Around the world, economic development has been accompanied by the generation of about 2 billion tons of urban waste each year. The developed nations have put a lot of effort into sorting out recyclable materials, but there ...
Environment
May 5, 2021
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How can legislation be used to avoid hazardous waste being dumped where it could poison people and the environment in developing countries? Introducing producer responsibility could be one solution, says Panate Manomaivibool ...
Environment
Sep 12, 2011
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Last year many Australians were surprised to learn that around half of our plastic waste collected for recycling is exported, and up to 70% was going to China. So much of the world's plastic was being sent to China that China ...
Environment
Jan 30, 2019
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It's been suggested that a recent fall in recycling rates is due to green fatigue, caused by the confusing number of recycling bins presented to householders for different materials. Recycling rates would rise, according ...
Environment
Aug 20, 2014
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Even before coronavirus arrived on U.S. shores, California waste recyclers were reeling from the collapse of global markets for used plastics and other scrap materials—a predicament that diverted the contents of many blue ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2020
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Most organic household waste ends up in landfills, where it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce methane emissions and ...
Environment
Mar 26, 2024
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You finish that last sip of morning coffee and stare at the empty paper cup in your hand. Should it go into the recycling bin, compost, or be landfilled or incinerated?
Environment
Nov 22, 2019
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Recycling of household waste has tripled in Europe over the past decade but some countries are dragging their feet for meeting a target set for 2020, the European Environment Agency (EAA) said in a report issued on Tuesday.
Environment
Mar 19, 2013
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Ipswich residents have been told their recycling waste will now be dumped into landfill because it is too expensive for the local council to recycle.
Environment
Apr 19, 2018
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US battery giant Johnson Controls will stop lead processing at a plant in China's commercial hub Shanghai, the firm said, after the city found high levels of the metal in children living nearby.
Business
Sep 25, 2012
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