How to get communities to zero waste
Laws aren’t always enough. It took education and leadership at many levels, but the people of San Fernando, Philippines, cleaned up their city. Link: https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/0423/From-trash-in-the-streets-to-model-city-How-to-get-communities-to-zero-waste
Mais »Ruaraka land ghost return to haunt top officials
The ghosts of the Ruaraka land saga have refused to disappear and have resurfaced to haunt top state officials in an audit that unmasks massive irregularities in the Sh3.3 billion land purchase. Link: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019-04-23-ruaraka-land-ghost-return-to-haunt-top-officials/
Mais »Working with the Informal Service Chain as a Locally Appropriate Strategy for Sustainable Modernization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Lower-Middle Income Cities: Lessons from Accra, Ghana
Abstract: Twenty years of formal private sector participation in solid waste management in Ghana has failed to deliver an increase in collection coverage and recycling rates. This article shares lessons and experiences from Accra, Ghana, a middle-income city where researchers and municipal solid waste managers have collaborated to modernize the …
Mais »Waste industry report defends ‘clean and green’ incinerators
Polluting energy from waste (EfW) incinerators have been consigned to the past, a report published by the waste industry has suggested this week. Link: https://www.airqualitynews.com/2018/06/07/waste-industry-report-defends-clean-and-green-incinerators/
Mais »Plastic waste in Antarctica reveals scale of global pollution – Greenpeace
Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, according to environmental group Greenpeace. Link: https://www.rte.ie/news/enviroment/2018/0607/968757-plastic-antarctic-greenpeace/
Mais »Green Sports Alliance Update 2018
Among the latest developments are formation of Green Sports Alliance Japan, and commercialization of a compostable peanut bag. Link: https://www.biocycle.net/2018/06/07/green-sports-alliance-update-2018/
Mais »VIDEO: Cracking the Hydrogen Conundrum with Wastes
There’s little doubt that electric vehicles are the future and hydrogen fuel cells offer great advantages. Unfortunately, hydrogen is costly to produce and transport. PowerHouse Energy believes the answer is a distributed waste to hydrogen network. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-cracking-the-hydrogen-conundrum-with-wastes
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