From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 1 week ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member dumps waste at the Everbright Environmental Energy Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, North China, June 4, 2024. TIANJIN -- At an incineration power plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, garbage trucks unload waste that is left to ferment for five to seven days before being incinerated to generate electricity, efficiently contributing to sustainable energy production. "The facility can incinerate over 800 tonnes of waste daily and generated approximately 120 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2024, which was fed into the grid; enough to power around 100,000 households for a year," said Liu Xuejing, deputy general manager of the plant. Resource recycling played a crucial role in supporting economic activities and driving social progress," explained Wang Junfeng, director of the circular economy and low carbon development research center at Nankai University. Today, from the development of the front-end industrial chain of resource recycling to the efficient transformation of recyclables, China has gradually forged a new path of circular development that combines economic value with ecological benefits.

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From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 1 week ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member dumps waste at the Everbright Environmental Energy Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, North China, June 4, 2024. TIANJIN -- At an incineration power plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, garbage trucks unload waste that is left to ferment for five to seven days before being incinerated to generate electricity, efficiently contributing to sustainable energy production. "The facility can …

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 1 week ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member dumps waste at the Everbright Environmental Energy Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, North China, June 4, 2024. TIANJIN -- At an incineration power plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, garbage trucks unload waste that is left to ferment for five to seven days before being incinerated to generate electricity, efficiently contributing to sustainable energy production. "The facility can …

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 1 week ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member dumps waste at the Everbright Environmental Energy Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, North China, June 4, 2024. TIANJIN -- At an incineration power plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, garbage trucks unload waste that is left to ferment for five to seven days before being incinerated to generate electricity, efficiently contributing to sustainable energy production. "The facility can …

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 1 week ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member drives a cart to collect waste from households in Nankai district of Tianjin, North China, Nov 4, 2024. FLOURISHING CIRCULAR ECONOMY China's resource-recycling industry is evolving from traditional recycling practices to a high-tech, high-quality sector, said Zhu Liyang, president of the China Association of Circular Economy. According to the association, by the end of 2023, the total …

China making strides in circular economy
4 months, 1 week ago

China making strides in circular economy

China Daily  

The significant advancement of China's circular economy has emerged as a crucial driver of the nation's sustainability efforts, contributing to 25 percent of the country's overall carbon emission reduction, a senior climate expert said. Zhu Liyang, a member of China's National Expert Panel on Climate Change, also noted that despite entering the circular economy arena relatively late, the country has …

Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid that
4 months, 1 week ago

Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid that

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As the country gets more electric vehicles, solar panels …

Nation adopts 'urban mine' green growth model
4 months, 1 week ago

Nation adopts 'urban mine' green growth model

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-15 09:15 A view of GEM's booth during an industry expo in Yibin, Sichuan province, in June 2023. Today, it has transformed into China's first national economic and technological development zone dedicated to circular economy as its core undertaking. The China Association of Circular Economy said approximately 260 million tons of scrap steel were recycled in …

Nation adopts 'urban mine' green growth model
4 months, 1 week ago

Nation adopts 'urban mine' green growth model

China Daily  

A view of GEM's booth during an industry expo in Yibin, Sichuan province, in June 2023. The China Association of Circular Economy said approximately 260 million tons of scrap steel were recycled in China in 2023, accounting for around 25 percent of total crude steel production. Recycled nonferrous metal output reached about 17.6 million tons in China in 2023, roughly …

China embraces new opportunities by tapping into 'urban mines'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China embraces new opportunities by tapping into 'urban mines'

China Daily  

TIANJIN - At a recycling plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, scrapped cars are sent down a disassembly line. Today, it has transformed into China's first national economic and technological development zone dedicated to circular economy as its core industry. According to data from the China Association of Circular Economy, approximately 260 million tons of scrap steel were recycled in …

Effective Recycling Supply Chain Crucial for Sustainable Consumer Goods Trade-in Programs
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Effective Recycling Supply Chain Crucial for Sustainable Consumer Goods Trade-in Programs

China Daily  

Trade-in programs are gaining momentum in China, with a focus on effective recycling supply chains to mitigate the environmental impact of waste materials. The government is setting ambitious targets for recycling and circular utilization, aiming to double scrap car recycling volumes, increase used car transaction volumes, and increase waste home appliance recycling quantities by 2027. While there are regulations in …

