China has become the world’s biggest fashion market. Most of its clothes are “fast fashion,” which means they are mass-produced, cheap, short-lived garments. This has resulted in China throwing away 26 million tons of clothes every year, creating...
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The Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority (the “Authority”) is requesting qualifications submissions from remediation construction contractor firms or construction contractor teams. The Offeror should be qualified to provide the remediation...
Increasingly, landfills are taking in waste types requiring special handling, such as those with high-liquid content; and those that contain PFAS or metals. Some treatments to ensure their safe disposal include solidification, stabilization and...
Scrap metal fires surged during the month of September, contributing to the second-highest number of monthly incidents since I began reporting waste and recycling fires in February 2016. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the waste, paper and...
Ontario has 122 million tons of landfill capacity, which should last until 2032, estimates the Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA) — but the province’s last landfill may have been built for some time, if not indefinitely.
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Canada’s British Columbia has launched the CleanBC Organics Infrastructure and Collection Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The program will support local communities by diverting organic waste from material that is being sent to...
