Category "Waste"

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The people of Kamikatsu have Zen-like patience when it comes to recycling. The Village aims to go “zero waste” and has 45 separate categories of recycling items.

06. September 2019 | via Fastcompany.com | Read more

The people of Kamikatsu have Zen-like patience when it comes to recycling. The Village aims to go “zero waste” and has 45 separate categories of recycling items.

06. September 2019 | via Fastcompany.com | Read more
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Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardising oceans, coastlines and other environments.

03. September 2019 | via Theguardian.com | Read more

Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardising oceans, coastlines and other environments.

03. September 2019 | via Theguardian.com | Read more
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Australians, for example, landfill 2,500 tonnes of waste per hour, every hour, of every day, 365 days a year.

02. September 2019 | via Blog.mraconsulting.com.au | Read more

Australians, for example, landfill 2,500 tonnes of waste per hour, every hour, of every day, 365 days a year.

02. September 2019 | via Blog.mraconsulting.com.au | Read more
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Compostable packaging is the innovation needed to tackle the problem of plastic pollution, writes Daphna Nissenbaum CEO and Founder of TIPA.

26. August 2019 | via Environmentjournal.online | Read more

Compostable packaging is the innovation needed to tackle the problem of plastic pollution, writes Daphna Nissenbaum CEO and Founder of TIPA.

26. August 2019 | via Environmentjournal.online | Read more
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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy’s port city of Genoa is making bioplastics from agro-waste. The institute has tied up with the city’s central vegetable market for sourcing raw material.

22. August 2019 | via Bioplasticsnews.com | Read more

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy’s port city of Genoa is making bioplastics from agro-waste. The institute has tied up with the city’s central vegetable market for sourcing raw material.

22. August 2019 | via Bioplasticsnews.com | Read more
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Researchers at IBM developed a catalytic chemical process that digests certain plastics, like PET, into a substance that can directly be reused in the manufacturing of new plastic.

20. August 2019 | via Materialdistrict.com | Read more

Researchers at IBM developed a catalytic chemical process that digests certain plastics, like PET, into a substance that can directly be reused in the manufacturing of new plastic.

20. August 2019 | via Materialdistrict.com | Read more
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The co-founder of the Restart Project, shares the ways policymakers, designers and citizens can support a people-centred circular economy.

17. August 2019 | via Theguardian.com | Read more

The co-founder of the Restart Project, shares the ways policymakers, designers and citizens can support a people-centred circular economy.

17. August 2019 | via Theguardian.com | Read more
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Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has embarked on a four-year collaboration project in Pravia, Spain, to recover plastics from general domestic waste collections. If successful, it could be rolled out nationwide.

16. August 2019 | via Plasticsinpackaging.com | Read more

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has embarked on a four-year collaboration project in Pravia, Spain, to recover plastics from general domestic waste collections. If successful, it could be rolled out nationwide.

16. August 2019 | via Plasticsinpackaging.com | Read more
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Partner aus Forschung und Industrie wollen in Bayern eine Demonstrationsanlage errichten, mit der erstmals auch Verpackungen aus Kunststoffverbünden recycelt werden können.

10. August 2019 | via Bbiooekonomie.de | Read more

Partner aus Forschung und Industrie wollen in Bayern eine Demonstrationsanlage errichten, mit der erstmals auch Verpackungen aus Kunststoffverbünden recycelt werden können.

10. August 2019 | via Bbiooekonomie.de | Read more
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Here is why some plastic packaging is necessary to prevent food waste and protect the environment.

09. August 2019 | via Theconversation.com | Read more

Here is why some plastic packaging is necessary to prevent food waste and protect the environment.

09. August 2019 | via Theconversation.com | Read more