China launches ambitious green transition guidelines
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China launches ambitious green transition guidelines

China Daily  

Aerial photo taken on Aug 19, 2020 shows wind turbines in Jiucaiping scenic spot in Southwest China's Guizhou province. China's central government has unveiled a new state-level guideline aimed at achieving a comprehensive green transition across the nation's economy and society over the next decade. Among the specific goals are increasing the scale of the energy-saving industry to approximately 15 …

China launches ambitious green transition guidelines
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China launches ambitious green transition guidelines

China Daily  

Aerial photo taken on Aug 19, 2020 shows wind turbines in Jiucaiping scenic spot in Southwest China's Guizhou province. China's central government has unveiled a new state-level guideline aimed at achieving a comprehensive green transition across the nation's economy and society over the next decade. Among the specific goals are increasing the scale of the energy-saving industry to approximately 15 …

每日一词|再生资源回收利用网络体系 national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources
11 months, 1 week ago

每日一词|再生资源回收利用网络体系 national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources

China Daily  

全国供销合作社4月15日表示将加快推进供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系建设。目前，供销合作社系统拥有再生资源全资控股企业800多家，回收网点3.5万个。2024年，将改造和新建1000个标准化规范化回收站点。 The All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives said on April 15 that it will accelerate the building of a national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources. At present, the organization boasts more than 800 wholly-owned enterprises related to renewable resources, as well as 35,000 recycling sites across the country. 2024年3月22日，游客在海南博鳌东屿岛的零碳休息区体验回收设备。图片来源：新华社 【知识点】 4月15日，全国供销合作社贯彻落实推动大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新工作视频会在京召开。会议要求，要聚焦重点和关键，加快完善供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系。第一，坚持立足实际、科学论证，做好建设规划，因地制宜加强回收站点建设，加快构建供销合作社再生资源三级回收网络。第二，加快培育壮大再生资源行业龙头企业，进一步做强产业链供应链服务链，提升再生资源高值化利用、绿色低碳循环发展水平。第三，加快打造再生资源拆解厂等深加工基地，进一步推动集中拆解处理，积极拓展废旧新能源汽车、锂电池、光伏产品等“新三样”回收拆解利用业务。第四，推动再生资源业务新业态新模式创新，积极运用互联网、大数据和人工智能开展在线回收等新型回收方式，推广“两网融合”“公物仓”等回收模式，拓宽回收渠道。第五，推动系统上下联合合作和业务协同，促进全系统再生资源回收利用产业链更加协同高效。第六，认真编制供销合作社再生资源专项规划，高质量完成标准化规范化回收站点建设任务，积极参与家电产品以旧换新工作，服务保障居民消费提质升级。 会上还印发了《关于贯彻推动大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新工作部署加快健全再生资源回收利用网络体系的实施方案》（简称《实施方案》）。根据《实施方案》，到2028年，全国供销合作社系统再生资源回收利用网络体系建设高质量发展要取得明显成效，建成一批标准化、规范化回收站点，打造一批绿色分拣中心，培育一批再生资源龙头企业，基本建成覆盖城乡、功能完善、运行高效，线上线下融合的供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系。 【重要讲话】 加快产品更新换代是推动高质量发展的重要举措，要鼓励引导新一轮大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新。 …

每日一词|再生资源回收利用网络体系 national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources
11 months, 1 week ago

每日一词|再生资源回收利用网络体系 national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources

