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Scotland reaches 12-year low for household waste while recycling plateaus

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Last year Scotland generated its lowest amount of household waste since 2011, according to the latest figures released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), published on 17 October. percentage point increase in recycling levels on the previous year. tonnes of waste per person in 2022, with 0.19 was recycled, a 0.3

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SEPA household waste statistics 2019 highlight positive trends on recycling, carbon emissions and reduced landfill use

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Carbon impact of waste down 1.1 Less than 1 million tonnes of household waste sent to landfill for the first time. Plastic and glass recycling increase, paper and cardboard continues downward trend. Total household recycling rate 44.9%. tonnes of waste per person in 2019. tonnes of waste per person in 2019.

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Starch yields wearable electronics material that can be recycled

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Soft, wearable sensors have many useful applications, but the soft and stretchable electronic materials underlying them are nearly impossible to recycle. This electronic waste usually ends up in landfills or polluting the environment. There are easy ways to remove the metal and polymers from the e-waste’, says Lan. ‘Of

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Millions of household products to become biodegradable within seven years: New roadmap

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Led by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the task force brought together leaders from some of the largest chemical using, product-making, and waste management companies to share information and work out a way forward for the global polymers in liquid formulations (PLFs) industry.

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Glue derived from industrial bio-waste aims to make furniture recyclable

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A new adhesive derived from materials including food waste should enable 90 percent of engineered wood products, such as furniture and construction boards, to become fully recyclable and help to develop a circular economy in this sector, says the firm marketing it. The new adhesive is claimed to be sustainable and non-toxic.

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Landfill and recycling both down, and incineration on the up: Scotland waste summary 2020 published

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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) published statistics on 7 December detailing household waste collected across all local authorities during 2020, as well as waste landfilled and incinerated in Scotland in 2020. percentage point reduction in household recycling rates from 2019 to 42%. million tonnes.

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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic

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UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. It’s because they need specific manmade conditions to biodegrade, and many degrade into microplastics, which contaminate our oceans and food chain for centuries”.