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River'tri: the waterborne waste collection unit helping Lyon recycle waste
River'Tri is a waterborne mobile waste collection point. The river Saône and the barge provide an ecological solution to waste in Lyon, France's third largest populated city.
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Dutch students build electric car from recycling and garbage
Twenty-two Dutch students have designed and built an electric car made entirely from recycling, household garbage and salvaged auto parts.
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Concerns raised about changes to Ontario’s blue box program
Changes are coming to Ontario's blue bin recycling program, but even though savings are being promised for taxpayers, environmental groups are raising concerns.
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N.S. company turning trash into fuel
Sustane Technologies Inc. in Chester, N.S., takes waste from a community landfill and turns it into biomass pellets and diesel fuel.
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'Use By' and 'Best Before' labels - a new EU plan to cut down on food waste
Over 50% of the food waste which occurs within the European Union takes place in people's households. But there are plans to drastcially reduce that. As part of the Farm to Fork Strategy’s action plan, the European Commission is to...
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Why free online returns are terrible for the environment
Between 30 and 40 per cent of all online purchases are sent back. You may not realize it, but those returns are actually costing the environment, one expert says.
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'We are not leading the world in this' — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson
Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault brief reporters on a proposed ban on six types of everyday plastic items, to be implemented by 2022.
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How a small Belgian business is helping the Commission HQ go green
The European Commission's Berlaymont building is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2030. The ambitious target is part of a wider environmental plan that includes recycling the huge campaign banners that hang from the building's walls....
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Brooklyn Nonprofit Recycling Center Leans on Public to Avoid Eviction
Sure We Can, a local hub for Brooklynites known as "canners" to make some cash by turning in recyclable bottles and cans, faces eviction. Now, the fight to raise more than $2 million to retain the space is underway. Cheddar's Michelle...
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United Airlines to Make Face Masks From Old Uniforms
In an effort to keep customers and employees safe, United Airlines is working with Looptworks to create thousands of face masks from old employee uniforms.
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Global challenges turn to constructive solutions for all
Business Line looks at how innovative business opportunties are arising from plastic waste, the search for a COVID-19 vaccine and shops going digital due to pandemic restrictions.
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Recycling Industry Deploys Robots to Help Workers Social Distance
The recycling industry is seeing a boom in demand for paper products at the same time that the coronavirus pandemic has made it critical for workers to maintain social distance. Now some cities and municipalities are debating whether...
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Ottawa’s plastic ban concerns Alberta energy minister
Alberta’s energy minister is worried Ottawa’s single-use plastic ban is sending the wrong signals to investors a day after her province announced it wants to become a hub for plastic recycling.
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Trash Disruption
Like many of you out there, everyone at Cheddar is cooped up at home for maximum social distancing. And we’ve noticed something: in our respective self-quarantines, we’re taking out the trash a lot more than usual. So our Megan Pratz...
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Israeli blockade hinders Gaza waste management
Given Gaza’s other challenges, such as poverty and conflict with Israel, recycling has not been a priority.
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Adidas built a sustainable pitch using 1.8m plastic bottles
Adidas has recycled 1.8m plastic bottles to build a sustainable American football pitch.
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Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July is a global movement to reduce the amount of single use plastic in the system. Lara Fowler is an attorney, professor, and mediator who focuses on environmental, energy, and natural resource law, with a specific focus on...
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City of Regina updates accepted items for recycling program starting July 1
Starting July 1, 2025, the items accepted in blue carts in Regina are changing, as recycling processing responsibilities shift from the city to SK Recycles.
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Switzerland: Zurich researchers pioneer rare earth e‑waste recycling
A Swiss breakthrough may soon change how we recycle our electronics.
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Norwalk to begin new garbage and recycling collection on July 1
The city says that as part of the new contract, the bins will be picked up by automated, side-loading garbage trucks, which only take the 65-gallon buckets, meaning everyone needs to have the same containers.
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Got an old laptop? Someone could use that, says this electronics recycling non-profit
Charities and educational institutions are among those giving second lives to second-hand electronics thanks to the Electronic Recycling Association, a group promoting an alternative to selling or throwing out devices.
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China Holds Rare Earth Grip Despite Efforts
The west is intensifying efforts to reduce its reliance on china for rare earth elements, vital components in electric vehicles, military equipment, and high-tech industries. Despite advancements in recycling and alternative sourcing,...
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More than half of Montrealers don't want reduced trash pickup. So why is the city still trying it?
In most boroughs, garbage is collected once a week. But some have made the switch to biweekly pickup. Montreal is floating the idea because it wants to see fuller recycling and compost bins — not overflowing trash cans.
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Majority of Montrealers against less frequent garbage pickup, poll finds
A new Leger poll commissioned by the City of Montreal suggests more than half of residents aren’t on board with cutting back on curbside trash collection. As part of its push to become a zero-waste city by 2030, Montreal is considering...