China Daily  

全国供销合作社4月15日表示将加快推进供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系建设。目前，供销合作社系统拥有再生资源全资控股企业800多家，回收网点3.5万个。2024年，将改造和新建1000个标准化规范化回收站点。 The All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives said on April 15 that it will accelerate the building of a national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources. At present, the organization boasts more than 800 wholly-owned enterprises related to renewable resources, as well as 35,000 recycling sites across the country. 2024年3月22日，游客在海南博鳌东屿岛的零碳休息区体验回收设备。图片来源：新华社 【知识点】 4月15日，全国供销合作社贯彻落实推动大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新工作视频会在京召开。会议要求，要聚焦重点和关键，加快完善供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系。第一，坚持立足实际、科学论证，做好建设规划，因地制宜加强回收站点建设，加快构建供销合作社再生资源三级回收网络。第二，加快培育壮大再生资源行业龙头企业，进一步做强产业链供应链服务链，提升再生资源高值化利用、绿色低碳循环发展水平。第三，加快打造再生资源拆解厂等深加工基地，进一步推动集中拆解处理，积极拓展废旧新能源汽车、锂电池、光伏产品等“新三样”回收拆解利用业务。第四，推动再生资源业务新业态新模式创新，积极运用互联网、大数据和人工智能开展在线回收等新型回收方式，推广“两网融合”“公物仓”等回收模式，拓宽回收渠道。第五，推动系统上下联合合作和业务协同，促进全系统再生资源回收利用产业链更加协同高效。第六，认真编制供销合作社再生资源专项规划，高质量完成标准化规范化回收站点建设任务，积极参与家电产品以旧换新工作，服务保障居民消费提质升级。 会上还印发了《关于贯彻推动大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新工作部署加快健全再生资源回收利用网络体系的实施方案》（简称《实施方案》）。根据《实施方案》，到2028年，全国供销合作社系统再生资源回收利用网络体系建设高质量发展要取得明显成效，建成一批标准化、规范化回收站点，打造一批绿色分拣中心，培育一批再生资源龙头企业，基本建成覆盖城乡、功能完善、运行高效，线上线下融合的供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系。 【重要讲话】 加快产品更新换代是推动高质量发展的重要举措，要鼓励引导新一轮大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新。 …

每日一词|再生资源回收利用网络体系 national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources
11 months, 1 week ago

每日一词|再生资源回收利用网络体系 national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources

China Daily  

全国供销合作社4月15日表示将加快推进供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系建设。目前，供销合作社系统拥有再生资源全资控股企业800多家，回收网点3.5万个。2024年，将改造和新建1000个标准化规范化回收站点。 The All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives said on April 15 that it will accelerate the building of a national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources. At present, the organization boasts more than 800 wholly-owned enterprises related to renewable resources, as well as 35,000 recycling sites across the country. 2024年3月22日，游客在海南博鳌东屿岛的零碳休息区体验回收设备。图片来源：新华社 【知识点】 4月15日，全国供销合作社贯彻落实推动大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新工作视频会在京召开。会议要求，要聚焦重点和关键，加快完善供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系。第一，坚持立足实际、科学论证，做好建设规划，因地制宜加强回收站点建设，加快构建供销合作社再生资源三级回收网络。第二，加快培育壮大再生资源行业龙头企业，进一步做强产业链供应链服务链，提升再生资源高值化利用、绿色低碳循环发展水平。第三，加快打造再生资源拆解厂等深加工基地，进一步推动集中拆解处理，积极拓展废旧新能源汽车、锂电池、光伏产品等“新三样”回收拆解利用业务。第四，推动再生资源业务新业态新模式创新，积极运用互联网、大数据和人工智能开展在线回收等新型回收方式，推广“两网融合”“公物仓”等回收模式，拓宽回收渠道。第五，推动系统上下联合合作和业务协同，促进全系统再生资源回收利用产业链更加协同高效。第六，认真编制供销合作社再生资源专项规划，高质量完成标准化规范化回收站点建设任务，积极参与家电产品以旧换新工作，服务保障居民消费提质升级。 会上还印发了《关于贯彻推动大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新工作部署加快健全再生资源回收利用网络体系的实施方案》（简称《实施方案》）。根据《实施方案》，到2028年，全国供销合作社系统再生资源回收利用网络体系建设高质量发展要取得明显成效，建成一批标准化、规范化回收站点，打造一批绿色分拣中心，培育一批再生资源龙头企业，基本建成覆盖城乡、功能完善、运行高效，线上线下融合的供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系。 【重要讲话】 加快产品更新换代是推动高质量发展的重要举措，要鼓励引导新一轮大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新。 …

每日一词|再生资源回收利用网络体系 national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources
11 months, 1 week ago

每日一词|再生资源回收利用网络体系 national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources

