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Recycling

The case for compost: Why recycling food waste is so much better than sending it to landfill Recycling

The case for compost: Why recycling food waste is so much better than sending it to landfill

Most food and garden waste in Australia comes from homes. Australian households waste 3.1 million tons of food each year. That's more than five kilograms each household per week. Over half of all household waste is food organics and garden organics, also known as "FOGO". These scraps and clippings take up…
bubmag
June 13, 2023
Plastic waste Recycling

Plastic waste

According to recent media reports, Pakistan generates 250 million tonnes of garbage each year, including about 3.9 million tonnes of plastic waste, which makes the country one of the biggest plastic polluters in the region. While neighbouring countries have either partially banned the use of plastic or adopted strategies for…
bubmag
June 9, 2023
India: Zomato takes down ‘Kachra’ campaign video after major backlash Recycling

India: Zomato takes down ‘Kachra’ campaign video after major backlash

Zomato logo Photograph:(Reuters) Story highlightsThe company took down the video, saying it had "unintentionally" hurt some communities. The ad featured actor Aditya Lakhia, who famously played a character called Kachra in the 2001 Bollywood film Lagaan. An Indian online food delivery service named Zomato withdrew its advertisement on recycling trash, following complaints…
bubmag
June 9, 2023
Arla wants to be ‘at the forefront’ of plastic recycling innovation with new pyrolysis trial Recycling

Arla wants to be ‘at the forefront’ of plastic recycling innovation with new pyrolysis trial

Up to 80 tons of plastic waste per year will be shipped from Arla’s Rødkærsbro cheese factory in Denmark to a German plant run by packaging manufacturer Südpack. The waste material – comprising multi-layered plastic films in which mozzarella cheese matures – cannot be mechanically recycled in Denmark and has…
bubmag
April 27, 2023