Quebec recycler shows what happens to scrap appliances left on the curb
A Chelsea, Que., woman is on a mission to keep recyclable appliances and material out of the landfill.
#recycling #waste #appliances #Quebec #Chelsea #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-chelsea-trash-collector-1.7511967?cmp=rss
Quebec recycler shows what happens to scrap appliances left on the curb
A Chelsea, Que., woman is on a mission to keep recyclable appliances and material out of the landfill.
#recycling #waste #appliances #Quebec #Chelsea #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-chelsea-trash-collector-1.7511967?cmp=rss
The EU targets clothes and furniture in a crackdown on wasteful consumerism.
Textiles, furniture, tires and mattresses will be subject to much stricter design standards to ensure they last longer, as the EU aims to stamp out wasteful consumption, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday.
Nearly 30% of biowaste in Finland ends up in the wrong bins
Proper sorting of biowaste allows it to be efficiently repurposed into fertilisers and energy, experts say.
The Environment Ministry is urging people to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly as they can catch fire when mixed with other waste under certain conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/japan/japan-lithium-ion-battery-proper-disposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #batteries #waste #environmentministry
Interesting slice of life piece here, but also a bit more. Korea has a serious attitude toward food waste (homes in my area are required to pay for specific bags to dispose of excess food and table scraps.) So photos of all these nearly full plates of uneaten bread are a shock to the conscience for many
I got a lens adaptor from Ebay to test a lens and it was crap, didn't fit properly. So I got a return accepted by the seller. Lovely, Ebay supplied me a free label to post it back, I posted it back and I thyen I got my money back. Today the post arrived and I got the adaptor back. The seller refused to accxept it. I'm not suprised it was crap.
#Ebay #Stupid #Waste
All-you-can-eat places are exempt from Spain’s new legal requirement for restaurants to provide boxes so customers can take away uneaten food. But wouldn’t it be amazing if they weren’t… 
Dominic had a blast talking about Spain’s new anti-food waste law and much more with guest-host Nina Lamparski, our favourite Luxembourgish export. Check out the episode wherever you usually find us
The All-Female Blue Origin Space Flight Was Peak Girlboss Nonsense
Pyrolysis of plastic waste for sustainable energy Recovery: Technological advancements and environmental impacts
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890425000342
The global plastic waste crisis requires innovative solutions, and pyrolysis has emerged as a promising technology. Plastic -> Diesel + Hydrogen Gas + a lump of carbon.
Ghana is drowning in the discarded remnants of FAST FASHION.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjQY101gONM
500,000 ITEMS of clothing waste are dumped WEEKLY in Accra, Ghana. The Global North’s fashion addiction is fueling an environmental disaster.
this may help (waste gasifier): https://steemhunt.com/tag/energy/@badmusgreene/wastebot-turns-trash-into-fuel-gas-and-electric-power
Sie erzählten mir, sie müssten die Getrieberollen der Rolltreppe von Zigarettenstummeln befreien. Im Bahnhof sei eigentlich Rauchverbot. 
Ich kommentiere das nicht weiter.
Sweden drowns in discarded fast fashion items https://phys.org/news/2025-04-sweden-discarded-fast-fashion-items.html
#India wants to tackle its mounting e-#waste problem. Global electronics companies say the cost is too high.
Daikin, Hitachi and Samsung are among manufacturers alarmed by new Indian government rules that require them to pay significantly more to recycle air conditioners, refrigerators, TVs and other appliances, court papers and lobbying letters show.
From Daikin to Samsung, companies fight Modi over #ewaste policy | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/daikin-samsung-companies-fight-modi-over-e-waste-policy-2025-04-11/
I'm watching TVO right now. There's an interesting film called "This Film is Garbage!". It's about issues surrounding our household waste. Quite interesting. Informative and also light hearted.
https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/this-film-is-garbage-0
Jesus! What do Swedish people eat?!
Overheard: I can't buy tiny jars for my small batch honey because of the inflation slash tariffs etc.
Me: 
Five deep changes urgently needed for a sustainable world and how to achieve them: UN report https://phys.org/news/2025-04-deep-urgently-sustainable-world.html
