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Turkey’s zero waste project wins UN global action award
Turkey's zero waste project has won the UN Development Program Turkey's first (UNDP) Global Goals Action Award.
"The project will receive UNDP Turkey's Sustainable Development Goals Action Award due to its important contributions to the goal Responsible Production and Consumption, one of the Sustainable Development Goals," the UNDP Turkey said in a statement.
The Hellish E-waste graveyards where computers are mined for metal
Photographer Kai Löffelbein spent years documenting the multibillion-dollar e-waste industry and what he saw was disturbing
EnvinMin: Launching of guarantee-return system at national level will contribute a lot to efficiency of selective collection
The launch of the guarantee-return system (SGR) at national level will greatly contribute to the efficiency of selective collection, the Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Tanczos Barna, said on Thursday, after discussions with the General Mayor of the Capital City, on the topic of waste management.
Industrial oil obtained from plastic and rubber waste, project financed by EU funds
A factory close to southeastern Tulcea municipality produces industrial oil from plastic and rubber waste and it is the only private ecological investment operational as of this year in the county, with a total budget of 1 million Euro, financed from European funds.
Urban Waste Accounts for 7-10 Percent of Garbage Generated in EU
Municipal waste is about 7- 10% of the total volume of waste generated in the European Union. This is said in a report on the SWAN project "Balkan Waste Reuse Platform", presented by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce.
Average Slovenian threw away almost 70 kilos of food last year
Ljubljana – A Slovenian resident discarded some 1.3 kilos on average per week in 2019 or 67 kilos in the entire year, the Statistics Office data show. Almost 40% of food waste or some 26 kilos was edible.
Households threw away most food in 2019, half of the entire amount or almost 69,900 tonnes.
Street waste collectors on front lines of COVID-19
In addition to contributing to the economy, Turkish street waste collectors help keep the environment clean and have played a role on the front lines during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Although they are not in the public eye as say health care personnel, who are viewed as heroes in the coronavirus fight, waste collectors continue to work under difficult conditions nearly "nonstop."
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Bosphorus’ garbage on display in Istanbul square
Thousands of pieces of waste have been removed from the depths of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait, which cuts through the city, dividing into Europe and Asia, as a result of cleaning carried out by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
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Development: More Arrested for Illegal Import of Waste from Italy
Deputy Environment Minister Krassimir Zhivkov and the businessmen Bobokovi brothers on May 28 were detained for 24 hours.
Time is money
Businesses across Greece are scrambling for a way to recover after being stuck in a lockdown coma that saw economic and commercial activity grind to a halt for several weeks.
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