Page 104 - Recycle News Today

Close A new solution for proper garbage disposal is now being implemented in Poland, but not for everywhere. Labeled trash (Photo : (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)) A days worth of rubbish festers in a heap after being collected from the city centre, May 25, 2007 of Edinburgh, Scotland. Three cages of litter are being put on display so that public can observe the scale of the amount of litter churned out by the city each day. Aleksander Brzózka, spokesman for the Ministry of Climate an...

As concerted efforts to reduce global warming gather pace, a rise in demand for environment-friendly metals is due in the coming years. As the world looks towards a low-carbon economy, graphite, lithi

Finnair to Dismantle Airbus A319 at Helsinki Airport (16 Feb 2021) Finnair intends to dismantle and recycle an Airbus A319 aircraft which has reached the end of its economic lifecycle at 21 years. The dismantling will begin at Helsinki Airport, where Finnair’s mechanics will remove parts that can be used elsewhere in Finnair’s fleet. These include the engine, seats, landing gear and avionics components. “This is the first time that a Finnair aircra...

Using shredded masks for road-laying is a good way to turn a bane into a boon.

US Man Turns Backyard Into Art Exhibit Made Out of Other Peoples Discarded Objects FOLLOW US ON: Randy Gilson found happiness in a garbage can. It started with salvaging other people’s throwaways to transform into Christmas gifts for his siblings, then it evolved into cleaning up an old house and the drug-infested neighborhood it stood in. What he created is Randyland, an iconic Pittsburgh landmark that attracts visitors from all over the world. But the real icon is Gilson himself. An eccentr...

Turning protein waste into next-generation biofuel Content from Globe Content Studio Published January 18, 2021 Supplied by West Coast Reduction West Coast Reduction has become a key biofuel feedstock supplier to some of the world’s largest energy producers The same process used to make soup stock is helping West Coast Reduction Ltd. cut the carbon footprint of fossil fuels. The Vancouver-based company primarily focuses on rendering: taking leftover meat and fish products from farms, sl...

Recycle Boutique makes the move to online; drastic goals for textile waste reduction 30 Jan, 2021 11:00 PM 4 minutes to read Mark Cowle, general manager of Recycle Boutique. Photo / Supplied Aimee Shaw is a business reporter focusing on retail, small businessaimee.shaw@nzherald.co.nz@AceeyShaw Second hand clothing reseller Recycle Boutique says its shift to online operations means fewer garments will end up in landfill. Currently, 220,000 tonnes of textile waste is dumped in landfill i...

>> Ellen Rosen, The New York Times Published: 27 Jan 2021 01:37 PM BdST Updated: 27 Jan 2021 01:37 PM BdST From collaborating on the creation of biofibers to the manufacturing of environmentally friendly tag fasteners, some in the apparel sector are working with technology start-ups to clean up the world’s closets. The New York Times Sustainability in the fashion industry was once the focus of only a handful of designers like Stella McCartney and outdoor gear companies such as Patagonia. ")...

This week brought the return of curbside recycling from the El Paso Environmental Services Department but it also brought with it stricter rules about recycling. The Department had to put curbside recycling on hold in November because COVID-19 was causing a lot of employees to have to stay home but also because residents weren’t recycling properly. Environmental Services officials say people were being all kinds of cochinos and putting the wrong things in the blue bin or not rinsing food it...

Governor Andrew M.