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Snakes, donkey heads, a dead cow: the odd things found in recycling – and how they should be disposed of

Most Australians don’t know what to do with their dead pets, vapes and lightbulbs, a waste survey has found

The Guardian - AU

Unions want justice for worker who died on Paris Olympics construction site

Trade unionists and relatives of a Malian worker who died on a construction site for the Paris Olympic Games gathered to demand recognition and justice. Their homage came on the eve of World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

Radio France Internationale

'Energy from waste' licence milestone for cleaner paper

Energy-rich waste from a paper mill will be turned into power instead of landfill as regional economies and heavy industries look for new ways to survive.

AAP

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Veolia Optimistic About Future Of U.S. Businesses Post-Election

Veolia, a leading environmental services company, is confident in its U.S. operations post-election, focusing on sustainability, innovation, and growth pot...

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France's Veolia to buy Hungarian gas-fired power plant

French energy giant Veolia has agreed to buy a 430-megawatt, gas-fired power plant in Hungary from German company Uniper. It is the latest move by Paris to further its involvement in Hungary's energy sector, which is largely dependent on Russia.

Radio France Internationale

Multi-national waste management giant looking to expand in the ACT

Pitch involves an all-electric garbage truck being trialled here.

The Canberra Times

One of world's largest water utility companies hit by ransomware attack — incident seems to have limited impact

Veolia North America forced to bring parts of its infrastructure offline to contain the attack.

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French Waste Group Veolia Hungry For Lost UK Energy

A giant crane-operated claw plunges into a mountain of rubbish before dumping its load into a huge furnace, where the waste is engulfed in flames to generate electricity.

International Business Times

Vape deals are everywhere this Christmas – here's how to deal with the horrific waste problem

Vape deals are all over the place in the run-up to Christmas. Vape kits, e-liquids and accessories are being widely promoted as stocking fillers, frequently with upwards of 50% off.

The Conversation

Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

Communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to get rid of millions of disposable e-cigarettes that are considered hazardous waste

The Independent UK

‘Leaking trucks’ and ‘rotten egg gas’: Veolia’s waste project plan has Tarago furious

Residents of the small NSW town do not trust the company to safely operate the waste-capture facility planned for nearby

The Guardian - AU

How British refuse collectors won their strikes and became a model for successful trade unionism

As mountains of rubbish built up in Tower Hamlets and elsewhere, authorities were forced to listen, says Polly Smythe, labour movement correspondent at Novara Media

The Guardian - UK

Former rubbish dump in Essex becomes UK’s third largest solar farm

Ockendon solar farm to generate enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of 15,000 homes

The Guardian - UK

Green transition takes centre stage at top French business gathering

This week we're at the 2023 annual MEDEF meeting, where the largest employers' federation in France gets leaders of the country's business community together to discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead – one of them being the transition to a green economy. A world leader when it comes…

France 24

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The Canberra Times

The triple threat facing Canberra's wineries

Wineries fear airborne pollution will damage crops and profits.

Nottingham Post

'Singing bins' play music every time someone uses them

They're being tested out through the summer

Wales Online

'Singing bins' play music for people every time they use them

They're being tested out through the summer

Nottingham Post

110 new homes development for Nottingham given approval

It is part of the £100m Trent Basin development

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Frustration as four large bins left on Nottingham road attract 'rats and bugs'

'It does not look good at all for the community'

Liverpool Echo

Tips to make sure you're recycling correctly

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste go unrecycled across Merseyside every year

Liverpool Echo

Wirral's bins are being collected after strikes called off

Christmas Day summit sees strike action suspended, with bin crews back out on the streets

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside Tips 'open as usual' as strikes suspended

Some 180 workers were due to walk out on December 28

Liverpool Echo

Tailbacks and queues as people rush to the tip before strikes

The industrial action begins tomorrow

Liverpool Echo

Tip workers Christmas strikes spark fly tipping concerns

22 tips across the region will close over the festive period

Liverpool Echo

Wirral Council begs people to stop reporting overflowing bins amid Biffa strikes

The council said the missed bin collections "do not make residents eligible for a reduction in council tax bills"

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