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Can Clothes Really Be Recycled?

The Environmental Blog

Packaging and food waste are some of the most common things in your daily life that you recycle. Paper, plastic, and glass are processed for repurposing, while food scraps make for composting that enriches soil while helping reduce landfill emissions. Why Recycle Your Clothes? The Recycling Process. Doing Your Part.

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Comment: Northern Ireland waste statistics and the importance of collecting organics

Envirotec Magazine

Colm Warren is Chief Executive of Belfast-based Natural World Products (NWP), a firm which converts food and garden waste into organic compost. was sent for composting over the period, accounting for around 56% of all reported household recycling from local authorities. Of all household waste, 29.3%

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

Envirotec Magazine

percentage point reduction in household recycling rates from 2019 to 42%. Household waste recycled and landfilled decreases. Scotland’s overall household waste recycling rate reduced from 44.9% The total amount of Scottish household waste recycled was 1.02 The total amount of Scottish household waste recycled was 1.02

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PAS 110 Complacency? Time to raise the bar, says organic waste firm

Envirotec Magazine

According to Gemidan, plastic, glass and metal still pollutes the soil – despite PAS 110. Gemidan’s technology produces a food waste substrate that the firm says is virtually 100% free from non-organic contamination.

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What Should Businesses Do To Recycle Their Electronics in Vancouver

The Environmental Blog

It has chemicals such as flame retardants, persistent organic pollutants, and toxic metals that can contaminate the water supply through leachate and contaminate landfills. In Vancouver electronics recycling is a big help to managing proper waste disposal. Make A Difference InVancouver. Polyvinyl chloride.

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Mulch, compost & recycle your yard waste

Greenability Magazine

Mulched leaves and grass clippings return nutrients to the soil and reduces the need for fertilizing. The Johnson County K-State Research and Extension recommends composting yard waste to reduce the amount of waste entering landfills and for a finished compost that improves garden and landscape soils. Start a backyard compost.

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Latest and Greatest Recycling Technologies

GreenTech Gazette

There are several new and emerging technologies for recycling that are being developed and implemented around the world. Here are a few examples: Chemical recycling: Chemical recycling is a new technology that breaks down plastic waste into its basic building blocks, which can then be used to make new plastic products.