China drafts new rules to control rural plastic pollution
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6.12.2019 |
Reuters: World News |
China will tighten regulations on the use of plastic film by farmers to boost crop yields, which has become a major source of soil contamination throughout northern and western regions, according to a draft policy document published on Friday. |
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'The best thing you can do is not buy more stuff,' says 'Secondhand' expert
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5.12.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
"Your average thrift store in the United States only sells about one-third of the stuff that ends up on its shelves," Adam Minter says. His book explores what happens to the things that don't sell. |
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Letters to the Editor: California might need a ballot initiative to fix recycling
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30.11.2019 |
LA Times: Opinion |
Until recycling centers reopen in California, the state should stop collecting a deposit for each plastic bottle. A ballot initiative should be considered. |
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Can old fridges be recycled to make new ones?
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29.11.2019 |
BBC: Business |
What happens to your old fridge when it's time to replace it, the BBC's Dougal Shaw reports. |
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General election 2019: What parties' environment promises really mean
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28.11.2019 |
BBC News - Science & Environment |
It's the greenest election campaign ever - but how much are the parties promising on climate change? |
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Afghanistan woman breaks ground with Kabul recycling plant
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25.11.2019 |
LA Times: Nation |
Zuhal Atmar is the first woman in Afghanistan to run a recycling plant, driven by her wish to help the environment and fight climate change. |
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UK to take back 42 containers of plastic scrap illegally shipped to Malaysia
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25.11.2019 |
Reuters: World News |
Britain will take back 42 containers filled with plastic waste that had been illegally shipped to Malaysia, authorities said on Monday. |
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‘Zero waste’ Ijtema aspiring to get into Guinness Book of World Records
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25.11.2019 |
Central Chronicle |
Bhopal, The 72nd International Islamic Congregation, IJtema being held in Bhopal is garnering attention this year because of its unique Swachhta pitch- a ‘Zero Waste’ event. A team of four people are documenting the event to get it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Organizers of the Ijtema have planned it in a manner […] |
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Editorial: The EPA's new recycling plan is straight out of 1985
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24.11.2019 |
LA Times: Opinion |
The EPA recycling plan for 2020 relies on outdated and failed thinking about waste. |
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Hong Kong's piano man changes his tune to protest anthem
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22.11.2019 |
Reuters: World News |
When government workers began to clear up a street back in June, after one of Hong Kong's largest and most violent protests in decades, Kevin Cheung rushed to salvage 36 umbrellas from the debris. |
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Diving to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic
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21.11.2019 |
BBC: Science |
Tenia Lestari leads a network of volunteer divers who clear rubbish from the coral reefs and recycle what they find. |
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[dharmesh :: Solid Waste]
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Minneapolis ends residential battery recycling amid fire concerns
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20.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
Minneapolis officials said Tuesday that batteries will no longer be picked up from residential recycling, although some will be allowed in the trash. Hennepin County also recently curbed its battery recycling over worries about fires. |
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Meghalaya eyes Korean tech for waste management
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18.11.2019 |
The Assam Tribune |
Meghalaya eyes Korean tech for waste management |
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Eco India: The artisans recycling floral waste from Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple into natural dyes
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17.11.2019 |
Scroll.in |
How a Mumbai-based designer has established a thriving, sustainable business by using discarded materials to create experimental dyes and vibrant textiles. |
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You can now sell plastic waste at this recycling unit
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17.11.2019 |
Manipur: E-Pao |
You can now sell plastic waste at this recycling unit |
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Garbage to gold: Shillong women’s group shows the way
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15.11.2019 |
Citizen Matters |
Ambitious, big-money plans remain on paper, but a women's self help group comprised of ragpickers-turned-recyclers could help the hill station solve its ugly waste crisis. |
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China's mega-dump already full - 25 years early
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15.11.2019 |
BBC: World |
China collects hundreds of millions of tonnes of waste a year - and dealing with it is a problem. |
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[dharmesh :: Recycling]
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Recycling leaders look to expand glass markets in Minnesota
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14.11.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Business |
Minnesota already does better than the national average when it comes to recycling glass, but experts say there are opportunities to collect more of it to be made into things like glass containers and insulation. |
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[irge304 :: Recycling]
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Who should I vote for? General election 2019 policy guide
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13.11.2019 |
BBC: Front Page |
Compare where the parties stand on key issues, from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment. |
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[newstrust :: Health Care Reform]
[newstrust :: Insurance Industry]
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[demo :: Coal]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
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Walkathon held to support Akshar Foundations Green School Initiative
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13.11.2019 |
The Assam Tribune |
Walkathon held to support Akshar Foundations Green School Initiative |
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[dharmesh :: Recycling]
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