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Waste

Turning waste into wealth
21 Jul 2022

Turning waste into wealth

by Treebeard | posted in: Composting, Nature, Recycling, Waste, Wormery | 0

Practical Action’s work in Faridpur: it starts with making waste workers safe, healthy and respected, working in communes; changing attitudes across the city; making compost and vermiculture compost (from worms); and processing PET plastic to produce bags of recyclable plastic … Continued

Rubbish sifting robots
15 Jan 2022

Rubbish sifting robots

by Treebeard | posted in: Conserving water and energy, Energy, Nature, Permaculture, Technology, Waste | 0

“When buildings are demolished the valuable materials they contain can also go to waste with materials crushed and then burnt at incineration plants. But one recycling plant in Finland is trying to recover more of the materials which could be … Continued

Dealing with sewage in India
22 Aug 2021

Dealing with sewage in India

by Treebeard | posted in: Animals, Conserving water and energy, Health, India, Recycling, Waste, Water | 0

India uses more groundwater than almost any other country, and much of it becomes sewage. Here are some creative solutions: click on each picture to see the story:–

Recycling in Turkey – ??
25 Jun 2020

Recycling in Turkey – ??

by Treebeard | posted in: Composting, Health, Nature, Recycling, Waste | 0

Turkish dumps are where much of the UK’s recycling ends up. We need to be much more careful about putting our rubbish, especially plastic, out to be collected by the council. At the very least, we can:- use our own … Continued

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