What kind of interest is to buy someone else’s trash? We ourselves are full of it, we don’t even know what to do, so it ends up in landfills, turning into toxic waste. WILL THE PLANET TURN TO A “PLASTIC Porridge”? Today, 8 million tons of plastic garbage per year, or 1 garbage truck with […]
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Month: October 2019
Ministry of Industry and Trade supports phased reduction in the use of polymer packaging
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation as a whole supports the idea of phasing out the use of polymers in packaging, but calls for caution in approaching the possibility of banning plastic bags, Viktor Yevtukhov, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, told TASS. “The Russian Ministry of Industry […]
Establishing the complete ELV/WEEE plastic recycling chain in Japan
In 2018, Japan exported just over a million tons of plastics to other parts of Asia, down from 1.43 million tons in the previous year. This sudden drop in exports was mainly due to China’s import ban, but that doesn’t mean the plastics are being properly recycled; instead, they are ending up in incineration plants, […]
LVIV GARBAGE TAYKOM THROWN IN TERNOPIL REGION
Unidentified persons brought about 10 trucks with garbage into the landfill by damaging the castle and removing the barrier. In the Ternopil region, 10 trucks of garbage from Lviv were unauthorized dumped, according to the press service of the Berezhansky city council, the incident occurred on the night of October 23. Unidentified persons brought about […]
Basov biodegradable ecovio® plastics
BASF offers a range of certified ecovio® biodegradable plastics for a variety of applications suitable for use at different stages of the food cycle. To date, a number of studies conducted by independent organizations have confirmed the benefits of using ecovio® in the production, packaging and transportation of food, as well as in the collection […]
Greenpeace criticized plastics processing system
Plastic processing provokes an increase in oil production, greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of plastic, as well as chemical pollution of the environment, according to a report by the Greenpeace Russian branch “The Future in the Trash”, published on Wednesday, RIA Novosti reported. “Some of the world’s largest companies using a huge amount […]
Golf course will be made from Gribovichsky dump
Gribovichsky training ground in the village of Bolshoi Gribovichi near Lviv will soon reappear – after a tragedy that claimed the lives of four people, they plan to make a recreation park for city guests and local residents. – Imagine, soon the Gribovichsky training ground will become an ecopark for recreation, – Lviv Mayor Andrei […]
Ukrainian online media ignore the topic of ecology: IMI infographics
The real eco-problems of Ukraine are practically not covered in the media, and journalists pay most attention to hype topics, analysts at IMI note Only 1% of the total amount of materials in the national media is on the topic of ecology, and at least half of such news concerns events abroad. This is evidenced […]
Why do Germans make bottles and what is Pfand?
Handing over bottles in Germany is a common norm. In Germany, a brilliant bottle delivery system has been introduced, thanks to which it is rarely possible to meet a discarded bottle on the streets. If the bottle was left, the so-called Flaschensammler go hunting in the evening, which means “bottle collector”. Every tourist who decides […]
European Commission classifies titanium dioxide as carcinogens
Titanium dioxide can be on the list of substances that cause cancer in humans, reports Lkmportal, citing a European Commission regulation of October 4. So, on September 18, expert hearings were held. At the event, half of the representatives of EU member states supported the EU project on the attribution of titanium dioxide to carcinogens, […]