Greener renewable packaging has been seen by brand owners as an important task for several years now. However, over the past couple of years, the need for effective solutions has been growing at a particularly rapid pace. Consumers are becoming more conscious of environmental issues, and one of the main factors taken into account when […]
China and Malaysia refuse to accept garbage from other countries
In the new year, Malaysia sent 150 containers with garbage to the United States, Britain and France. In 2019, China imported 13.5 million tons of waste, which is 40% less than last year. This was announced by a representative of the Ministry of Environment of the PRC Liu Yubin. According to him, by 2021, the […]
Traveling Lviv garbage continues: a dump was discovered near Khotyn
Lviv garbage travels around the country again. A pile of trash was found among the Bukovinian forest, half a kilometer from a legal dump. A special commission found that the waste is still Lviv, as there are a lot of checks from the local shops in the garbage. This mountain of garbage was unloaded by […]
Ukrainian import of polypropylene in 2019 remained at the level of 2018
At the end of last year, the total volume of polypropylene imports to the Ukrainian market amounted to about 132 thousand tons, which actually corresponds to the indicator of 2018. At the same time, it is worth noting that an increase in deliveries was noted only for propylene block copolymers (PP block) In December, the […]
Pyrolysis technology proposed for the processing of industrial waste
The complexes for thermal neutralization of solid, liquid (including viscoplastic) and gaseous wastes were presented by ZAO Tekhnohim Engineering Center (St. Petersburg) at a meeting of the Scientific and Technical Council of OAO Tatneftekhiminvest-Holding (Kazan). It was about the methods of incineration (burning) and thermal oxidation that are in line with world standards, through which […]
Secondary low pressure polyethylene
Low-pressure polyethylene is one of the most widely used plastics in the world. It is an organic compound that looks like a white, wax-like mass. Secondary HDPE is obtained by processing plastic bottles, pipes and other products from the same material. In English, the substance is called High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). Marking – the numbers […]
(Русский) Во Львовской области чиновника уличили в фиктивной утилизации мусора
The directors of a utility company from the Drogobych City Council of the Lviv Region are suspected of involvement in the organization of the appropriation scheme and embezzlement of more than 1 million hryvnias. This was reported in the press service of the regional prosecutor’s office. According to the investigation, a 39-year-old official made out […]
In Ukraine, biodegradable bags without polyethylene were first launched into production
The bags are made of biopolymer and more than 40% consist of modified starch and reed processing products and decompose in 6 months. The Biosphere Corporation is the first in Ukraine to launch the production of 100% biodegradable and compostable garbage bags under the name Go Green, the manufacture of which does not use polyethylene. […]
Ecologists urge to launch the work of the State Environmental Inspectorate
Experts believe that the environmental situation in the country is deteriorating due to the lack of a normal inspection. In Ukraine, it is necessary to immediately launch the work of the State Environmental Inspectorate, which is currently not working at full strength due to the non-appointment of the official leadership. The head of the All-Ukrainian […]
A waste processing plant of 3,000 years old was discovered in Dubai
In the UAE, Polish archaeologists working in the southern Persian Gulf on the territory of modern Dubai emirate discovered a 3,000-year-old workshop in which ancient craftsmen smelted metals and made tools from ceramic waste. Science in Poland talks about the discovery. Polish scientists believe that metallurgists used recycling 3,000 years ago. This is indicated by […]