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- Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sweden-s-recycling-is-so-revolutionary-the-country-has-run-out-of-rubbish-a7462976.html 4 comments
- Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary the country has run out of garbage https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sweden-s-recycling-is-so-revolutionary-the-country-has-run-out-of-rubbish-a7462976.html 293 comments worldnews
- Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sweden-s-recycling-is-so-revolutionary-the-country-has-run-out-of-rubbish-a7462976.html 15 comments europe
- Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sweden-s-recycling-is-so-revolutionary-the-country-has-run-out-of-rubbish-a7462976.html 105 comments nottheonion
- Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sweden-s-recycling-is-so-revolutionary-the-country-has-run-out-of-rubbish-a7462976.html 590 comments worldnews
- "Countries winning the recycling race" https://i.redd.it/9peoc4sr2vyx.jpg 274 comments europe
- Recycling turns out to be just exporting toxic waste mixed with recyclables, countries are rejecting it https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/business/local-recycling-costs.html 4 comments worldnews
- New Zealand's recycling still being shipped to countries like Malaysia, Thailand https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/new-zealands-recycling-still-being-shipped-countries-like-malaysia-thailand 65 comments worldnews
- Michigan Rep. launches bill to revamp country's plastic recycling https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-rep-launches-bill-to-revamp-countrys-plastic-recycling 5 comments politics
- Sweden's waste recycling program "too successful." Imports waste from neighboring countries http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/swedes-import-trash-to-power-the-nation-10428.html 63 comments worldnews
- Houston is the worst recycler in the country, meanwhile over 25,000 Houston residents have been waiting up to 10 years to get recycling bins from the city. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/us/29recycle.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin 3 comments reddit.com
- Sysadmins, can we agree to do our best to send old computers to ethical recycling facilities that won't just ship the problem to another country? http://hesstech.com/news2009_10_02.htm 19 comments sysadmin
- US produces far more waste and recycles far less of it than other developed countries https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/02/us-plastic-waste-recycling 56 comments worldnews
- ‘Developed countries must be responsible’: Malaysia to send some non-recyclable plastic waste back to where it came from https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3011213/developed-countries-must-be-responsible-malaysia-send-back 44 comments worldnews
- Is This the End of Recycling? - Americans are consuming more and more stuff. Now that other countries won’t take our papers and plastics, they’re ending up in the trash. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/china-has-stopped-accepting-our-trash/584131/ 40 comments politics
- Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish and has to import waste from other countries to keep plants going http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/swedens-recycling-is-so-revolutionary-the-country-has-run-out-of-rubbish-and-has-to-import-waste-from-other-countries-to-keep-plants-going-35283672.html 10 comments worldnews
- Reduced waste production but limited recycling in EU countries - why do Nordic countries seem better in recycling? http://www.thebrusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/reduced-waste-production-but-limited-recycling-in-eu-countries 27 comments europe
- India now the fourth largest gold recycling country: World Gold Council | Business Standard News https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/india-now-the-fourth-largest-gold-recycling-country-world-gold-council-122062100700_1.html 2 comments worldnews
- South Korea completes construction of solar panel recycling facility - $15.5 million - that will accept about 1/3 of expected retired solar panels from country in 2023. http://www.ajudaily.com/view/20211221123404960 191 comments futurology
- International convention to stop richer countries exporting contaminated material for recycling could mean a cleaner ocean in five years. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/29/new-rules-to-tackle-wild-west-of-plastic-waste-dumped-on-poorer-countries 59 comments worldnews
- India joins China banning imports of trash.Global recycling crisis shows West can’t use poorer countries as dumping grounds. https://www.rt.com/news/454003-india-plastic-ban-recycling-crisis 920 comments worldnews
