‘The thing about recycling is that it’s quite mechanical’, he says ... and bottle deposit system that gives people money back when they recycle – since 1984 for aluminium cans, and since 1994 for ...

An example of a communal recycling point in the Netherlands. You can usually find these within every neighbourhood. Image: Depositphotos Municipalities usually have containers for waste, paper, glass, ...

The city of Manila has been facing a garbage crisis, with uncollected waste accumulating in public markets, streets, and major thoroughfares. The situation has raised concerns about public health ...

But this time, the urban landscape is different: Modern homes are full of plastic, turning house fires into chemical-laced infernos that burn hotter, faster, and more toxic than their predecessors.

US President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade on January 20 will have an unexpected guest -- garbage truck. This truck is from his Wisconsin rally last October. It was a response to Joe Biden's ...

Austria-based packaging company says it now operates 13 PET and HDPE plastic recycling facilities in nine countries. Alpla says its facility under construction in Thailand, set to open this year, “is ...

“It’s all mechanized. We have a control room that most people say looks like an air traffic control room.” Clear-bag garbage, plastic bags, fishing gear, gardening containers, food waste and ...

JAMESTOWN — Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, there will be no garbage or recycling collection on Monday, Jan. 20, according to the Sanitation and Solid Waste Department for the city of ...

A team from Louisiana State University is reporting a “potential breakthrough” in plastics recycling and estimates a new electromagnetic induction heating approach could save “billions of dollars" and ...

Plastic recycling remains a serious problem. Inadequate recycling not only increases the amount of waste left in landfills, incineration plants and nature, but also contributes to the formation of ...

Various innovative strategies have been proposed for recycling plastics, either in open or closed loops, each addressing different aspects of the problems hindering the achievement of a circular ...

COCHRANE - Dumping garbage in a parking lot landed a Cochrane man a $1,001 fine. At a Dec. 3, 2024, court hearing, John Sullivan pleaded guilty to dumping a bag of garbage on public lands. The Public ...