Archive for April, 2012
News Roundup — 22 March – 4 April
Some of the latest news from the wide world of waste: 22 March — 4 April 2012
CHINA
- Where (And What) China Imports from U.S. (Forbes) — #3 is scrap metal!
- Over 100 Arrested for Making ‘Gutter Oil‘ (China Daily)
- Waste Plastic Factory Ablaze in East China (China Daily)
- Chinese Man to Sue Chinese Government Over Unreported Incinerator Emissions Data, Claims Pollution from the Plant Caused His Son’s Paralysis (China Daily)
US
- Waste Management Estimates Trash it Collects Worth $40 Billion (Bloomberg)
- LA Mulls 10-cent Fee for Each Paper Bag Taken at Checkout Line (LA Times)
- Minneapolis Turning Recycles Rooftops into Road Surfaces (Star Tribune)
- The Continuing Debate about Banning Plastic Bags (Triple Pundit)
- Oakland Unveils Industry-Leading Waste-to-Energy System (East Bay Express)
INTERNATIONAL
- UK Develops Prototype to Recycle Human Waste into Energy and Water (Waste Management World)
- EU Nonferrous Scrap Dealers Report Sharp Drops in Orders (Recycling Today)
- India’s E-Waste Output Jumps 8 Times in 7 Years (Times of India)
- A UK-Developed Fuel Cell that Runs on Food Scraps and Sewage (Forbes)