- Japan Way Ahead in Global Plastic Recycling Race - At 77%, country's plastic recycling rate is about twice that of the UK, & well above the 20% figure for the US http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/29/japan-leads-field-plastic-recycling 213 comments worldnews
- Scientists found hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics. When scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1007501 60 comments science
- A Proud Ship Turned Into a Giant Recycling Problem. So Brazil Plans to Sink It. - The old aircraft carrier, once the navy’s flagship, is packed with asbestos. No country, including Brazil, will let it dock to be dismantled. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/climate/brazil-aircraft-carrier-asbestos.html 7 comments environment
- On Tuesday, a clear majority of the European Parliament voted in favor of banning the export of recyclable plastic waste to non-OECD countries, which includes major recipients like Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia and other former colonies of European powers. https://www.dw.com/en/eu-lawmakers-back-ban-on-waste-colonialism-plastic-exports/a-64428150 9 comments environment
- EU halts exports of non-recycled plastic waste to non-OECD countries https://www.africanews.com/2021/01/01/eu-halts-exports-of-non-recycled-plastic-waste-to-non-oecd-countries/ 8 comments worldnews
- In Germany, strict recycling laws are widely praised. But success masks a dark truth: 'a staggering amount of the country’s recyclables don’t actually end up where people think - most of it is incinerated in Germany or shipped to poorer countries, where it’s dumped or burned illegally.' https://www.huffpost.com/entry/germany-recycling-reality_n_5d30fccbe4b004b6adad52f8 9 comments germany
- In Germany, strict recycling laws are widely praised. But success masks a dark truth: 'a staggering amount of the country’s recyclables don’t actually end up where people think - most of it is incinerated in Germany or shipped to poorer countries, where it’s dumped or burned illegally.' https://www.huffpost.com/entry/germany-recycling-reality_n_5d30fccbe4b004b6adad52f8 456 comments worldnews
- Wealthy countries are exporting millions of tons of plastic waste to Southeast Asia where the recycling systems are becoming overwhelmed, leading to widespread pollution problems, according to a joint investigation by Greenpeace and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives https://www.voanews.com/a/plastic-mountains-plague-southeast-asia-as-wealthy-nations-export-waste/4900651.html 11 comments worldnews
- Italy is amongst the leader countries of the EU in regards to the circular economy, from recycling comes 1% of the GDP. [n°1 country for the presence of reused materials in the production processes] https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2018-10-12/italia-i-leader-ue-l-economia-circolare-riciclo-1percento-pil-181652.shtml?uuid=ae0u6gmg 4 comments europe
- India joins China in banning plastic waste imports: Global recycling crisis shows West can’t use poorer countries as dumping grounds https://www.rt.com/news/454003-india-plastic-ban-recycling-crisis 7 comments economy
- Germany unveils 5-point plan to reduce plastic waste. Less plastic-wrapped produce, more recycling, doing away with plastic straws and cutlery: Germany's Environment Ministry has issued a plan to make the country less of a "throwaway society." https://www.dw.com/en/germany-unveils-5-point-plan-to-reduce-plastic-waste/a-46455503 57 comments europe
- Germany unveils 5-point plan to reduce plastic waste: Less plastic-wrapped produce, more recycling, doing away with plastic straws and cutlery: Germany's Environment Ministry has issued a plan to make the country less of a "throwaway society." https://www.dw.com/en/germany-unveils-5-point-plan-to-reduce-plastic-waste/a-46455503 19 comments worldnews
- Wales is second best household waste recycler in the world: Eco-friendly policies place country second to Germany but England lags far behind other countries according to new research. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/11/wales-household-waste-recycling-england 48 comments worldnews
- Iraq says Donald Trump's threat to seize the country's oil makes no sense - Recycled campaign comment raising concerns about President's grasp of Middle East politics http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-threat-seize-iraq-oil-reserves-cia-middle-east-us-president-petroleum-a7545106.html 9 comments worldnews
- 171,000 tons of e-waste is imported into Ghana. The amount that reaches the country's formal recycling center is a mere 0.2%. http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2011/05/17/171000-tons-of-e-waste-in-ghana-%E2%80%93-report/ 3 comments worldnews