Kao's Noble Mission on E-Waste

Waste Clearance London-After almost twenty years in the software business with top companies like Oracle and Hewlett-Packard, James Kao became weary by the amount of waste develop when people began to replace their electronic stuff for latest ones.

Enraged with technologies such as computers, television and other stuff from US buyers that goes to dump sites in China, Africa and other countries.

Kao started the Green Citizen company that gathers and organizes, discards old automated gadgets in the Bay Area. The company make sure that the devices are either reprocessed into raw materials, repaired, overhauled or resold.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Green Citizen company will get a this holiday season will bring a new batch of electronic surplus to the part of the 2.4 million tons seen each year.

"The holiday period is the biggest buying time for most consumer electronics, and it absolutely results in more e-waste," said Barbara Kyle, national coordinator of theElectronics TakeBack Coalition, a recycling advocacy group.
"When it comes to recycling, it's an afterthought," said Kao, 55, who has also founded two software companies. "All the energy is going to how do we get the next revenue from the new best gadget, and there is never a thought to how to get it back."
While Green Citizen is trying to offset gadget waste, Kao said it still isn't a match for a consumer culture that encourages people to seek the latest and greatest technology. About 80 percent of U.S. electronic waste ends up on container ships and then ditched in developing countries, where companies hire workers to extract the core minerals without any environmental or worker-safety oversight, he said.

"It's going to get worse and worse," Kao said. "Initially I tried to fight it, but you can't."

Swansea Recycles after Christmas Celebration

Waste Clearance London-The established Swansea Council recycling group is encouraging the community to find a better alternative on their holiday waste than dumping it into rubbish bins during the holiday season like they used to in the past years.


Christmas trees,decorations,ornaments  and lights can be stored again for next year's holiday decorations to save money and reduce waste on landfills.


Leftover food,bottles and cans can be reuse or recycled to increase the recycling rates of the city and help reduce waste that can harm the environment.


Unwanted gifts and still functioning products can be brought as donation to the latest Corner shop at Llansmlet Household Waste Recycling Center.


Trish Flint, recycling officer, said: "The festive period is a time of year where a lot of waste is produced, but there are many ways in which you can take simple steps to reduce the amount of waste you put in your black bags and in turn, save money.


"Swansea Council, like all other local authorities, has to hit a Welsh Government recycling target of 52 per cent by March or face the prospect of significant fines. So we all have to do our bit."


All items at the corner shop are being sold for £1 each including electronics stuff and the proceeds goes to the educational workshop conducted by Swansea's recycling volunteers.

West Sussex Begins Used Oil Recycling

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Waste Clearance London-West Sussex County Council and its waste and recycling partner Viridor have join with renewable energy company Living Fuels LTD to assist homeowners in  recycling their used cooking oil for energy use.

Citizens of West Sussex will be able to pour their cooking oil in collection tanks in nine household waste recycling centers (HWRC ) beginning this Christmas. There are already several collections tanks in 14 of East Sussex HWRC. 

After the oil is collected, it is brought to Living Fuels recovery plan and process to become a bio-liquid called LF100.

The LF 100 then is then used for the sister company Living Power for  heat and power plants as a source of carbon neutral energy to provide the national grid for emergency power.

Bill Griffiths, Viridor’s National Recycling Manager, said: “Help make this year’s Christmas a greener one, and bring your cooking oil to one of the household waste recycling sites that are offering the service.

“The best thing to do is for people to put the used oil in plastic bottles, so we can recycle the container as well.

“Why not make the most of the journey by bringing along any other recyclable items left over from the festive season.”
Lionel Barnard, West Sussex County Council’s Deputy Leader, with responsibility for waste and recycling, said that the county’s recycling rates could be boosted if more people recycled their cooking oil.

He said: “In the UK, we are at the forefront of new technology with respect to recycling, which is illustrated with our excellent overall recycling rate of 44 per cent in West Sussex.

“However, we’re always looking for new things for people to recycle to help push this figure even higher, so are really pleased to be launching the service.”

Rob Murphy, Operations Director at Living Fuels, added: "Turning cooking oil into a chemical-free bioliquid results in higher levels of energy recovery than manufacturing carbon-hungry biodiesel, making our process the most sustainable use of waste vegetable oil.

He added: “[A]s well as providing a valuable source of renewable energy, recycling cooking oil can also help prevent it ending up in the sewerage network.”

Collection tanks for used household cooking oil will be set up at the following HWRCs:

Billingshurst
Burgess Hill
Chichester (Westhampnett)
Crawley
East Grinstead
Horsham
Littlehampton
Shoreham
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British Love Food Hate Waste Campaign During the Holidays

During the annual Christmas celebration, British household will always end up with exorbitant amount of excess food. We do our shopping, dining and the rest of it goes to the bins. Most of the food we throw can still be eaten to help in our conservation efforts to protect our food sources and improve our financial independence during hard times.

