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Plastic waste exceeds 10 billion tonnes and is one of the biggest environmental threats. Despite the efforts of many people and some companies, the consumption of plastics continues to increase every year. To reduce environmental difficulties, industry and households...
Societies generally produce large amounts of municipal solid waste (food wastes, packaged goods, disposable goods, used electronics). They also generate commercial and industrial wastes (demolition debris, incineration residues, refinery sludges). Only in the EU, 2.5...
The 5 R's: "Refuse what you do not need; reduce what you do need; reuse what you consume; recycle what you cannot refuse, reduce and reuse; or transform the rest." - Bea Johnson. Bea Johnson is the author of Zero Waste Home, a book launched in 2013 telling the story...
Plastic pollution in Senegal has become a major crisis. In 2010 the country ranked 21st among the world’s top ocean polluters - 254,700 tonnes. Hence, in 2015 Senegal passed a law to ban single-use plastic bags prohibiting the production, import, distribution, or use...
According to the latest report by the World Bank, by 2050, global waste generation is expected to grow to 3.4 billion tonnes per year. This means a 70% increase compared to 2016 levels. The growth of global municipal solid waste will mainly affect the poorest...
North of Dakar, the immense open-air dump of Mbeubeuss resembles a science-fiction landscape. Its 114 inhabitants alternate between makeshift villages where about 2,000 "reclaimers" live and mountains of garbage where men, women and children work in search of metals...
In some countries, they are reused and turned into flooring for gymnasiums, athletics tracks, playground flooring, etc. ... although the number of tyres discarded each week is usually higher than the need and demand for the recycled rubber. Other countries import used...
More than 100,000 marine animals die each year from consuming or becoming entangled in plastic. According to Greenpeace, 90% of seabirds contain plastic in their stomachs. Exorbitant amounts of plastic are currently being produced. In 2015, 6.3 billion metric tonnes...
With REVALUO, the creation of new jobs entails more than 150 direct jobs per plant, in the smallest module alone. In fact, in the world, more than 15 million people make their living from the informal waste management sector. For instance, in China's urban centers...
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