COMMENT: We Are Simply Paying Lip Service to Recycling
In the run-up to Global Recycling Day, founding President of the Global Recycling Foundation, Ranjit S. Baxi, has warned that the world needs to pay more than ‘lip service’ to recycling…
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BLOG: Women to Transform Waste as International Women’s Day Approaches
Ahead of International Women’s day on 8 March, Anna Cawley, Director of Customer Service at Cawleys Waste Management discusses the changing opportunities for women in waste.
ISWA: In Defense of Science – Global Warming is Not an Opinion
ISWA President Antonis Mavropoulos explains why ISWA and the waste management community will not stay neutral towards the efforts to deny or downplay climate change.
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BLOG: Five Ways to Upcycle a Fish Tank
Unwanted fish tanks may make up a very small fraction of the waste stream, but if you have one, Robert Woods has some tips for keeping it out of landfill…
IN DEPTH: Do Waste to Energy Plants Discourage Recycling?
A common perception amongst the public is that Waste to Energy plants discourage recycling. Gareth Jones argues, it can be easier and more economically feasible than traditional recycling methods for some plastics.
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BLOG: The Status of Commercial & Industrial Waste Sorting and Recycling in Australia
MRA Consulting’s Esther Hughes and Mike Ritchie explore the options for increasing the recycling rate for C&I waste in Australia…
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WMW Meets: Paul Brown Discusses the Reconditioned RCV Market & More
Malcolm Bates talks with Paul Brown of Gloucestershire based RVS about the business of reconditioned refuse collection vehicles…
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COMMENT: UK Budget – The Good, the Bad and the Missing in Action
Max Kanda welcomes the £10 million funding in yesterday’s budget to tackle waste crime, but argues that more measures are necessary to deal with illegal dumping and increase the level of recycled content in new products…
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BLOG: Five Signs of a Good Wheeled Loader for Waste & Recycling Operators
As waste and recycling throughputs increase and sites expand, demand for wheeled loaders is growing. But what should you look for when purchasing one? JCB’s David Banks offers five considerations…
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BLOG: Waste & Recycling – An International Game which Could Learn from Football
Could the waste and recycling industry take lessons from football when it comes to learning how vital services are delivered in countries around the world? Malcome Bates makes the case…
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