Tag: waste
Brexit risk to waste and resources increasing, says greener UK
The risk posed to the waste and resources sector by Brexit has increased over the last few months, with the UK falling further behind EU…
Europe’s Biggest Waste Producer Strikes Deal to Burn Less Trash
Denmark plans to incinerate less trash and won’t accept as much waste from other countries in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, the government…
Nike Launches Footwear Collection Made from Post-Consumer Waste
Nike started selling sneakers from its new Space Hippie collection this week. The footwear is constructed from factory and post-consumer waste that the sportswear company…
Pandemic pause on plastic bag regulations a concern for recyclers
Concerns about the potential for spreading the new coronavirus spurred at least four (US) states and many more municipalities to stall or suspend plastic bag…
Kazakhstan Plans To Convert Solid Waste To Energy
As waste management issues have long become an everyday struggle, Central Asia’s largest country is planning to launch the ‘‘Waste-to-energy’’ project to tackle the growing…
IIT researchers develop technology for making high efficiency masks from waste plastic bottles
Researchers at IIT Mandi claim to have developed a technology for making high efficiency masks using waste pet bottles that are not only more breathable…
US ranks 24th in the world on environmental performance
The US is far behind other industrialized nations on environmental performance and now ranks 24th in the world, according to a new analysis by Yale…
Princes commits to no export waste
Food and drink firm Princes has committed to ensuring that all of its packaging is recycled and handled solely by UK re-processors, rather than exporting…
US researchers turn waste bread into added-value
US researchers have developed a bioprocess that converts glucose from bread waste into value-added products, such as ascorbic acid (vitamin c). Working within the USDA’s…
Indonesia processing requests for deep-sea mining waste disposal, says gov’t official
Indonesian authorities are considering two companies’ requests to dispose mining waste into the ocean, a senior government official said on Sunday, at a time of…
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