Hull Paragon station is ready for World Recycling Day as TransPennine Express and local artist Andy Pea unveil a sculpture made entirely of recycled materials. The temporary artwork will be on display at Hull Paragon station for just one day, although more than 50 hours of work went into creatingRead More →
In our latest episode of Unboxing Recycling with Charlotte, we have everything metal related covered. From what to do with those little tabs on tins and K-cup lids, to whether it’s better to buy metal packaging rather than plastic, Charlotte answers your most pressing questions. and offers useful tips. Here’sRead More →
Polina Tankilevich (Pexels) This is a joint blog with Tessa Wardle, NRDC Spring 2022 Environmental Health Intern The NRDC has conducted extensive research on “chemical recycling” facilities in the United States with evidence that they were operational or soon to become operational. What we discovered led us to conclude thatRead More →
OTTAWA – In the year since new rules took effect to slow global exports of plastic waste, shipments from Canada have increased by more than 13%, with the bulk going to the United States. United without knowing where they end up in the end. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said thisRead More →
Nairobi, Kenya— Reducing the use of plastic and increasing its recycling is the aim of a resolution presented at a conference of the United Nations Environment Program which opens on Monday in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. According to UNEP, 300,000 tonnes of plastic are produced each year and onlyRead More →
YORK COUNTY, Va. — What may look like an ordinary bench is much more. WTKR 3 News “We take plastic bags and other stretch film and consumer film, mix it with hardwood sawdust, extrude it, and make beautiful outdoor decking products.” said Stephanie Hicks, material sourcing manager at the TrexRead More →
The University of Birmingham has licensed the rights to its new “supercritical water” technology to engineering firm Stopford. The new process will break down complex mixed plastics, converting them into “value-added materials” for use as feedstock for the plastics industry. Above the critical point of 374.5ºC and 220 bar (217Read More →
Understanding the influence of COVID-19 on Municipal Plastic Waste Recycling Market with our analysts monitoring the situation around the world. Description of the report: Market Strides released a report titled Municipal Plastic Waste Recycling Market by Type, By Application, Regional Analysis, Growth Opportunity, and Industry Forecast 2022-2030. The Municipal PlasticRead More →
Plastics recycling specialist Quantafuel is proposing to build the plastics recycling plant on a 12-acre site east of the Port of Sunderland and is preparing to submit a planning application. If the development application is approved, the opening is expected in 2024 and will create approximately 100 new long-term jobsRead More →
A Perth-based startup has teamed up with a major liquor retailer to help reduce waste by recycling the plastic clips that hold four and six packs of drinks together. Six Perth BWS and Dan Murphy stores now have collection points where customers can drop off their used can clips, withRead More →
DAKAR, Senegal – Crowds of people holding curved metal spikes jumped over trash spilling from a dump truck at Senegal’s largest landfill, hacking through the trash to find valuable plastic. Nearby, sleeves rolled up, foam up to their elbows, women were washing rainbow-colored plastic jugs, cut into pieces. Around them,Read More →
Sri Lanka’s Minister of State for Wildlife Protection, Wimalaweera Dissanayake, said that although trenches need to be dug to prevent elephants from arriving at the dumps, he has not received any funds to carry out the necessary work. “We recently dug a trench around the rubbish dump but now theRead More →
Why do we recycle? Many of us learned to do this in elementary school. Reduce, reuse, recycle and ultimately save the planet. It was easy to remember and it made you feel like you were doing the right thing. The truth, of course, is much more complicated. Recycling is good.Read More →
TAIPEI, January 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) today announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) has decided to raise until NT$10 billion unsecured corporate bonds in Taiwan. The proceeds will be used to finance business development, including investmentsRead More →
The Manitou Park bench is designed by ByFusion and is half finished. Inside the bench are the contents of the resident’s orange bags. BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise has partnered with a Los Angeles recycling company, ByFusion, to create a zero-emissions recycling process. ByFusion works with the HeftyRead More →
Star Activity Report Mon Jan 17 2022 12:00 AM Last updated on: Mon Jan 17 2022 1:08 AM Pieces of red-colored plastic of the same type left to dry in the sun at Kamrangirchar before being shipped to be made into recycled plastic pellets. Informal waste pickers collect plastic wasteRead More →
