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Waste management, Waste-to-energy, Waste, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Food waste

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Extracting new worth from Asia’s agrifood waste streams https://t.co/Pd36O5HlDS
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Extracting new worth from Asia’s agrifood waste streams

Waste streams from agriculture and food production can become an additional source of value for Asian economies, thanks to advances in technology.

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On Jun 3, 2022
Extracting new worth from Asia’s agrifood waste streams https://t.co/Pd36O5HlDS
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Extracting new worth from Asia’s agrifood waste streams

Extracting new worth from Asia’s agrifood waste streams

Waste streams from agriculture and food production can become an additional source of value for Asian economies, thanks to advances in technology.

What a Waste: An Updated Look into the Future of Solid Waste Management

What a Waste: An Updated Look into the Future of Solid Waste Management

Solid waste management is a universal issue that matters to every single person in the world. And with over 90% of waste openly dumped or burned in low-income countries, it is the poor and ...

The Clean Oceans Initiative doubles its commitment to provide €4 billion by 2025 to protect the Oceans and welcomes EBRD as new member

The Clean Oceans Initiative doubles its commitment to provide €4 billion by 2025 to protect the Oceans and welcomes EBRD as new member

Today at the One Ocean Summit in Brest, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and KfW acting on behalf of the German Federal Government committed ...

TotalCtrl is the SaaS Startup Defeating Commercial Food Waste

TotalCtrl is the SaaS Startup Defeating Commercial Food Waste

As outlined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, one of the major challenges humankind faces heading into this 21st century is how much food we

environment Households the biggest sources of Swiss food waste

environment Households the biggest sources of Swiss food waste

A total of 2.6 million tonnes of food waste is produced in Switzerland each year, the federal environment office has reported.

No time to waste: using data to drive down food waste

No time to waste: using data to drive down food waste

Approximately one-third of all food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted – around 1.3 billion tonnes every year.

An Expert Reveals the Secrets of Sustainable Design

An Expert Reveals the Secrets of Sustainable Design

Rethinking the chemical input of everyday products Manufacturing goods often requires a great deal of chemicals, which harm humans as well as the environment. “They realized that ...

European Commission

European Commission

In addition, JRC Technical Reports provide a significant underpinning: o Cambridge Econometrics and Denkstatt “Links between production and the environmentâ€, ongoing o ICF and Eunomia ...

The plastic pandemic is only getting worse during COVID-19

The plastic pandemic is only getting worse during COVID-19

In Thailand, plastic waste has increased from 1,500 tons to 6,300 tons per day, according to the country's Environment Institute.

Reducing food losses and food waste

Reducing food losses and food waste

The EU works to cut food waste by raising awareness, improving data collection and facilitating the donation of unsold food products to charities.