What is the United States doing to deal with the growing e-waste problem? Choose one other country and summarize what they are doing. Include statistics on how much e-waste is generated in each country, how much of it is recycled, and how much of it goes ...
It is important to remember that the figures presented in Table 2 are generated with different methods, different objectives and different definitions. The impact of each of these choices are large — if the measurements are done to find total food waste or just avoidable food waste for example...
"Waste, we need to recognize, is a man-made concept," he said. "In nature, there is no waste: every time a waste is generated, an organism evolves to use that waste as a feedstock." He added: "And so, we think about how to do the same thing in industry, how you either pr...
It is estimated that the amount of e-waste generated globally every year will reach about 72"billion" tonnes by 2017. This chapter discusses how e-waste is a challenge for the control of illegal trade as well as for the prevention of environmental harm. By focusing on the role of state,...
The UK had generated 202.8 million tonnes of waste, which was a worrying increase of 4.6% from 2012. Taking a look at the growing epidemic of food waste in the UK, we explore how much is being generated across different industries:
Perhaps unsurprisingly, approximately 90 percent of C&D waste is generated from demolition, and 10 percent from construction. Source: rts.com In order to mitigate the financial and environmental costs of this quantity of waste, the EPA has established a Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) approach...
On the island of Jersey, for example, the amount of waste produced each year has doubled since 1980. In 2004 it topped 100,000 tonnes – and 60% is generated by local businesses. A lot of waste for a small island! Setting up a company scheme ...
FEATURE CORE CPD: ONE HOUR WASTEHow to dispose of hazardous Do you know what constitutes hazardous waste and how to dispose of it correctly? Mhari Coxon RDH discusses waste segregation and management Tin dentistry. he aim of this article is to give a practical approach to the subject of ...
In this graphic by Northstar Clean Technologies, we show how much waste can be generated as a result of construction and demolition debris during renovations and how it can be reduced. Construction and Demolition Waste Construction and demolition (C&D) debris is estimated to make up nearly one-...
"Since the PV panels were put into use in 2019, we have generated through the system about 8.326 million kilowatt hours of electricity and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 4,837.3 tons," Gao said. As Minhang is aspiring to become a "waste-free" zone, it is encouraging its factories, ...