China Daily  

全国供销合作社4月15日表示将加快推进供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系建设。目前，供销合作社系统拥有再生资源全资控股企业800多家，回收网点3.5万个。2024年，将改造和新建1000个标准化规范化回收站点。 The All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives said on April 15 that it will accelerate the building of a national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources. At present, the organization boasts more than 800 wholly-owned enterprises related to renewable resources, as well as 35,000 recycling sites across the country. 2024年3月22日，游客在海南博鳌东屿岛的零碳休息区体验回收设备。图片来源：新华社 【知识点】 4月15日，全国供销合作社贯彻落实推动大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新工作视频会在京召开。会议要求，要聚焦重点和关键，加快完善供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系。第一，坚持立足实际、科学论证，做好建设规划，因地制宜加强回收站点建设，加快构建供销合作社再生资源三级回收网络。第二，加快培育壮大再生资源行业龙头企业，进一步做强产业链供应链服务链，提升再生资源高值化利用、绿色低碳循环发展水平。第三，加快打造再生资源拆解厂等深加工基地，进一步推动集中拆解处理，积极拓展废旧新能源汽车、锂电池、光伏产品等“新三样”回收拆解利用业务。第四，推动再生资源业务新业态新模式创新，积极运用互联网、大数据和人工智能开展在线回收等新型回收方式，推广“两网融合”“公物仓”等回收模式，拓宽回收渠道。第五，推动系统上下联合合作和业务协同，促进全系统再生资源回收利用产业链更加协同高效。第六，认真编制供销合作社再生资源专项规划，高质量完成标准化规范化回收站点建设任务，积极参与家电产品以旧换新工作，服务保障居民消费提质升级。 会上还印发了《关于贯彻推动大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新工作部署加快健全再生资源回收利用网络体系的实施方案》（简称《实施方案》）。根据《实施方案》，到2028年，全国供销合作社系统再生资源回收利用网络体系建设高质量发展要取得明显成效，建成一批标准化、规范化回收站点，打造一批绿色分拣中心，培育一批再生资源龙头企业，基本建成覆盖城乡、功能完善、运行高效，线上线下融合的供销合作社再生资源回收利用网络体系。 【重要讲话】 加快产品更新换代是推动高质量发展的重要举措，要鼓励引导新一轮大规模设备更新和消费品以旧换新。 …

Energy plant turns trash into treasure
1 year, 3 months ago

Energy plant turns trash into treasure

China Daily  

Li Jingfeng put on gloves, sat on a rotating chair and began his day's work. The company collects domestic waste from neighboring counties and areas, processes it and then burns it to generate power, turning trash into treasure. The project began operations in May 2021 and this year alone it has processed 190,000 metric tons of domestic waste, and generated …

Embracing sustainable living
1 year, 3 months ago

Embracing sustainable living

China Daily  

CHINA DAILY Eco-business shift How to turn environmental solutions into the top choice for businesses through strategic planning and technological innovation? Wang Fayou, a 34-year-old graduate from East China University of Science and Technology, developed an interest in environmental protection during his university years through an internship experience teaching elementary students about eco-friendly themes. In 2021, Wang joined Goodcycle Environment …

Embracing sustainable living
1 year, 3 months ago

Embracing sustainable living

China Daily  

CHINA DAILY Eco-business shift How to turn environmental solutions into the top choice for businesses through strategic planning and technological innovation? Wang Fayou, a 34-year-old graduate from East China University of Science and Technology, developed an interest in environmental protection during his university years through an internship experience teaching elementary students about eco-friendly themes. In 2021, Wang joined Goodcycle Environment …

每日一词∣退役风电、光伏设备循环利用 recycling of decommissioned wind-power and photovoltaic equipment
1 year, 7 months ago

每日一词∣退役风电、光伏设备循环利用 recycling of decommissioned wind-power and photovoltaic equipment

China Daily  

国家发展改革委等部门8月17日对外发布《关于促进退役风电、光伏设备循环利用的指导意见》。指导意见明确，积极构建覆盖绿色设计、规范回收、高值利用、无害处置等环节的风电和光伏设备循环利用体系。 Chinese authorities have released guidelines to promote the recycling of decommissioned wind-power and photovoltaic equipment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's economic planner, announced Thursday.The guidelines state that the country will actively build a recycling system of wind-power and photovoltaic equipment, covering green design, standardized recycling, high-value utilization, harmless disposal and other links in the recycling chain. …

每日一词∣退役风电、光伏设备循环利用 recycling of decommissioned wind-power and photovoltaic equipment
1 year, 7 months ago

