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New Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes
1 week, 4 days ago

New Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey is aiming to drastically reduce the amount of packaging material — particularly plastic — that is thrown away after the package is opened. The New Jersey bill seeks to move away from plastics and imposes fees on manufacturers and distributors for a $120 million fund to bolster recycling and reduce solid waste. He called the …

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Netherlands' landfills for sludge rapidly filling up
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Netherlands' landfills for sludge rapidly filling up

NL Times  

The PFAS pollution in Dutch ports and rivers is so great that landfills for contaminated sludge are filling up much faster than expected, according to research by Trouw. Rijkswaterstaat warned that building new underwater landfills could easily take ten years. Since then, twice as much sludge has been entering the two Rijkswaterstaat landfills in the Ketelmeer on the Maasvlakte and …

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Your junk is needed for the new electric era
1 month ago

Your junk is needed for the new electric era

Live Mint  

ROUYN-NORANDA, Quebec—One of the world’s largest miners is digging into America’s junk drawers, old phones and landfills. Shredded cellphones, obsolete computer cables and chewed-up cars are heaped 30 feet high outside Glencore’s 97-year-old copper smelter deep in Canada’s sparsely populated boreal forest. “In the next 25 years we will consume more copper than humanity has consumed until now," said Kunal …

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Scientists Discover Revolutionary Method to Generate Electricity Using Recycled Polystyrene Material
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Scientists Discover Revolutionary Method to Generate Electricity Using Recycled Polystyrene Material

Firstpost  

Scientists discover a novel method to generate electricity using recycled polystyrene material. The process repurposes waste polystyrene into a thin patch that generates static electricity from wind or air movement. This innovative technology offers a sustainable and reliable source of power, potentially addressing energy challenges and reducing landfill waste.

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Walmart faces $7.5-million penalty for dumping hazardous and medical waste in California landfills
2 months ago

Walmart faces $7.5-million penalty for dumping hazardous and medical waste in California landfills

LA Times  

Walmart illegally dumped more 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints and other hazardous waste into California landfills each year, state prosecutors alleged in a lawsuit filed on Dec. 20, 2021. Walmart will be liable for millions of dollars in civil penalties and costs for allegedly dumping hazardous waste …

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MCD asks Delhi fire dept to suggest new ways to douse landfill fires, NGT told
4 months, 2 weeks ago

MCD asks Delhi fire dept to suggest new ways to douse landfill fires, NGT told

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has reached out to the fire department to suggest new techniques or equipment to douse landfill fires as conventional methods were not working, the civic body told the National Green Tribunal in a report on the three-day-long fire that broke out at Ghazipur landfill in April, officials aware of the matter said. MCD also said …

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MCD calls bids for Phase-2 of biomining at Delhi’s three landfills
5 months, 1 week ago

MCD calls bids for Phase-2 of biomining at Delhi’s three landfills

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Biomining through trommel machines underway at the Ghazipur landfill site. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has initiated the process for launching the second phase of biomining legacy waste at landfill sites in Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla, officials aware of the matter said, citing the end of contract periods for the current operators. According to officials, three million tonnes …

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For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat
5 months, 3 weeks ago

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

LA Times  

Waste pickers Salmaa and Usmaan Shekh, right, search for recyclable materials during a heat wave this month at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Jammu, India. Chaturvedi, who has worked with waste pickers for more than two decades, said extreme heat has added new risks to waste pickers who are already victims of social discrimination and appalling work conditions. …

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Mexico may break its presidential glass ceiling. Why can't the U.S.?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico may break its presidential glass ceiling. Why can't the U.S.?

LA Times  

Claudia Sheinbaum, Morena’s party presidential candidate, at WTC Mexico City on Sept. 6. I don’t have an endorsement in this race, but it seems like a good time to wonder why the U.S., a global leader in so many ways, is behind in breaking this particular glass ceiling. But unless it is followed up with a longer-term law enforcement strategy, …

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Editorial: Whatever happened to L.A.’s plan to end its reliance on landfills?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: Whatever happened to L.A.’s plan to end its reliance on landfills?

LA Times  

The smoldering, stinking mess at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic is a glaring example of the environmental and public health hazards created by burying our trash — and how state and local leaders have allowed this problem to pile up. Nearly two decades ago, the city of Los Angeles adopted a visionary plan to divert 90% of the city’s …

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Population rise, landfills key poll plank for East Delhi voters
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Population rise, landfills key poll plank for East Delhi voters

Hindustan Times  

The garbage mountain at the Ghazipur and Okhla landfill sites, hazardous pollution levels at Anand Vihar, traffic snarls in Laxmi Nagar, congested bylanes that are a fire hazard in Gandhi Nagar, effluent discharge and cleaning of the Kondli and Taimur Nagar drains — these are some of the biggest concerns that East Delhi faces. Today, East Delhi has 2,120,584 voters, …

