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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Move over Mallorca: Azores, the volcanic archipelago in Portugal, is now topping every traveller’s bucket list

Your social media feeds this past summer were likely filled with images of Barcelona’s cobblestoned streets, Mallorca’s beaches and Venice’s bridges. Tourists take pictures at a scenic viewpoint overlooking Lagoa do Fogo, a crater lake within the Agua de Pau Massif stratovolcano in the centre of Sao Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago, Portugal. Move over Mallorca: Azores, the volcanic …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

ACT food scraps collection program expanding but Canberra-wide rollout facing delays

ABC

A food and garden organics collection scheme that kicked off in more than 5,000 Canberra homes in 2021 is being expanded to some multi-unit developments, but it is behind on delivery. ACT City Services Minister Tara Cheyne says the FOGO program had to take a back seat to replacing Canberra's recycling facility. ACT Minister for City Services Tara Cheyne said …

Food Canberra Act Facility Program Fogo Belconnen

5 months ago

Bega's bid to become a circular economy to reduce waste

ABC

Bega will become Australia's most circular economy by 2030 if ambitious Australian businessman Barry Irvin has his way. "We could get 30 per cent of the economy circular by then, and 50 per cent within a decade," Mr Irvin said. "In the Netherlands for example the target isn't net zero by 2050, it's to be a fully circular economy by …

Food Economy Netherlands Circular Economy Valley Irvin Circular

5 months, 2 weeks ago

'FOGO' processing plant opens in Tasmania's north-west in a bid to keep food and garden waste out of landfill

ABC

Australia is grappling with a food waste problem. But a large chunk of it will come from the community, as food organics and garden organics waste collection services are offered to 38,000 north-west coast homes. Dulverton chief executive Veronica Schilling estimated FOGO makes up about 40 to 60 per cent of household waste, and diverting it would save 7,500 tonnes …

Food Waste Tasmania Bennett Compost Landfill Fogo Organic Waste

6 months ago

Maggots to munch on Sydney residents' food scraps as councils look for solutions to organic waste

ABC

In short: City of Sydney has turned to maggots to process food scraps as councils struggle to find ways to offer FOGO collections. City of Sydney has turned to maggots to process food scraps as councils struggle to find ways to offer FOGO collections. Millions of maggots will soon be munching on Sydney residents' food scraps as the city looks …

Food Trial Waste Bin Moore Councils Fogo

8 months, 1 week ago

Brazil court says government must compensate victims of stray bullets in police raids

Associated Press

SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state must compensate victims of stray bullets during military and law enforcement operations. Fogo Cruzado, a nonprofit organization that provides real-time reporting of gun violence in Brazil, has registered 1,195 stray bullet casualties in the Rio metropolitan area since July 2016. In a statement on Friday, Fogo Cruzado …

Brazil State Stray Stray Bullets

8 months, 3 weeks ago

I just hit my ‘scary’ age – here’s how to conquer the fear

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

More time for waste: Western Sydney councils seek deadline extension on 2030 FOGO bin rollout

ABC

An organisation representing councils in Western Sydney is calling for a five-year delay to the NSW government's 2030 deadline to roll out food and organic waste collections. Key points: Apartments will need modifying to facilitate a new food and organic waste bin, a Western Sydney councils group says Only four of Sydney's metropolitan councils has fully rolled out a FOGO …

Food Council Western Bin Penrith Sydney Nsw

1 year, 4 months ago

9 best Portugal holiday destinations in 2023

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lisbon open image in gallery A view over Lisbon and the Sao Jorge Castle The country’s cosmopolitan capital is a …

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1 year, 4 months ago

FOGO system 'overwhelmed' by plastics as industry urges public to get behind rollout

ABC

From small plastics to objects as egregious as rounds of ammunition, lawnmower parts and gas bottles. Key points: Organic waste processors say they're inundated by contamination There's a national goal for all metro cities to recycle food waste by 2030 But recycling experts say much needs to change before that can happen Those are just some of the things that …

Food Food Waste Red Recycling Waste Cent Bin

1 year, 10 months ago

Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava confidentially files for IPO

