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Circular economy: how it works and the advantages
The circular economy is an attractive solution to the current linear model of...
Why is Municipal solid waste (MSW) a problem?
Societies generally produce large amounts of municipal solid waste (food...
Where do greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from?
According to an article by the "University of California", the answer to this...
WASTE: garbage cans overflow, poor countries suffer
Waste mismanagement in developing countries is becoming a leading concern. According to a report...
SENEGAL: Dakar, the scourge of plastic waste
Plastic pollution in Senegal has become a major crisis. In 2010 the country ranked 21st among the...
Spain ranks seventeenth in the World Economic Forum’s Global Energy Transition Index
Spain ranked seventeenth this year in the Energy Transition Index report by the World Economic...
Cameroon struggles against plastic pollution
Cameroon has been struggling against plastic pollution for years. The country produces around...
Did you know? In 2050, the world will generate 3.4 billion tonnes of waste per year
According to the latest report by the World Bank, by 2050, global waste generation is expected to...
North of Dakar waste management: Dakar at an impasse
North of Dakar, the immense open-air dump of Mbeubeuss resembles a science-fiction landscape. Its...
In Burkina Faso the fight against the scourge of plastic waste
From collection to recycling, initiatives are multiplying to compensate for the inadequacies of...
Recycling of tyres
With REVALUO we recycle used and abandoned tyres by extracting the steel and fibre from them for...
What happens to used tyres?
In some countries, they are reused and turned into flooring for gymnasiums, athletics tracks,...
Plastic bottles and bags pollute beaches & oceans…
More than 100,000 marine animals die each year from consuming or becoming entangled in plastic....
