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Landfill

Hong Kong says good bye to plastic bags

6th Jul 2009 by Richard Gunawan

Hong Kong says good bye to plastic bags After years of debate, the plastic bag levy finally will be introduced to Hong Kong on July 7th, 2009. Consumers will have to fork out HK$0.50 (or US$0.07) per plastic bag. Some consumers and retailers are concerned with the levy, as they will have to pay more.

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Impact of Food Waste and possible uses

2nd Oct 2007

A CNN article has taken a holistic look at the causes and effects of global food waste: According to the UN Food Programme, US food waste could: satisfy “every empty stomach” in Africa Some other key facts from the article: The US and Japan waste up to 50% of all their food the entire food [...]

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Quality compost to reduce landfill

3rd Apr 2007

Under current legislation in the UK, producers of compostable waste may need to apply for a license before they can spread it on land.

According to an article on the IEMA website, he new Quality Protocol proposed by the Environment Agency in England and Wales will mean that compostable products will be easier to dispose.

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