每日一词∣退役风电、光伏设备循环利用 recycling of decommissioned wind-power and photovoltaic equipment

China Daily  

国家发展改革委等部门8月17日对外发布《关于促进退役风电、光伏设备循环利用的指导意见》。指导意见明确，积极构建覆盖绿色设计、规范回收、高值利用、无害处置等环节的风电和光伏设备循环利用体系。 Chinese authorities have released guidelines to promote the recycling of decommissioned wind-power and photovoltaic equipment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's economic planner, announced Thursday.The guidelines state that the country will actively build a recycling system of wind-power and photovoltaic equipment, covering green design, standardized recycling, high-value utilization, harmless disposal and other links in the recycling chain. …

Reimagining E-Waste: Empowering India's Transition to a Circular Economy
1 year, 8 months ago

Reimagining E-Waste: Empowering India's Transition to a Circular Economy

The Quint  

Several strategies may be put into practice to handle the e-waste problem efficiently. Establish and enforce rigorous standards for collecting, disposing, and recycling e-waste: Governments should implement and enforce strong e-waste management legislation. Create official recycling infrastructure: Governments and businesses should spend money creating formal recycling facilities that can handle e-waste securely and effectively. Encourage recycling and responsible disposal: To …

From law to recycle e-waste to startups for battery manufacturing: A look at Centre's 'circular economy' agenda
2 years, 10 months ago

From law to recycle e-waste to startups for battery manufacturing: A look at Centre's 'circular economy' agenda

Firstpost  

The ideas — particularly in the areas of e-waste, green energy and low carbon development strategy, and Electric Vehicle policies — were discussed at a meeting in March this year, attended by top officials of several ministries From framing stringent legislation on recycling electronic waste and policies to encourage investment in hybrid power and storage systems to promoting the use …

How India’s Waste Landfills Can be Its Green Fuel Fields
3 years, 4 months ago

How India’s Waste Landfills Can be Its Green Fuel Fields

News 18  

The world is warming up because of fossil fuel emissions caused by humans. India is gearing to adopt newer technology to convert solid waste into clean and green energy that would help in immediate, rapid and large-scale reduction in greenhouse emissions. The situation in India is indeed alarming—the country produces 62 million tonnes of waste annually, of which an estimated …

What UAE is doing with mountains of trash after China stops importing it
3 years, 7 months ago

What UAE is doing with mountains of trash after China stops importing it

Live Mint  

The United Arab Emirates is building one of the world’s largest waste-to-energy plants to deal with its growing trash load. China’s recent ban on the importation of waste “has really changed the economic drivers,” said John Ord, a U.K. business director at engineering firm Stantec Inc. “All of a sudden, we have a lot of waste that needs to be …

Circular economy gets 5-year regulator boost
3 years, 8 months ago

Circular economy gets 5-year regulator boost

China Daily  

Farmers gather wheat straw rolls for recycling at a rural area of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY NDRC underlines better resource utilization, lower wastage, green moves, recycling China's top economic regulator on Wednesday unveiled a new development plan to spur the circular economy in the next five years. The NDRC said in the plan document that it will …

Waste management booming
3 years, 10 months ago

Waste management booming

China Daily  

In Shanghai's Pujin subdistrict, sculptures made from beverage cans, bicycle tires and plastic bottles are displayed around a recyclable transfer center. Solid waste management has become big business in China as the country resolves to tackle the mounting urban trash problem in the next five years. "Trash sorting can drive the upgrade of the whole waste management chain," said Liu …

State-owned firm steps up waste management, recycling
3 years, 11 months ago

State-owned firm steps up waste management, recycling

China Daily  

Attendees at the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group's booth at a fair in Fuzhou, Fujian province. State-owned China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group is stepping up efforts to promote development of solid waste handling and recycling to tap market potential of fast-growing green industries, as the country's energy efficiency and carbon intensity targets offer growth opportunities. Although …

Plastic recycling in South Korea was already in crisis. The pandemic is pushing it to the brink
4 years, 5 months ago

Plastic recycling in South Korea was already in crisis. The pandemic is pushing it to the brink

