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South Africa Introduces National Domestic Waste Collection
In a bid to sort out the unpleasantness sometimes experienced in household waste removal, South Africa will finally put into effect the long-awaited National Domestic Waste Collection. How People Arrived Here: domestic waste management in south africa
N’djamena Say’s No to Plastic Bags
N’djamena is a rarity in the region – the trees lining the Chad capital are not scarred by plastic bags. In supermarkets cashiers simply leave goods on the counter for the customer to take away, which many do in reusable bags, on offer everywhere...
Responsibility Deals the Way Forward for UK Business Waste
Environment Minister Lord Henley has said that the UK Government wants to work with businesses to help them reduce their waste and increase recycling through voluntary responsibility deals. Working with businesses to put in place voluntary responsibility...
Japanese Company to Transfer Car Recycling Technology to Nigeria
As part of measures aimed at protecting the environment and creating employment, a Japanese company, Kaitho Sangyo, has decided to transfer the technology of automobile recycling to Nigeria, Kaitho Sangyo president oKondo Norihiko said in Abuja on Monday. How...
Wax, Soap Clean Up Obstacles to Better Batteries
A little wax and soap can help build electrodes for cheaper lithium ion batteries, according to a study in Aug. 11 issue of Nano Letters. The one-step method will allow battery developers to explore lower-priced alternatives to the lithium ion-metal oxide...
Actress Joanna Lumley OBE Announces Funding to Create the World’s Largest ‘reuse Network’
Mayor of London Boris Johnson and actress Joanna Lumley OBE have announced £8m funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) to create the world’s largest ‘reuse network’, helping household items find a new home rather than...
U.K. Introduces New, Greener Regulations for Producers of Industrial And Automotive Batteries
New legislation, designed to ensure that all U.K. waste industrial and automotive batteries are recycled in the future, will come into effect on 1 January 2010. Producers of industrial and automotive batteries will be required to arrange the collection,...
Mayor Urges Londoners to Recycle During the Festive Period
The amount of wrapping paper estimated to be thrown away in London at Christmas period could stretch around the Equator, giving people a golden opportunity to instead boost the capital’s recycling rate. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has added...
