Tag: waste
Contractors and architects search for usable materials in demolition building: ‘It’s a waste to throw away’
When an office building is ready for demolition, the furniture is usually given away or the contents are sold. But there is much more that can be reused. Contractors and…
No more old rollators in the incinerator, Woerden picks usable stuff from bulky waste
On Tuesday afternoon the cars drive back and forth on the Milieustraat. “I brought a lamp, a clothes rack and some other things they might need. Some things are broken,…
Waste water reveals: Swedish cities at the top of amphetamines in Europe
The EU has compiled a record-breaking survey of waste water in search of lessons about Europeans’ drug habits. By far the highest concentrations of amphetamine were found in the Swedish…
Waste collection: how to protect garbage collectors from bacterial diseases?
News Published on 03/28/2023 at 09:05 Updated 03/28/2023 at 09:05 Reading 2 mins. While more than 9,400 tons of waste are piling up in the streets of Paris, what occupational…
Energy, waste, materials… How to manage your franchise in an ecological way?
It was a bit laborious, but it had to be. For a year, the 60 franchisees of the Basilic & Co restaurant chain answered a questionnaire concerning their daily energy…
Garbage collectors’ strike: these mountains of waste that we don’t want to see
It doesn’t take long to spoil a stroll through one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In one week more than 5,000 tons of uncollected waste have accumulated…
“Nuclear waste comes at any time by any means of transport” – Pelicans’ up-and-coming play brought the opening fixture
In the 1st quarter-final of the Ice Hockey Championship League, Tappara beat KooKoo 4-0 and Pelicans beat KalPa 2-1. The main league champion and rested Tappara showed KooKoo, who needed…
Meetings: the eight rules to know to waste less time (and money)
$100 million. According to one recent study, this is the colossal sum that a company with more than 5,000 employees could save by eliminating unnecessary attendance at meetings. Professor of…
Towards smarter waste collection in large cities
News Published on 03/12/2023 at 10:08 a.m. Updated 03/12/2023 at 10:08 a.m. Reading 1 min. Madrid deploys the largest smart waste monitoring solution ever implemented in a major city. The…
“Rotting can wait”: in Clermont-Ferrand, citizens are committed against food waste
News Published on 03/01/2023 at 12:46 p.m. Updated 03/01/2023 at 12:46 p.m. Reading 1 min. From April until June, ten households in Clermont-Ferrand will take part in a challenge consisting…