Shanghai goes all-in for garbage sorting
Authorities in Shanghai are asking for opinions from the public until Dec 6 on a draft regulation regarding garbage classification. The document was submitted to the city's legislative body for a second
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Kenya to ban plastic bottles to address environmental degradation
Kenya plans to ban manufacture of plastic bottles to help address environmental degradation, a government official said on Thursday. Mohamed Elmi, chief administrative secretary of environment and forestry,
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EU says plastics recycling pledges fall short
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More action will be needed for the European Union to boost the market for recycled plastics after pledges from companies fell short, EU executive said on Tuesday. Over 60 pledges were
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Africa: Turning E-Waste Into Gold- the Untapped Potential of African Landfills
Thanks to rapid changes in technology and falling prices, millions of tons of high-tech electronic devices are becoming obsolete in the developed nations every year, making e-waste one of the top environmental
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What a waste 2.0: a global snapshot on solid waste management to 2050
By 2050, the world is expected to generate 3.40 billion tonnes of waste annually, increasing drastically from today’s 2.01 billion tonnes. What a Waste presents national and urban waste management data
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Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation wastes zero-waste vision
AHMEDABAD: Six years ago, on September 13, 2012, even before Swachhta Survekshan rankings were born as buzzwords, Ahmedabad had committed itself to becoming a zero-waste city by 2031. A road map document
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Plastic waste set to beat price as UK shoppers' top concern – study
The number one issue for British shoppers in the next decade will be to reduce packaging and use more recyclable materials, according to new research. For perhaps the first time, the public puts environmental
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Solid waste management in Vientiane, Lao P.D.R
This report was prepared in support of GGGI’s Green Cities Development Program in Lao PDR. Following a request of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (henceforth Lao PDR) Government, GGGI has been conducting
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Palestinian fisherman makes environmentally-friendly boats from plastics
35-year old Palestinian, Muath Abou Zeid made a fishing boat from hundreds of plastic bottles and it was abandoned on the coast of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. But for the past two weeks, the father of
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France to make unrecycled plastic bottles more expensive
France plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than bottles made from virgin plastic and will further tighten regulation on plastics use, a government minister said. Junior Environment