Firstpost

Mediterranean eatery chain Cava has confidentially filed for an Initial Public Offering, becoming the first restaurant company to do so in 2023. As per media reports, Cava stated that its public issue will be subject to market conditions and other factors, including approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The announcement comes at a time when the ongoing war in …

Restaurant Mediterranean Company Chain Cava Initial Public

2 years, 3 months ago

FOGO bin restrictions limit waste items for green bins in NSW under new EPA regulations

ABC

New South Wales councils have been left blindsided by new government regulations restricting what people can put in their green FOGO bins, which will increase the amount of waste going to landfill. Key points: The EPA has changed what items are allowed in green FOGO bins in NSW Cardboard, compostable packaging, tea bags, tissues, animal droppings and coffee filters will …

Regulations Packaging Changes Waste Nsw Epa Bins

2 years, 4 months ago

FOGO bin waste piling up as WA council battles to save organics from landfill

ABC

Up to 25,000 tonnes of food and garden waste collected through Western Australia's food organics and garden organics bin system is sitting unused in massive compost piles, despite households being urged to separate organic waste. Key points: 25,000 tonnes of WA's FOGO waste is sitting dormant at a tip The unused organic waste equates to more than half the amount …

Household Council South Department Waste Tonnes Abc

2 years, 4 months ago

ACT partners with federal government to build new composting and recycling facilities

ABC

The federal government has announced $13 million in funding for a new large-scale composting facility in Canberra. Key points: The facility will divert 50,000 tonnes of food and garden waste from landfill annually A new materials recovery centre will also be built to improve the quality of recycled products A recycling advocate says education is key to composting success The …

Food Process Waste Facility Federal Government Fogo Canberrans

3 years, 1 month ago

How FOGO bins are diverting waste away from landfills and towards the garden

ABC

Food organics and garden organics bins are providing a solution to towering piles of rubbish in landfills, instead converting household waste into reusable compost. Key points: The food organics and garden organics waste system turns waste into compost Composting can take up to eight weeks FOGO bins are progressively being rolled out across the country Throwing out food scraps usually …

Bin Site System Fogo Albany Food Organics Fogo Waste

3 years, 2 months ago

Living in lava in Cape Verde

Al Jazeera

Fogo, Cape Verde – When the volcano on Fogo, one of the 10 islands that comprise the West African nation of Cape Verde, last erupted in 2014, the lava buried homes and flooded roads. Instead of moving, the residents of Cha das Caldeiras, a village that sits inside a crater and at the foot of the active volcano, counted down …

Cape Verde

3 years, 4 months ago

Data raises concerns as Brazil’s forest fire season begins

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Severe drought and early data are raising concerns that this forest fire season in Brazil will see the same high levels of destruction recorded in the past two years, despite efforts to tamp down the blazes. With Brazil’s forest fire season underway, the government space agency that uses satellites to monitor fires reported more area burned …

Amazon Forest Brazil State Fires Bolsonaro Pantanal

3 years, 5 months ago

Wollongong FOGO green bin use slashing hundreds of tonnes of landfill waste

ABC

It may be a small bin that sits on the kitchen benchtop, but the FOGO caddy you are emptying into your green-lidded garbage bin is making a significant difference to the amount of waste going to landfill. Key points: Wollongong residents have been diverting 400 tonnes of waste away from landfill each month since FOGO bins were introduced late last …

Council Green Bin Landfill Fogo Wollongong Red Bin Waste

3 years, 6 months ago

Green waste collection 'not viable' in Alice Springs after entire climate change budget spent on trial

ABC

Alice Springs Town Council will not continue a green waste collection service it spent $250,000 trialling despite "great support" from participants. Key points: Almost 40 per cent of landfill waste in Alice Springs is compostable organic material, according to council The Alice Springs tip facility currently has capacity until 2025 An evaluation report of green waste collection trial recommended expanding …

Climate Change Trial Council Waste Alice Springs Landfill

3 years, 10 months ago

These Amazing Quilters Will Inspire You To Take Up A New Pandemic Hobby

Huff Post

Winter’s always a good time to try that new hobby you’ve been dreaming of, and this year that’s especially true: Between social-distancing rules, stay-home orders ― and, in some parts, curfews ― we’ve all been spending a lot more time staring at our own four walls. The next logical step, as the pandemic drags on, the nights are long, and …

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