Americans are consuming more and more stuff. Now that other countries won’t take our papers and plastics, they’re ending up in the trash. Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/china-has-stopped-accepting-our-trash/584131/
Mais »US firm develops ‘chemical recycling process’ for plastic
US chemical firm Eastman is developing a process to recycle polyester plastic waste, breaking down the material through a chemical process so that it can then be used in the production of new polymers. Link: https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/us-firm-develops-chemical-recycling-process-for-plastic/
Mais »Charity teaches recycling in Kenya
It will use a grant from the Department for International Development (DfID) to spread recycling skills in Kwa-Muhia on the southern shore of Lake Naivasha, an internationally important wetland site. Link: https://www.mrw.co.uk/latest/charity-teaches-recycling-in-kenya/10040614.article
Mais »Global Waste Management Market to Reach 484.9 Billion by 2025, at 6.0 CAGR, Says Allied Market Research
Rapid growth in urban population, rise in environmental awareness, and stringent government regulation toward illegal dumping are the major drivers of the waste management market. Link: https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/03/05/1747957/0/en/Global-Waste-Management-Market-to-Reach-484-9-Billion-by-2025-at-6-0-CAGR-Says-Allied-Market-Research.html
Mais »‘Nothing should be classified as waste‘: crisis is opportunity for Veena Sahajwalla
Products may be superficially olddamaged but their basic elements can always be reused, the materials engineer says Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/06/nothing-should-be-classified-waste-veena-sahajwalla-sees-crisis-as-opportunity
Mais »World entangled in plastic waste catastrophe
World Wide Fund for Nature‘s report says since the year 2000, the world has used more plastics than in all the years before. Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/world-entangled-plastic-waste-catastrophe-190305185554140.html
Mais »New factory opens to turn plastic waste into road surfacing
‘Recyclable roads’ could help tackle ocean pollution and be replicated across the UK. Link: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2019/03/05/new-factory-opens-to-turn-plastic-waste-into-road-surfacing/
Mais »Scottish tech firm wins contract to track all UK waste sources
DATA analytics specialists Topolytics are working with the Ordnance Survey to a ‘smart’ system to track and monitor all of the UK’s waste. The former has been chosen by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) to design the system and capture the 20 million-plus movements of waste, including …
Mais »El Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica convoca ayudas para proyectos sobre compostaje y recogida separada de biorresiduos
El objetivo es impulsar acciones en favor de la mejora del medio ambiente y pueden participar las entidades locales hasta el 21 de marzo. Link: https://www.residuosprofesional.com/el-ministerio-para-la-transicion-ecologica-convoca-ayudas-para-proyectos-sobre-compostaje-y-recogida-separada-de-biorresiduos/
Mais »El parque que fue construido sobre toneladas de basura en Santander
La obra queda en el relleno sanitario de la ciudad y cuenta con con canchas, ciclorrutas y gimnasio. Link: https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/construyen-parque-en-el-relleno-sanitario-el-carrasco-332246
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