Fish heads and chicken fat are being turned into electricity by the UK’s largest retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) (WMT) that ship food waste to power plants to reduce garbage-removal fees. Tesco Plc (TSCO), Britain’s biggest...
A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world predicts a sharp rise in the amount of waste generated by urban residents between now and 2025. The report estimates the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) will...
In 2008, 31% of Québec’s municipal wastewater sludge ended up in landfills. By 2020, Quebec wants to divert all residual materials from landfills in order to recycle, produce energy or dispose of the waste, in that order. To reach this goal,...
In what looks like affirming allegations by Africa’s civil society, the fifth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) report released last Wednesday by the UN Environment Programme shows that only four out of possible 90 goals and objectives to...
