Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 19, 2023
A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste and revealing sites that may leak plastic into waterways. Every year, millions of metric tons of plastic waste end up in oceans, harming hundreds of species and their ecosystems.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 8, 2022
A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. Building manufacturing capabilities in Europe will reduce the carbon footprint of shipping materials from cheaper producers, such as Asia,” adds Nick.
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The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion is lost or wasted yearly. According to a World Food Programme (WEP) estimate, about a third of all food produced each year is wasted or lost before it can be eaten. Approximately 1.3
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 19, 2022
In a speech at a 12 April event organised by Letsrecycle.com and the Environmental Services Association, Sir James expressed his personal view that all waste exports should be ended. The idea that the legitimate export market provides a cover for waste crime is wrong. These are secondary commodities for recycling, not waste.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Many of these chargers ultimately end up being discarded, contributing to more than 51,000 tonnes of electronic and electrical equipment waste each year. Don’t bin them Many people do not realise that disposing of old phone chargers and cables in standard waste bins has negative environmental consequences.
AFN Sustainable Protein
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Nutrition Technologies’ closed-loop system uses proprietary growth inoculants and black soldier flies to convert organic waste into proteins and oils that can enrich animal feed and bio-fertilizers. The post Brief: Nutrition Technologies lands $20m to expand insect-protein operation across Asia appeared first on AFN.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 6, 2020
million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2; $57 billion in gold and other components discarded – mostly dumped or burned. per cent of 2019’s e-waste was collected and recycled. Asia and Africa were much lower: 5.6 A record 53.6 Mt and 0.7
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