In a recent statistics by Love Food Hate Waste, they estimated that we throw around 2 million turkeys, 5 million Christmas puddings and 74 million mince pie.

A regular British family spends £169 and 35% of the food that they  prepare are thrown away as garbage.With this amount of waste, Love Food Hate Waste has and Unilever will try to assist 12 families in UK to reduce their waste ans spending during the holiday season. The goal is to reduce waste by 25% and their grocery bill by 15%.

Kathy Cope, a 39-year-old mother of two who lives in Woolton Village, Liverpool, is taking part in the challenge. She says, "Christmas is definitely the most wasteful time of year for us. I overbuy because I want everything to be perfect. It's hard to get portions right and I don't want to appear stingy so I always cook far more than I need to."


Britons also poured 15 millions cups of roast turkey fat in the kitchen sink that could fill an Olympic size swimming pool.


A research conducted by University of Portsmouth showed an additional of £50m a year on household bills to clear sewers of turkey fats as it becomes hard and soapy material.

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Households are Encourage to improve their Recycling of Christmas Waste

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Waste Clearance London-Waste administrators are encouraging Wirral people to recycle more this Holiday season.
Tonnes of waste are usually produced during Christmas and New Year therefore home owners are reminded to recycle paper, cans, bottles, cardboard, food and the Christmas trees at the end of the holiday period.

Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority is encouraging local people that the 14 domestic waste recycling centers are accessible during this festive season and are willingly ready to recycle those leftovers at no added cost.
Councilor Joe DeAsha, chairman of MRWA, said: “A lot of waste is created at this time of the year so it’s a good chance to boost Merseyside’s recycling levels.

"Our recycling centres will happily accept the clutter of people’s packaging, bottles, cans and even Christmas trees.”

The three recycling centers are located at Bidston Moss, Wallasey Bridge Road, Birkenhead; Greenbank Road, West Kirby and Mount Road, Clatterbridge. 

All of these Waste centers are open every day from 8am to 5pm except for Christmas day, boxing day and New year's day They all accept any materials consisting of cans, cardboard, garden waste, glass jars and bottles, paper, scrap metal, textiles, timber, tyres, white goods and electrical items.

Top Reasons to Clean Your Home

I always look for reasons why I should help my mom cleaning the entire house and she made me realize that keeping our home clean would give us these advantages.
To – dos for everyone
Every time my mom asks me to help her cleaning, i am so confused on where to start. Everyone is required to help cleaning. So, I start with my room. I get to know what to do with stuffs in my room after the cleanup. So, if you want everyone to get responsible with their things and trash, you should make them help you in the cleaning. Bond with each other while cleaning, it will be over before you know it.
Lessen allergies

As for me who has allergic rhinitis, dust and other allergens should never be allowed in my room. I should keep my room clean every day or else, sneezing and watery eyes will get in my way. I don’t want to spend the entire day sneezing because of the accumulated dust in my room. If your kids have allergies or asthma, you should be keeping your home clean or you’ll be spending some of your budget on hospital bills and medicine.

No more whole day cleanups

If you keep your home clean daily, you don’t have to spend the entire weekend for cleanups. You can go on outing or do some bonding activities with your family. Spending a couple of minutes on wiping the tabletops and sweeping the floor will save you an entire weekend. So, don’t wait for your chores to pile up.

Welcome visitors

With a clean home, you don’t have to hurry picking up some trash on the floor or wiping the tabletops or worst, picking up those shirts on the sofa. Be prepared always, you wouldn't know if somebody from your neighborhood or family would drop by your house – you won’t have to be sorry that your house is full of mess.

Clean and healthy living

Every time I see the messy tabletops, I get so stressed. I want everything to be clean and in order. Having a clean home would not only bring you a good ambiance but, it would also keep you away from allergies and illnesses caused by the unseen microbes in your sofa or even in your bed. Always keep in mind, clean home, healthy living.
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Worst Polluter Fined for £200K

A recycling company in Scotland was penalized with a record of £ 200,000 for burying waste underground without a Waste Management License.

Doonin Plant Ltd and director Gary Doonin, 47, were found guilty of two charges for keeping waste that will lead to environmental disaster.

Doonin sentence will take effect next year at Livingston Sheriff Court and has been cautioned not to cause further pollution or will be imprisoned.

According to the Company's QC John Hamilton told in court, the company is closing for business together with its 27 employees since he doesn't want to be in that kind of field anymore.

The penalty is the highest ever in Scotland for the violation of environmental regulations.

Doonin denied all the accusations and he thought that  he was single out by waste watchdog SEPA and will appeal the sentenced which concerns to the colliery site at Armadale, West Lothian.

Mr. Hamilton also pointed out that it was wrong for the Crown to state that they are the worst polluter in Scotland.

He said: “SEPA publishes a list of its worst polluters every year and Doonin Plant has never been on that list.

