Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into reusable objects to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, energy usage, air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by decreasing the need for "conventional" waste disposal and lowering greenhouse gas emissions compared to plastic production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" waste hierarchy.

There are some ISO standards related to recycling such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2004 for environmental management control of recycling practice.

Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, tires, textiles and electronics. The composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food or garden waste—is also considered recycling. Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection centre or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned and reprocessed into new materials destined for manufacturing.

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Going smart: Dubai's recycling programme treats over 8000kg of waste every week

Khaleejtimes 11 Dec 2023
Every week, the Dubai Municipality (DM) collects an average of over 8000kg of recyclable materials from the 17 bins placed in various locations in the emirate ... Recyclables are also collected from other projects, such as My City, My Environment and the NORD system ... The recycling centres are designed with their purpose clear....
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Stony Brook University team sorts through trash to help improve statewide recycling programs

Newsday 10 Dec 2023
Yiyi Wang, Stony Brook University researcherImproving Long Island's recycling system ... Improving Long Island's lagging recycling system is seen by many local officials as crucial to combating a looming waste crisis as Brookhaven readies to start closing its town landfill a year from now....
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Beeah-led consortium launches voluntary recycling credits initiative at COP28

Khaleejtimes 10 Dec 2023
The initiative is actively seeking project investors, ecosystem partners for recycling credit trading, and technology collaborators for growing the system at the global scale ... It guarantees a transparent, auditable, and secure record of recycling credits and transactions....
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Climate technology legislation helps companies focus on roadmaps

Korea Times 10 Dec 2023
... furnace process and basic oxygen furnace process, enhance energy efficiency and introduce low-carbon fuels in the electric furnace process, transition to hydrogen reduction -system>, replace coal-based fuels for downstream process with hydrogen and ammonia, and recycle byproducts....
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‘Mumbai’s future depends on the metropolitan imagination’

Hindustan Times 10 Dec 2023
Mehrotra opened the two-day conclave at the Conscious Collective, an annual soiree by Godrej Design Lab, with a lecture on architecture in a time of flux ... (raju shinde/ ht photo) ... Join Now ... It is irreversible now ... Cities grow in two ways -- either by opening up the hinterland like Navi Mumbai etc, or they grow by recycling the land within the system....
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Government Program to Recycle Plastic Bags Canceled After "Abysmal Failure"

Futurism 09 Dec 2023
In an effort to fight this ever-growing sea of refuse, the US government kickstarted a nationwide online directory that directed people to locations where they could drop off plastic bags and film to be recycled ... The country's recycling system is broken ... Materials such as paper and metal are recycled at a higher rate, according to Greenpeace....
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Madison County landfill forum set for Dec. 19

The Oneida Daily Dispatch 09 Dec 2023
Waste disposal fees must be sufficient to support the entirety of the solid waste management system, including landfill operations, recycling, the convenience of transfer stations, special programs, capital expenses, and future liabilities ... and changes to the recycling system....
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To the moo-n: Cow dung fuels Japan’s space ambitions

Taipei Times 09 Dec 2023
By Hiroshi Hiyama / AFP, TAIKI, Japan ... cow dung ... His farm has a system that collects the cows’ waste and turns it into biogas, fertilizer and recycled bedding materials for his animals ... His farm has an industrial system to automatically collect the waste, ferment it, and turn it into biogas, fertilizer and recycled bedding materials for his animals ... ....
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Urge leaders to vote for BIG WIRES Act

Missoulian 09 Dec 2023
"Men argue ... The BIG WIRES Act will update and streamline the country's patchwork energy transmission system and allow improved capacity for electrification ... Recycling center in Missoula closes public drop-off Police investigating 'vicious' assault against Missoula juvenile Forest Service to reopen parts of Great Burn to snowmobiles Deer in decline ... ....
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Letter to the editor: Urge leaders to vote for BIG WIRES Act

Missoulian 09 Dec 2023
"Men argue ... The BIG WIRES Act will update and streamline the country's patchwork energy transmission system and allow improved capacity for electrification ... Recycling center in Missoula closes public drop-off Police investigating 'vicious' assault against Missoula juvenile Forest Service to reopen parts of Great Burn to snowmobiles Deer in decline ... ....
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Planning Board discusses proposed car wash at 402 Main St.

Daily Times Chronicle 09 Dec 2023
TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury Planning Board met on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023 at town hall. The board approved a family suite application at 50 Vale St ... The parcel has been up for sale since 2022 ... The company will add improved stormwater and groundwater systems in compliance with the Con­servation Commission, and water from the car wash will be recycled ... ....
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Thousands of revelers descend on NYC for annual Santa-themed bar crawl SantaCon

Missoulian 09 Dec 2023
NEW YORK — Here come Santa Clauses. Again ... As in years past, transit agencies hoped to keep the revelry from causing too much chaos in the nation's busiest train system ... Recycling center in Missoula closes public drop-off Police investigating 'vicious' assault against Missoula juvenile Forest Service to reopen parts of Great Burn to snowmobiles No ... 1 ... ....
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New winemaker’s philosophy parallels Napa producer’s dedication to sustainability, authenticity

Penn Live 09 Dec 2023
We farm organically and recently installed a BioFiltro water treatment system that cleans and recycles our winery water for irrigation use via a filtration process involving hundreds of thousands of worms that consume any excess nitrogen or other impurities, and as a byproduct, produce vericompost that we can spread across the vineyard....
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