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Delhi’s mounting waste crisis | Explained
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi’s mounting waste crisis | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court’s recent criticism of solid waste management in New Delhi highlights a critical issue. Public awareness of proper waste management practices is also lacking, contributing to littering and improper disposal habits, which divert the MCD’s attention towards clearing open points rather than processing wet waste. With this in mind, the MCD should design a …

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Delhi High Court Laments Govt's Apathy Towards Dairies Near Landfills, Asks How Food Cycle And Citizens' Health Will Be Protected
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Laments Govt's Apathy Towards Dairies Near Landfills, Asks How Food Cycle And Citizens' Health Will Be Protected

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that the administration has turned a blind eye to the issues concerning functioning of dairies in the national capital and the cattle situated therein. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora questioned as to how the dairies are presently working in violation of laws in Delhi, adding …

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E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
7 months, 2 weeks ago

E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it

Associated Press  

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. Tu Chi Vy tiptoes through his shop packed with refurbished motors in Nhat Tao Market, the largest informal recycling market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. A boy in a school uniform sits next to a vendor selling used remote controls …

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Process to flatten Delhi’s landfills slowest at Ghazipur, fresh dumping goes on
8 months ago

Process to flatten Delhi’s landfills slowest at Ghazipur, fresh dumping goes on

Hindustan Times  

An ongoing process to flatten Delhi’s three landfills is progressing slowest at Ghazipur, according to a progress report submitted by MCD to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee in February this year. The report said that of the 28 million tonnes of legacy waste at Delhi’s three landfill sites — Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla —11.9 million tonnes was cleared since July …

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Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane

BBC  

Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane Getty Images The craters that periodically appear in northern Siberia are thought to be linked to climate change A new methane-monitoring satellite is turning a powerful eye on methane from oil and gas, helping spot rogue emissions. Getty Images One Californian cattle feedlot produces more methane than the biggest oil …

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Felt from textile waste courtesy Harisu Batte X The Good Felt collab
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Felt from textile waste courtesy Harisu Batte X The Good Felt collab

The Hindu  

Late last month, as industry experts presented their offerings at Bharat Tex — one of the world’s largest textile events — two organisations from Bengaluru marked their presence with a rather unique offering: felt apparel, and accessories. The pilot was successful, and Enviu started looking for partners in India who could make felt and the search ended in Panipat,” says …

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Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say

CNN  

CNN — Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming methane gas. “Those types of measurements really are not designed to do anything in terms of emissions,” but rather just detect methane “hotspots,” Daniel Cusworth, lead author and scientist with the non-profit Carbon Mapper, told CNN. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty …

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Weaving a circular economy of textile
9 months ago

Weaving a circular economy of textile

New Indian Express  

Upcycling of expensive garments is also picking up as a business model, where designer brands are made available at competitive prices. Similarly, many clothing brand outlets allow their customers to bring in used clothes and award discounts in return. The well-documented stories of ‘dead white man’s clothes’—that started their journey as charity in the West and ended up in landfills …

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Amazon claims its packages are recyclable. Much of the plastic ends up in landfills
9 months ago

Amazon claims its packages are recyclable. Much of the plastic ends up in landfills

LA Times  

Although the plastic packaging delivered by Amazon is stamped with recycling arrows, a new report suggests that only a fraction of it actually gets recycled. Although the paper and cardboard items Amazon uses for packaging can be placed in curbside bins and generally get recycled, plastic packaging must be brought to drop-off locations, such as those at Safeway or Target …

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Biomining at landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa set to miss latest deadline
9 months ago

Biomining at landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa set to miss latest deadline

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing biomining project at two of the Capital’s three landfill sites — Ghazipur and Bhalswa — are likely to miss the latest deadline of 2024 to clear the sites, Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials aware of the matter said on Sunday. The civic body admitted that the three landfill sites still have 17.2 million tonnes of legacy waste, due …

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Noxious fumes, contaminated runoff: No easy solution for Chiquita Canyon Landfill woes
9 months, 1 week ago

Noxious fumes, contaminated runoff: No easy solution for Chiquita Canyon Landfill woes

LA Times  

Federal regulators say it’s an imminent danger, a Los Angeles County supervisor says she has “lost faith” in its management and aggrieved neighbors have filed two lawsuits demanding an end to its operations. As owners of the troubled Chiquita Canyon Landfill struggle to contain noxious fumes and contaminated runoff caused by an underground garbage fire, residents and public officials increasingly …

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California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?
10 months ago

California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?

The Independent  

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‘Some agencies mixing concrete waste with garbage, dumping at landfills’: Delhi Mayor
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Some agencies mixing concrete waste with garbage, dumping at landfills’: Delhi Mayor

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Tuesday alleged that some concessionaires involved in trash collection are “mixing construction and demolition waste” with garbage and dumping it at landfill sites, warning them of “tough action”. “It has come to my notice that concessionaires are mixing C&D waste with MSW to increase its weight and dumping it at landfill sites,” the …

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