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Waste as a Resource: Where are we going?
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Colin Drummond, Chief Executive at Viridor discusses how how waste is the low cost source of raw materials and the most economic form of base load distributed renewable … -
How Whitbread is Driving Zero Waste to Landfill: Lessons learned [Webinar Slides]
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Whitbread is leading the way in sustainability in the hospitality industry by driving zero waste to landfill. Join this webinar to find out how it is working with recycling … -
Think Tank Calls for Ban of Food Waste to Landfill to Promote Renewable Energy
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A new report from think tank, Centre Forum, argues that a ban on sending food waste to landfill could trigger a boom in anaerobic digestion plants. Anaerobic digestion, which … -
Cities to Face Sharply Rising Costs for Waste Treatment
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A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world predicts a sharp rise in the amount of garbage generated by urban residents between now and … -
What a Waste: A global review of solid waste management
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As the world hurtles toward its urban future, the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW), one of the most important by-products of an urban lifestyle, is growing even faster … -
Global food losses and food waste - FAO report
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This publication is based on studies carried out from August 2010 to January 2011 by The SwedishInstitute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) on request from the Food and … -
Government Review of Waste Policy in England 2011
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No Time to Waste: Planning reform for sustainable waste infrastructure
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The UK urgently needs to invest £10-20 billion in waste infrastructure. This investment will deliver the UK’s targets for moving waste up the waste hierarchy, generating … -
Waste Opportunities: Climate benefits from better waste management in Europe
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Using a life-cycle perspective, this report analyses the greenhouse gas emissions from municipal solid wastemanagement in the EU, plus Norway and Switzerland. As this report … -
Scottish Government Policy Statement: Zero Waste Regulations
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A total ban on sending biodegradable waste to landfill by 2020 and a requirement for most local authorities to introduce food waste collections by 2015 are among the key …
