The state recently renewed the annual exemption authorizing the use of beet seeds treated with nonicotinodes. This decision, in accordance with the law of December 14, 2020, nevertheless depends on a search for alternative solutions to be used before 2024. beet technology (ITB) presented an assessment of the first year of three studies carried out … Read more
In order to offer container cleaning services, industrial washing centers are emerging and thus allow school canteens to get rid of disposable plastic. Example Avignon, which aims for zero plastic. Ending disposable plastic: easier said than done for many school canteens. Replacing it with reusable containers, very often made of stainless steel, implies that they … Read more
Lawmakers in New York pushed through a new law that will ban small, single-use containers for toiletries in hotels by 2025, with the threat of fines starting at $250 per violation. Advocates say a ban on single-use plastic bottles will address a serious environmental problem. About 33 million pounds of plastic debris finds its way … Read more
In the Czech Republic, about eighty percent of PET bottles are sorted annually, but according to experts, this is not enough. “The disadvantage of that yellow garbage can, where you have a mixture of different plastics, is that it is difficult to get a mixture that can be used in the food industry to make … Read more
Europe and the United States concentrate 60% of global patents on plastic recycling or bioplastics, France being distinguished by its high level of specialization, associating public research, large groups and promising startups, indicates the European Office of patents (EPO) in a study Tuesday. Read alsoThe recycling race opens in the building «We see in the … Read more
There will be more restore points for old electronic devices in thrift shops. Flemish Minister of Economy Hilde Crevits will collaborate with, among others, the umbrella organization of thrift shops, Recupel and electronics chain Vanden Borre. – Crevits wants to reduce the ecological impact of electronic waste in Flanders by putting more effort into restoring … Read more
Restricted zone broadcasts, Sunday, October 17, a survey on the real share of recycling. Most of the waste is recyclable, but still is not. Much of it even ends up in nature. Interview with Paul Labrosse, director of Waste, the big lies of recycling (Forbidden Zone). After a year of investigation, what is your vision … Read more
Businesswoman Ifedolapo Runsewe of West African Nigeria, a country heavily dependent on oil export earnings, recently discovered another type of black gold: used tires. She founded a tire recycling company last year and at that time only four people worked for it. Today, it employs 128 workers, who have so far recycled over 100,000 used … Read more
With its Public waste PartnershipS (PwPS) management model, Indaver offers public administrations three types of services: the recovery of municipal waste, the organization of management systems and the management of public treatment infrastructure. Wide range of services “The treatment is guaranteed in the long term, without any logistical or financial difficulty” Kris Verwaeren, Director of … Read more
A recycling initiative in an Asturian city. – Llanera has once again demonstrated its firm commitment to recycling. The neighbors have opted to donate the points obtained by recycling their cans and plastic bottles of drinks with the return and reward system to pay for the installation of selective collection bins on the pedestrian paths … Read more