Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
You may have heard about a miracle cure for plastic waste that creates green energy in the process—the mystical waste incinerator. We know how many people want to rid the world of plastic waste and shift to sustainable energy. But there really is no miracle cure for waste. It almost sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 1, 2022
to issue new rules that limit discharges of CAFO wastes into waters. The petition asserts that because every CAFO discharges polluting wastes EPA has the authority and duty to require them to operate under wastewater permits. CAFOs, though, are the only industrial polluting facilities not required to treat their wastes.
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Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
But the scare wasted city resources and left water customers on edge for weeks. The Clean Water Act, a landmark federal pollution control law passed in 1972, cleaned up American waterways once fouled by industrial waste. That means establishing pollution control limits on chemicals as soon as they’re approved for use.
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 19, 2018
In 2018, the world entered a municipal waste management crisis. recyclable materials, most notably plastic waste and unsorted paper. China also required stricter pre-shipment inspections to enforce existing laws, such as the import ban on electronic waste (e-waste). China’s waste ban has created backlogs worldwide.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Madalyn “Maddy” Spellman lived in Aurora and died from cancer in September 2016, at age 13. In countries without proper waste disposal, untreated sewage is a factor. This map shows nitrate concentrations in drinking water between 2016 and 2018 for federally regulated water systems. So does fossil fuel combustion.
Corp Watch
JANUARY 17, 2024
The company first attracted global attention when it was caught dumping 3,000 tons of toxic mercury-laden waste in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that originated at a PVC plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It manufactures plastics, and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). billion complex in St.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
China requires its large livestock operations to treat manure, in some cases with engineered wastewater treatment plants, before spreading livestock wastes on farmland. The Netherlands oversees strict requirements for storing, treating, and spreading manure to minimize polluting discharges. The cost of the project: $200,000.
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