Known as Inspire, their business aims to buy garbage from the women in the slums who have access to one kilogram of disposable waste every day.
Christmas tree recycling available at Bradford DPW
For those who haven’t dragged their dried-out real Christmas trees out of their homes yet, there is still plenty of time to drop them off to be used for …
Kitten rescued from Widnes recycling machine
A stray kitten found trapped in a recycling machine with its head jammed at a 90-degree angle has “cheated death”, an animal charity has said.
City Curbside Recycling Still Years Away
It’s 2019 and still no curbside recycling offered by the city of Yakima. Loretta Zamarchi the solid waste and recycling Manager says it could still be …
Christmas tree recycling program ends Sunday
FARMINGTON — With the holiday season winding down, thoughts turn to how to dispose of Christmas trees. The tree recycling service offered by …
Drivers warned after St Ives blaze
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We are aware of a fire at Envar Composting near St Ives. We have been liaising with …
Oliver Kay expands sustainable packaging
… converting waste produce from its warehouses into compost. Oliver Kay has become the first catering greengrocer to replace polystyrene trays used …
How to recycle biodegradable coffee cups
To be certified as compostable under the EU standard for compostable packaging, cups must fully compost in an industrial in-vessel composting …
Eye on the markets: Organic matters
For composting, things have certainly been up and down over the past 12 months. “It’s been a challenging year mainly because of the weather that …
Sustainability: Less meat consumption protects humans and the environment
Who wants to live healthier and protect the environment, should eat less beef. The findings of a new study by the Oxford Martin School for the world …