MACON, Georgia. A Georgia mayor urges an industrial development council to refuse to help a plastic recycling plant borrow money, saying he’s worried about the safety of the proposed plant. WMAZ-TV reports that Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller is urging the Macon-Bibb County Industry Authority to reject the approval ofRead More →
Turkey has updated its recycling regulations with the aim of accelerating the ambitious Zero Waste project. Under the new rules, every building, from office buildings to residential apartments to villas, will have separate recycling bins for glass, paper and plastic waste. Outdoor markets will also be subject to recycling measuresRead More →
With the arrival of the new year also comes a long list of new laws coming into force in California, ranging from housing development to food waste recycling, minimum wage increases, police and criminal justice system reforms. . The following are just a few of the many laws that comeRead More →
He’s still in high school at the CHS, but his ideas on recycling and homelessness are gaining attention Solve roaming and the problem of plastic waste in one go? It’s the kind of daring intersectionality that can get people excited. Charlie Abrams is a senior at Cleveland High who isRead More →
By Tessa Wardle What is “chemical recycling”? As a student in public health, I was disappointed with the concept of “chemical recycling” of plastic (also known as advanced recycling, chemical conversion, molecular conversion, or conversion technologies). At first, I was excited to hear about a possible solution to the plasticRead More →
Last week, a panel of experts made a simple, common-sense recommendation for dealing with the problem of plastic pollution in the United States: Stop making so much plastic. “Not generating waste in the first place is the best thing you can do for the environment,” said Jenna Jambeck, professor atRead More →
Well, finally! A story that stages the virtues of capitalism instead of one showing how its unregulated excesses take us back to the Middle Ages. It has been said that dirt is just dirt, but trash can ruin your life. Amen. No, you can’t see it on Google Earth, asRead More →
True to its objective of making its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030, the FMCG company encourages citizens to mobilize through donations. Editor’s Note: This content is sponsored by P&G Philippines and produced by BrandRap, Rappler’s sales and marketing arm. No member of the editorial staff or editorial staff participatedRead More →
When recycling, how clean must your recyclable materials be? Do they have to be so clean that you can drink them from a glass jar or see through a mayonnaise container? Are metal popcorn boxes recyclable? Can you recycle wrapping paper, holiday gift bags, or cards? Do you need toRead More →
Rigzin Wangmo was born and raised in Shey, a suburb of Leh City. She completed her studies in Tourism and Hotel Management and worked in various luxury hotels to gain first-hand experience in the hospitality and tourism industry. But, she always felt a void in the quality of work andRead More →
The recent decision by the Telangana Forest Department to open the Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR), one of the country’s largest tiger reserves, for ecotourism is proving to be a success, with authorities saying Daily slots for the tour package are sold out until mid-January 2022. Telangana’s two tiger reserves –Read More →
A stand-alone recycling machine designed by Taiwanese company Miniwiz, which can be transplanted into local communities to turn plastic waste into useful products, has been awarded the World Design Impact Prize 2021. Called Trashpresso, the device condenses the same plastic recycling line that normally supports entire industrial facilities into twoRead More →
Partners also distributed furniture and uniforms to schools and presented certificates to staff at Hope Center Nursery School in Siffoe who participated in the Jolly Phonics training. The Siffoe Community Plastic Recycling Project is the brainchild of Jeunes sans frontières (YPWB), which built the first plastic and bottle house inRead More →
Hygiene and health company Essity is part of the Digital Watermarks HolyGrail 2.0 initiative, to improve sorting and increase recycling rates of plastic packaging in the EU. By adding invisible codes to packaging, waste sorting centers can identify the type of plastic and sort it accordingly. The initiative is aRead More →
The specialist recycler of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) Enviroo, has commissioned a one-year master’s research project at the Center for Global Eco-Innovation at Lancaster University, which will discover the behaviors around recycling and find out what motivates them. consumers to recycle while in the field. go. Enviroo plans to develop aRead More →
Recycling company allowing small investors to participate in its IPO ahead of a listing of its shares next month on the London Stock Exchange By Financial Mail on Sunday Reporter Posted: 4:50 p.m. EST, November 20, 2021 | Update: 9:14 p.m. EST, November 20, 2021 A company that builds machinesRead More →