Waste, a huge problem

Environmental impact of end of life products: plastics, chemicals, vehicles, agri-food marketing. direct recycling and recycling (upcycling or upcycling) and reuse of good items for the trash!
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by moinsdewatt » 09/07/19, 19:23

and it continues :

Indonesia: Authorities return 210 tonnes of non-compliant waste to Australia

20 Minutes with AFP
Published 09 / 07 / 19

Back to the sender. In Indonesia, authorities announced on Tuesday that 210 tonnes of non-compliant waste will be returned to Australia, their country of origin. The countries of Southeast Asia are increasing this type of operation so that they are no longer the dumping grounds of Western countries.

The eight containers were to contain only recyclable paper. But authorities found plastic bottles, packaging, used diapers, electronic waste and cans there. After this inspection, the Ministry of the Environment recommended that this "waste be re-exported", according to a press release.

Chaos in the global waste market

This decision "was taken to protect the people and the environment of Indonesia, especially the region of East Java" against toxic and dangerous waste, explains the ministry. The waste exporting company is the Australian company Oceanic Multitrading in collaboration with the Indonesian company MDI which manufactures recycled paper and cardboard, according to the authorities. In mid-June, Jakarta had already returned five containers of waste to the United States, joining several countries in Southeast Asia unhappy to serve as a dumping ground for the West. Forty-nine other containers are waiting on the Indonesian island of Batam and must be redirected to the United States, Australia, France, Germany and Hong Kong.

In 2018, China's decision to stop importing plastic waste from around the world created chaos in the global recycling market and forced developed countries to find new destinations for their waste. Since then, huge quantities of waste have been diverted to Southeast Asia where recycling capacities are limited.



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by moinsdewatt » 20/08/19, 18:21

Mountains of imported waste, "treasure" of a village in Indonesia

AFP • 20 / 08 / 2019

Searching the mountains of trash is Keman's livelihood. With a big smile, this inhabitant of Bangun, one of Indonesia's "plastic villages" specializing in recycling, congratulates himself on having been able to finance his children's education.

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by ENERC » 21/08/19, 18:17

Plastic particles found in the snow of the Arctic and the Alps

Tiny plastic debris carried by the winds and then dumped by snow has been detected in the Alps and the Arctic.
The white flakes on the slopes are not always what we think. Tiny plastic particles, carried by the wind and then dumped by snow, have been detected in the Arctic and the Alps, says a study that calls for urgent research to assess the health risks of this discovery.

Researchers have already established that millions of tonnes of plastic waste move into rivers and oceans, where they gradually break down into smaller fragments under the action of the waves and the sun's ultraviolet rays. But this new study shows that microplastic particles can also be transported over long distances in the atmosphere. ...

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by moinsdewatt » 26/10/19, 11:29

France in the top 5 of EU countries exporting the most waste

by Yohan Demeure, Scientific EditorYohan Demeure, Scientific Editor
25th October, 2019

The issue of waste treatment is an important concern, especially since China made the decision to no longer be the trash can of the world. This measure disturbs certain countries like in Europe, forcing in particular France to review its copy.

China's withdrawal

Since January 1, 2018, China has prohibited the entry into its territory of 24 categories of waste. These categories cover many types of plastics, textiles and other paper. This country has not completely banned the import of waste in general. However, these new restrictions concern a large part of the waste, so that the volumes have been greatly reduced. The fact is that with 49,6 million tonnes of solid waste in 2015, China was quite simply the world's largest importer!

Since the withdrawal of China with regard to these imports, certain regions have logically found it difficult to readjust. Let us also mention the fact that China did not really have a choice. A few months ago, this country again found itself in great difficulty in terms of waste. In question ? The generalization of home meal deliveries.

A blow

A few months ago, we talked about how directly some cities in the United States found themselves in trouble after China's decision. Some have decided to incinerate their recycled waste in order to convert it into energy. Others have decided to suspend their recycling program and feed the landfills. These upheavals are often a question of budget, while it shows how easy the export of waste to China was.

On September 24, 2019, the Statista platform published a graph based on Eurostat data. The document shows the EU countries which exported the most waste between 2001 and 2016. Thus, the first place goes to the Netherlands with 34,6 million tonnes of waste exported. The podium is completed by Germany (22,4 million) and the United Kingdom (21,5 million). After consulting these figures, it is not excluded that certain European countries are in difficulty, given the current situation in the United States. Even though other states such as India and Thailand have positioned themselves, prices are now four times higher!

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France is not spared
In the established classification, France occupies the 5th place with 15,2 million tonnes of waste exported between 2001 and 2016. Our country is considered as one of the European dunces of recycling plastic packaging! The measures taken by China are therefore a source of concern, but should allow some habits to be changed.

One of the measures planned concerns the deposit system, which should make a comeback after almost half a century of absence! You still need to know that in France, the collection rate for plastic bottles (and other cans) does not exceed 58%. However, if the deposit system of the time concerned glass bottles, it is now a question of concentrating mainly on plastic containers.



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by moinsdewatt » 09/11/19, 14:34

Recycling small waste, a big challenge for sorting centers (France)

AFP • 09 / 11 / 2019

In the huge pile of trash unloaded all day in Romainville northeast of Paris are hiding plastics, aluminum and other recoverable waste, but sorting these sometimes tiny pieces is complex and expensive.

