Waste & Recycling

6+ hour, 29+ min ago   (386+ words) County planners have approved a scheme allowing the public to buy furniture, household goods and tools recovered from a Pembrokeshire waste recycling centre. Pembrokeshire County Council applied to build a unit selling recovered items for reuse at its Waterloo Industrial…...

39+ min ago   (556+ words) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – When technology reaches the end of its lifespan, it may seem like the landfill is the next stop. However, one local business founder is sharing there’s another path forward for some electronics and how to safely give…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (962+ words) John Sinskie demonstrates how ‘Sandy,’ the glass crusher at Powell Valley Recycling, breaks down recycled glass into sand. John Sinskie holds recycled glass gravel produced by Sandy at the Powell Valley Recycling facility. Different totes are laid out to allow…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (438+ words) Penn State serves as a key research partner on a project to build a prototype system designed to extract, convert and return metals from complex domestic waste streams, led by Mohammad Rezaee, co-founder and chief technology officer of Intel-E-Waste and…...

42+ min ago   (327+ words) RESIDENTS » Garbage and Recycling The City of Mankato is committed to reducing waste and increasing recycling. We achieve that through our partnership with West Central Sanitation and YOU! Curbside pick-up is provided Tuesdays through Fridays and starts at 6 a.m....

4+ hour, 26+ min ago   (265+ words) Solar panels are often presented as a straightforward renewable-energy technology, but their environmental performance also depends on what happens at the end of their useful life. Their frames, glass, wiring and semiconductor materials have different physical and economic properties, which…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (445+ words) The 29th edition of an international circular economy event, organised by Italian Exhibition Group, has had its programme developed by the Ecomondos International Technical Scientific Committee together with public and private partners, according to Recycling International. Recycling of waste electrical and…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (490+ words) Galway householders are being urged to bring their batteries, electrical, and electronic waste to a set of free collection days to help the county meet national e-waste recycling targets for 2026. The events, hosted by WEEE Ireland and proudly supported by…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (335+ words) Based in the south of Scotland, IndiNature manufactures natural fibre insulation from UK-grown industrial hemp, supplying customers across the construction sector. Their approach to circular manufacturing has delivered strong commercial benefits for the business. Unlike conventional insulation that often relies…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (585+ words) Global plastic waste trade has declined by more than 50% since 2014, largely following China's National Sword policy, which restricted foreign waste imports. China and Hong Kong collectively reduced their imports from 6.6 million tonnes in 2017 to approximately 1 million tonnes in 2018, redirecting shipments…...