Industry 411 - Waste Management

The global recycled plastics market was valued at US$ 39442.73 Mn in 2020 growing at a CAGR of 5.4% over the forecast period.

Over the last century, we have mined more and more raw materials, and manufactured products from those materials. Increased prices for mined raw materials and improved recycling technology have enabled some industries to rely more on recycled materials than ever before. A report by Bob Tita in the Wall Street Journal last week detailed this trend in the aluminum business. According to Tita:

Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster drove their armored vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the “Red Forest,” kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said. The two sources said soldiers in the convoy did not use any anti-radiation gear. The second Chornobyl employee said that was “suicidal” for […]

Sung Yi-chen (宋宜臻) and Lee Yi-ho (李翊禾) went from designing the latest new smartphones to washing cups.
Not just any cups, but reusable containers that they’ve made available at a Tainan shopping district through their fledgling cup-lending service, GoodToGo (好盒器).
“Our previous jobs were to design features that would encourage people to discard their phone for the newest model,” Sung says. “It just didn’t seem right to be putting so many resources into endlessly upgrading the quality of a product.”
Today, professional cleaners sanitize their cups, and GoodToGo’s business has expanded from Tainan to Taipei, partnering with the city’s Environmental Protection

An 18-month investigation reveals high levels of airborne lead at a Florida recycling factory and why regulators failed to correct the problem.

Grubbly Farms is a growing business that started with chicken feed — literally.  Cousins Patrick Pittaluga and Sean Warner, the co-founders of Grubbly Farms, became fascinated with the insect industry and the positive impact it could have on the environment. They began growing grubs in their college laundry room at Georgia Tech, and “the more […]

Don't resume plastic waste import, focus on recycling local waste: NGO urges govt

SAIPAN — Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Lt. Gov. Arnold Palacios on Monday said the Marpi landfill is not ready for a universal garbage collection initiative.

Scottie Scheffler was winless in his first three years on the PGA Tour. Then he won three of his last five events and rocketed to the number one ranking.

SUSGLOBAL(R) 52,000 Square Foot Second Facility with 65,000 Metric Tonne Annual Capacity to Convert Organic Waste to Fertilizer on Track for Q3 2022

CEDAR CITY — Officials in Cedar City are working on plans to upgrade key portions of the city’s water drainage systems in hopes the measures will help avoid a repeat of the flooding that occurred during last summer’s monsoon rainstorms. Cedar City recently received approximately $4.1 million in federal funding as part of the American […]

Now it’s time for them to brag about the size of their climate ambition — and do something about it, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

A new study assessed the impact of COVID-19-related personal protective equipment on aquatic ecosystems and fauna.

University at Buffalo researchers have published a study quantifying how a series of regulations limiting the import of plastic waste to China has affected recycling in the United States.