Changes to the global treaty that are coming into effect in January 2021 will have significant impacts on U.S. exporters, according to Rolph Payet, executive secretary of the Basel Convention, the international treaty covering waste shipments between nations.
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Author: Michel Prettyman
Massive Indian Landfills are Mistaken For Mountains
Delhi seems to be staring at a ‘mountainous’ garbage problem – this land-fill site – the world’s largest – is so big it is often mistaken for a MOUNTAIN.
Top 15 largest landfills in the world
recycling garbage has become the most pressing in the world. However, the problem is much broader: in various countries, unauthorized landfills are increasingly formed
22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And 10 Things We Can Do About It)
We use 5 trillion plastic bags… per year! That’s 160,000 a second! And over 700 a year for every single person on the planet. We can do better than that.
Can Basic Income Plus The Blockchain Build A New Economic System?
There has never been a better opportunity to create a new system of money based on universal basic income and since these currencies can be designed with today’s existential challenges in mind, we can do things like strongly incentivize local trading and disincentivize exploitation of distant workers and ecosystems.
The Tokenization Of GreenFire
We believe there will be many use cases for tokens but what we’re witnessing is a dramatic shift in interest in the market towards decentralized systems.
Where Mismanaged Plastic Waste is Generated and Possible Paths of Change
The solution to this epidemic will likely come from a combination of reduction targets (particularly with packaging and single-use plastics), innovation in materials science and significant investments in waste management infrastructures, with more interception points for ocean-bound plastic.
The ‘forever chemicals’ fueling a public health crisis in drinking water
About 700 PFAS-contaminated sites have been identified across the US while those exposed to enough chemicals can face devastating health consequences
10 interesting facts about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Every piece of plastic that has ever been produced is still in existence today. A plastic toy you played with when you were a child is still out there somewhere – perhaps it now exists in a million tiny pieces, but the plastic is still plastic, and it’s not going away any time soon.
Why is One-Third of Our Food Wasted Worldwide?
Food waste isn’t only what consumers scrape off their plate or leave to rot in their refrigerator. It begins on the farm and can be driven by a whole host of factors beyond the grower’s control