Japan backs development of new materials to cut marine plastic waste
The industry ministry is supporting the development of a new plastic material that naturally decomposes in the sea…
Look out for a letter about bin collection day changes in southwest Dorset
Dorset Council is contacting around 19,000 households in southwest Dorset to inform them of upcoming changes to bin collection days.…
How your coffee grounds are being recycled with animal poo to help grow gardens across Victoria’s zoos
As far as rubbish goes, it smells pretty good. Former barista Ninna Larsen wheels a common rubbish bin…
EU probes Greece on recycling projects – POLITICO
The company had won the tender for the project despite suggesting that the kiosks would be around five…
The 2,000 London homes pumping waste straight into the rivers
Mr Morris told the LDRS: “By putting sewage, including both toilet waste and that from showers and washing…
Illegal tyre dumping scam shut down as NT Environment Protection Authority opens investigation
When Anwar Albatat returned to work after a two-week holiday, he was stunned by what had been left…
Little appetite for idea of collecting food waste and textiles from households
THE IDEA of introducing compulsory food and textile waste collection from households has not been met too well…
10 New Poetry Books About Our Relationship With Nature • The Revelator
“I cannot keep you safe.” This recurring line in Primeval, Mai Der Vang’s powerful new poetry collection, doesn’t…
Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO
In Rome, for example, tens of thousands of people signed a petition to stop the mayor from greenlighting…
Japan’s beam tech transforms forever plastics into reusable feedstock
Researchers in Japan have developed a method that reduces the energy needed to recycle Teflon by 50%, using…
EU sues France for telling people how to recycle – POLITICO
Under French law, producers of goods like packaging, textiles, phones or even gardening equipment must include a sorting…
Common Bacteria Can Turn Plastic Bottles into the Painkiller Acetaminophen/Paracetamol
Biologist Stephen Wallace – credit Edinburgh Innovations Scientists in Scotland recently engineered bacteria to be able to turn…