LA Times  

Lee Yong-gi, a veteran operator of a South Korean recycling company, uses a claw on his garbage truck to collect plastic recyclables at an apartment complex in Seoul. Lee Yong-gi, 62, a veteran operator of a recycling collection business, makes his rounds through apartment complexes in Seoul in the early morning hours. In the greater Seoul area, home to nearly …

Residents fear proposed waste-to-energy plant could 'decimate' recycling industry
4 years, 8 months ago

Residents fear proposed waste-to-energy plant could 'decimate' recycling industry

ABC  

Residents in Ipswich have vowed to continue fighting against a $400 million waste-to-energy incinerator that has been proposed for Swanbank at Ipswich, west of Brisbane. Key points: The proposed waste-to-energy plant would incinerate unrecyclable waste to create 50 megawatts of electricity There are fears an incinerator plant would encourage people to generate waste Queensland recycles just 30 per cent of …

E-waste recycling has doubled, says Centre
5 years ago

E-waste recycling has doubled, says Centre

The Hindu  

The government said it more than doubled the electronic waste it recycled in 2018-19 over 2017-18, according to a response to a question in the Rajya Sabha this week. Data provided The approximate estimated generation of e-waste in FY 2017-2018 for electrical and electronic equipment based on the sales data of 244 producers was 7,08,445 tonnes of which 69,414 tonnes …

U.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without China
5 years, 7 months ago

U.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without China

NPR  

Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without China Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images The U.S. used to send a lot of its plastic waste to China to get recycled. Enlarge this image toggle caption David Williams/Bloomberg via Getty Images David Williams/Bloomberg via Getty Images He's also a physicist who's part of …

How America Is Sabotaging The Global War On Plastic Waste
5 years, 10 months ago

How America Is Sabotaging The Global War On Plastic Waste

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Save Our Seas Act into law last October, he painted a grim picture of just how dire marine plastic pollution had become. “This waste, trash and debris harms not only marine life, but also fishermen and coastal economies along America’s vast stretches.” However, the Trump administration has refused to recognize …

China's recyclable e-waste to double in value to $24 billion by 2030: Greenpeace
6 years ago

China's recyclable e-waste to double in value to $24 billion by 2030: Greenpeace

Firstpost  

Rising levels of consumption may drive the economic value of recyclable metals up by 2030. The potential value of recyclable metals in discarded mobile phones, laptops and desktop computers in China will more than double to around $24 billion by 2030, environmental group Greenpeace forecast on Thursday. China, the world’s largest mobile phone market, is trying to promote recycling of …

The Dirty Truth Is Your Recycling May Actually Go To Landfills
6 years, 8 months ago

The Dirty Truth Is Your Recycling May Actually Go To Landfills

Huff Post  

Americans recycle millions of tons of trash every year. “When the biggest market for recyclables progressively shuts the door to imports, you can expect the global industry will be under stress.” Prior to its new policy, China had been processing at least half of the world’s exports of waste plastic, paper and metals. In some of the worst-hit places — …

Govt moves to tackle 'white' pollution
6 years, 8 months ago

Govt moves to tackle 'white' pollution

China Daily  

In 2013, five years after the ban, a market in Shandong province was still providing plastic bags that did not comply with national standards. Govt moves to tackle 'white' pollution With the private recycling sector feeling the chill, fewer people are willing to sort waste, resulting in a lower rate of recycling, according to Chen. She added that to raise …

Govt moves to tackle 'white' pollution
6 years, 8 months ago

Govt moves to tackle 'white' pollution

China Daily  

A waste recycling site at Changping district in suburban Beijing. Recycling system reform Mao called for reform of the waste recycling system to encourage the recycling and recovery of plastic products. "In the past, we had a vast waste recycling network formed by self-employed people, but in recent years, they have been driven away from large cities such as Beijing …

China Has Refused To Recycle The West's Plastics. What Now?
6 years, 8 months ago

China Has Refused To Recycle The West's Plastics. What Now?