“There was no gas and no evidence of any watercourses being polluted.”

According to Sheriff Douglas Kinloch said the company was guilty of a "serious and significant breach" that can lead to hazard in the environment and public health.

He also showed that the company has been penalized for such charge a few months before the 2010 Armadale incidents and had prior convictions.

SEPA area manager Ian Buchanan said: “The sentence is a positive result for the public and legitimate waste operators.”

Craig Harris, head of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service wildlife and environmental crime unit, said: “Doonin Plant and Gary Doonin carried out activities with a total disregard for the environment – and not for the first time.”

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Silent Sunday

Recycle Your Old TV Sets For the Holidays

Our TV sets is made up of materials that can be recycled which comprise of metals,plastic,glass and all other resources. Donating or recycling them helps preserve our natural resources.It also reduces air and water pollution as well as green house gasses from the production of this TV sets. 

During this Christmas season many people will be purchasing newer TV sets like High Definition digital televisions. and the older ones are tucked away.

Did you know that 96 percent of the modern television sets can be recycled?

Kevin Parker, regional communications manager for Veolia Environmental Services, says: “We receive thousands of TV sets for recycling each month at the Notts recycling centres and we’re expecting to receive even more during and after the festive period.”

“We’re keen to spread the message that any electrical equipment from large appliances like fridges and freezers to smaller appliances like toasters and hairdryers can be brought to any of the fourteen HWRCs across the county for recycling.”

For your Electronic Waste in London only trust in Clear It Waste. They are WEEE certified an can properly recycle your monitors.

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Most Improved Recycling Rate Ever

Most Improve Recycling Rates

Larne Borough Council situated in Northern Island is the most improved local community in terms of recycling rates.

Since 2010 Larne has improved their recycling rate as much as 15 percent according to NI Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste Management Statistics annual report 2011/12 which is the highest in the province.

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Christmas Rubbish Display in Lifford Lane Recycling Centre

We all know that Christmas only comes once a year that is why we decorate our place for the holidays.Then After that, the decorations goes to the waste bins  unless you have storage for it, just like in Lifford Lane recycling Center in Birmingham did.

Every year they receive hundreds of Christmas decorations.The Christmas decorations that was throw many years ago are collected and displayed on their entrance every year.

Different Christmas trees, Santa figurines, reindeer,toy snowmen, baubles and elves adorn their garden as you pass by.

Retired decorator Barry Howard, 66, said: 'Taking the rubbish down the tip at Christmas is one of those jobs that everyone hates doing.

'The queues are very long and it's not usually the most attractive place to look at.

'I didn't expect to have a smile put on my face when I came down here, but you can't help feeling a little bit festive when you see that they've gone to such an effort to brighten the place up.

'But it's a pity I can't recycle the wife's presents like this every year.'

Mark Heesom, the site's general manager at Veolia, said: 'It's nice to bring the Christmas spirit to our customers who support recycling all year.

'It would be a shame to destroy all these decorations so we thought lets give them another chance at bringing a bit of festive cheer to people.'

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Skim Boarding on The Beach! 

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Sticky Fingers is not needed but feet.

Clothes Recycling For H and M while Mark and Spencer Expand Rubbish Collection Program

CLOTHES RECYCLING

Retailers offering recycling schemes to their customers have become popular nowadays as H  & M and Marks & Spencer have their own unique recycling programs to receive old clothes of their customers.

Berkeley power station recycling deal for remaining boilers

A £15m deal has been agreed to recycle 10 remaining boilers from the former Berkeley nuclear power station.

Early next year, Studsvik will have the boilers collected from Gloucestershire and taken to Sweden for recycling.

School learns recycling lesson

Waste Collection London-ALL Saints Primary School, Freshwater, has become the first school on the Isle of Wight to get its own recycling bin from the Salvation Army.

Pan-London textile bank procurement begins

Seven London councils have kick-started the procurement process for a pan-London framework for the collection of textiles from bring banks across the capital.

The procurement is being led by the London borough of Lewisham, which along with the other six councils, is looking to increase the collection of textiles for reuse and recycling across London. The other councils are: Hounslow, Ealing, Harrow, Barnet, Sutton and Camden.

Councilor calls for ash recycling to count

Rubbish Removal London-All material sent for recycling, including that extracted from incinerator bottom ash, should be included in national recycling figures, according to Lambeth councillor Peter Robins.

The comments came after London Assembly member and Green Party MP, Jenny Jones, accused the council and neighbouring local authority Wandsworth of ‘cheating’ on their recycling figures by including recycled materials from incinerator bottom ash, when other councils are not.

Bexley launches Green Points recycling scheme to 17,000 flats

London Green Points plan

Rubbish Clearance London-Bexley has been showing off its green credentials with the launch of an ambitious recycling scheme. 

Earlier this month Bexley posted the best household recycling figures of any London borough in a report released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.