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by Janic » 09/11/19, 15:15

it is enough to bury them 600m deep with radioactive waste which is also waste of humanity!
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by ENERC » 23/03/20, 19:24

25% less waste collected in Ile-de-France
Household waste collected in Paris and in 84 municipalities in the near suburbs has seen its tonnage reduced by 25% for several days, due in particular to the closure of restaurants and shops, said Syctom, the metropolitan waste agency.

In the majority of these municipalities, collections continue at the usual rates and times, indicates the public establishment, responsible for treating the waste of six million inhabitants. However, four out of five sorting centers have been closed (the sixth being under construction), for reasons of employee safety, many in this type of site, it is explained.

https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/nature- ... nce_142712

You don't think about it, but eating at home consumes less packaging. : roll: (especially compared to DegueulasseFood)
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by moinsdewatt » 01/01/21, 14:43

In 2021, EU countries will no longer be able to export plastic waste to poor countries

Marcus Dupont-Besnard December 29, 2020

As of January 1, 2021, European legislation will ban the sending of unsorted plastic waste to poorer countries, which are not members of the OECD.

At the end of 2020, the European Union adopted a major change to its 2006 regulation on the transit of waste. From January 1, 2021, the rules for the export, import and transport of plastic waste will be different. On that date, EU member countries will no longer be able to send plastic waste to non-OECD countries - except for plastic for recycling but under strict conditions. What is more, the transit of such waste between OECD countries will be more controlled on import and export.

The political objective behind this new legislation is clear: to stop sending this waste to developing countries. This bad practice, consisting in delegating the sorting of waste to the economically poorer countries, was gradually imposed in Europe and in the world. The situation had become so unequal that in 2018 China had made the decision to no longer be the “garbage can of the world”, and thus to ban outright the transit of waste at its borders.

But the phenomenon continued to other developing countries. In 2019 alone, the European Union exported 1,5 million tonnes of plastic waste, to states such as Turkey, and mainly Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the United States. India.

"These new rules send a clear message: the EU takes responsibility for the waste it produces," commented Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for the Environment since 2019, in an EU statement. The export of plastic waste will only be authorized under very strict conditions. The export of unsorted plastic waste to non-OECD countries will be completely banned. "For Virginijus Sinkevičius, this is also an important step" in the fight against plastic pollution "and in the" transition to a circular economy ".

The European Commissioner for the Environment also refers to the inclusion of the measure in the framework of the European Green Deal. This “green pact for Europe” brings together all the strategic and budgetary policies carried out by the EU to establish a clean and circular economy, sustainable development systems, reduce pollution and restore biodiversity. The stated political objective of the EU is to become the first “climate neutral” continent by 2050.

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by Grelinette » 08/01/21, 22:32

moinsdewatt wrote:
In 2021, EU countries will no longer be able to export plastic waste to poor countries

Marcus Dupont-Besnard December 29, 2020

As of January 1, 2021, European legislation will ban the sending of unsorted plastic waste to poorer countries, which are not members of the OECD.

At the end of 2020, the European Union adopted a major change to its 2006 regulation on the transit of waste. From January 1, 2021, the rules for the export, import and transport of plastic waste will be different. On that date, EU member countries will no longer be able to send plastic waste to non-OECD countries - except for plastic for recycling but under strict conditions. What is more, the transit of such waste between OECD countries will be more controlled on import and export.
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https://www.numerama.com/sciences/67889 ... uvres.html

Unfortunately, it will take a lot more than a law for those looking to get rid of their waste less expensive and illegally to stop doing so because the waste market is expensive on the one hand and is very lucrative on the other. .

In Italy the Mafia creates fake (official) waste management companies which are quickly buried in a discreet corner.

In Marseille, the brother of the former senator and president of the General Council had delegated the market for the management and recycling of waste in the city of Marseille to his brother who buried them all over the city ... Despite the evidence and the telephone tapping proving the facts, this affair made "pchitt"! (Guérini case)

Not so long ago, a truck driver who was supposed to dump "harmless waste" in nature from Arcelor-Mittal metallurgy sounded the alarm by filming the facts: he was chased and em .. .der by the authorities and justice.

This recent case shows how powerful, political, industrial "sit" on the law, and how whistleblowers get chased and destroyed by the system:

Arcelor Mittal pollution case (Wiki article)


It is only the checks and balances (media, anticor, etc.) which have made it possible to publicize this affair, to protect and support the whistleblower driver.


Now that we can no longer officially send our waste to distant countries, we have not finished learning that hazardous waste is discreetly slipped under the carpet of the country by multinationals and other shady industrialists to save money ...
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by Samarion24 » 09/01/21, 20:33

I have been going every summer for years (the last one I don't want to put up with anymore) to Biarritz. We love the city culture. But I can't stand the beach anymore, it's catastrophic. The plastic waste in the water is terrible. Just thinking about it I want to throw up. When I see my son drinking the cup I am more afraid of plastic and other pollutants than of drowning. This year, 3 days before returning home, he had a terrible gastrointestinal bleeding. I don't want to set foot there anymore.
The problem with waste is that it is easy to make consumers feel guilty about sorting and recycling. But the real problem is that consumers who go shopping find themselves with more volume in their trash can than in their fridge. It is shameful. Recycling is good, but limiting packaging would be good
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