NPR  

China Has Refused To Recycle The West's Plastics. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jie Zhao/Corbis via Getty Images Jie Zhao/Corbis via Getty Images For more than 25 years, many developed countries, including the U.S., have been sending massive amounts of plastic waste to China instead of recycling it on their own. Some 106 million metric tons — about 45 percent …

Study: Plastic will pile up in wake of China recycling ban
6 years, 9 months ago

Study: Plastic will pile up in wake of China recycling ban

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — China’s decision to stop accepting plastic waste from other countries is causing plastic to pile up around the globe, and wealthy countries must find a way to slow the accumulation of one of the most ubiquitous materials on the planet, a group of scientists said. Using United Nations data, it found that China has dwarfed all other …

China's ban on foreign waste leaves Australian recycling industry eyeing opportunities
7 years, 3 months ago

China's ban on foreign waste leaves Australian recycling industry eyeing opportunities

ABC  

When you put out the recycling bin, do you stop to think about where your waste ends up? "The real opportunity in Australia is to create that circular economy that's happening overseas and that's what China is moving towards, where they're saying we produce that material, we actually want to recycle that material and reuse it back in the economy," …

China bans foreign waste – but what will happen to the world’s recycling?
7 years, 5 months ago

China bans foreign waste – but what will happen to the world’s recycling?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It will result in China taking a lot less material as it replaces imported materials with recycled material collected …

China moves to standardize recycling industry
7 years, 7 months ago

China moves to standardize recycling industry

China Daily  

BEIJING - China has moved to standardize its solid waste recycling industry, which, considered a burgeoning green sector, has on the contrary stoked environmental concerns due to reckless expansion. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and other government agencies have launched a joint campaign targeting irregularities in the recovery of waste materials including electronics, tires, plastics, clothes and home appliances. From …

WTO told of ban on imported waste
7 years, 8 months ago

WTO told of ban on imported waste

China Daily  

China will block range of polluting materials, get tough on smuggling China's environmental watchdog confirmed on Thursday that it has notified the World Trade Organization about a ban on the importation of 24 types of solid waste, which will take effect at the end of this year. "To protect China's environmental interests and people's health, we urgently need to adjust …

Beijing burns, not buries, unsorted trash to limit landfills
7 years, 9 months ago

Beijing burns, not buries, unsorted trash to limit landfills

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Beijing now incinerates the majority of its unsorted household garbage to address its sprawling landfills and as a more environmental friendly way to treat waste, city authorities said Saturday. At least 60 percent of the city's household waste is now incinerated or is treated, compared with just 30 percent in 2013, said Sun Xinjun, director of Beijing Municipal …

China's 'green' transformation
7 years, 11 months ago

China's 'green' transformation

China Daily  

Workers walk past solar panels and wind turbines at a newly-built power plant in Hami, Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, China, September 17, 2015. Efforts to de-carbonize and green China’s economy permeate the very fabric of its economic endeavors - while they aim to tackle pollution and climate change, they also dovetail Beijing’s goal of taking the economy up the value …

The great garbage fire debate: Should we be burning our trash into energy?
8 years, 2 months ago

The great garbage fire debate: Should we be burning our trash into energy?

Salon  

Earlier this year, a video explaining Sweden’s efficient trash burning system made the Facebook rounds, touting a shocking statistic: less than one percent of this country’s household waste ends up in a landfill. While waste-to-energy plants do release greenhouse gasses -- just like landfills -- these facilities have “much lower carbon equivalent emissions,” according to Columbia University’s Waste-to-Energy Research and …

O2O app helps upgrade recycling in China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years ago

O2O app helps upgrade recycling in China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A woman searches for recyclable wastes in a landfill in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. "If all the garbage generated in Chinese cities this year were loaded on trains, the length of all the trains would equal twice that of the equator," said Chen Laying, a sanitation worker and deputy to the National People's Congress, during this year's …

China companies vie for German waste management firm: sources[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 4 months ago

China companies vie for German waste management firm: sources[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

The company logo of China Everbright International Ltd is displayed on a glass door at its office in Hong Kong, China November 17, 2015. At least three chinese State-owned enterprises are bidding for a german waste management company, underscoring china's desire to acquire advanced technology to tackle a growing refuse problem, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Chinese State-backed …

Multi-billion dollar recycling project targets industrial waste around Beijing
9 years, 8 months ago

Multi-billion dollar recycling project targets industrial waste around Beijing

China Daily  

BEIJING - Six provincial regions have jointly launched a resource recycling project to handle industrial waste in areas surrounding the Chinese capital. As an economic hub in north China, Beijing and its surrounding areas produce a large chunk of the country's industrial solid waste, such as gravel, slag, plastics and coal ash. In 2014, 2.37 billion tons of bulky industrial …

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