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Portugal at Risk of EU Sanctions for Failing to Meet Recycling Targets
Portugal risks failing to meet European Union recycling targets for 2025 due to slow progress in recycling despite a record investment of €95 million, particularly concerning glass (-1%) and liquid food cardboard (-9%), with potential EU sanctions looming.
Portugal at Risk of EU Sanctions for Failing to Meet Recycling Targets
Portugal risks failing to meet European Union recycling targets for 2025 due to slow progress in recycling despite a record investment of €95 million, particularly concerning glass (-1%) and liquid food cardboard (-9%), with potential EU sanctions looming.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Spanish Waste Plant Faces Legal Action Amidst EU's Shifting Waste Policies
The Gipuzkoa waste-to-energy plant in Zubieta, Spain, processes 200,000 metric tons of waste annually, powering 45,000 homes, but faces legal action for alleged environmental violations and potential obsolescence due to shifting EU policies.
Spanish Waste Plant Faces Legal Action Amidst EU's Shifting Waste Policies
The Gipuzkoa waste-to-energy plant in Zubieta, Spain, processes 200,000 metric tons of waste annually, powering 45,000 homes, but faces legal action for alleged environmental violations and potential obsolescence due to shifting EU policies.
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52% Bias Score
Netherlands Bans Steel Slag in High-Risk Areas
The Netherlands imposed a one-year ban on steel slag, a Tata Steel byproduct, at locations posing environmental or health risks, following concerns about heavy metal leaching, corrosive byproducts, and health complaints near application sites. This comes after a parliamentary motion and precedes fur...
Netherlands Bans Steel Slag in High-Risk Areas
The Netherlands imposed a one-year ban on steel slag, a Tata Steel byproduct, at locations posing environmental or health risks, following concerns about heavy metal leaching, corrosive byproducts, and health complaints near application sites. This comes after a parliamentary motion and precedes fur...
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56% Bias Score
SmartWaste Optimizes Waste Management in 600+ Spanish Municipalities
Ecoembes' SmartWaste platform uses real-time data from over 53,700 containers and 320 vehicles across 520 optimized routes in 600+ Spanish municipalities (3.2 million inhabitants) to improve waste collection efficiency, resulting in over 83 million kilos of waste collected and 31,600 plant entries.
SmartWaste Optimizes Waste Management in 600+ Spanish Municipalities
Ecoembes' SmartWaste platform uses real-time data from over 53,700 containers and 320 vehicles across 520 optimized routes in 600+ Spanish municipalities (3.2 million inhabitants) to improve waste collection efficiency, resulting in over 83 million kilos of waste collected and 31,600 plant entries.
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36% Bias Score
Enresa Launches 900 Workshops to Boost Public Acceptance of Nuclear Decommissioning
Enresa, Spain's nuclear waste agency, will conduct almost 900 workshops for 15-16 year-old students over three years to improve public acceptance of its nuclear decommissioning activities, especially concerning the shift to seven individual waste storage facilities and amidst legal challenges from e...
Enresa Launches 900 Workshops to Boost Public Acceptance of Nuclear Decommissioning
Enresa, Spain's nuclear waste agency, will conduct almost 900 workshops for 15-16 year-old students over three years to improve public acceptance of its nuclear decommissioning activities, especially concerning the shift to seven individual waste storage facilities and amidst legal challenges from e...
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44% Bias Score
Massachusetts Garbage Strike Causes Overflowing Trash in Multiple Communities
A garbage collectors' strike in Massachusetts, now in its second day, has led to overflowing trash in multiple communities; temporary solutions like resident drop-off sites are in place while workers and Republic Services negotiate.
Massachusetts Garbage Strike Causes Overflowing Trash in Multiple Communities
A garbage collectors' strike in Massachusetts, now in its second day, has led to overflowing trash in multiple communities; temporary solutions like resident drop-off sites are in place while workers and Republic Services negotiate.
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36% Bias Score
China's Transformer Recycling Center Reduces Emissions, Creates Economic Value
State Grid's Chongqing recycling center, operational since August 2022, has dismantled 5,000 transformers and 4,840 tons of cables, reducing SF6 emissions by 21 tons and recovering valuable materials like steel wire and cable casing for repurposing, contributing to China's carbon neutrality goals.
China's Transformer Recycling Center Reduces Emissions, Creates Economic Value
State Grid's Chongqing recycling center, operational since August 2022, has dismantled 5,000 transformers and 4,840 tons of cables, reducing SF6 emissions by 21 tons and recovering valuable materials like steel wire and cable casing for repurposing, contributing to China's carbon neutrality goals.
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56% Bias Score
Illegal Waste Export to Tunisia Spurs International Action
In 2020, 7,900 tons of Italian waste mislabeled as recyclable plastic were illegally exported to Tunisia; activist Semia Labidi Gharbi's campaign led to the return of 6,000 tons and stricter EU waste export regulations.
Illegal Waste Export to Tunisia Spurs International Action
In 2020, 7,900 tons of Italian waste mislabeled as recyclable plastic were illegally exported to Tunisia; activist Semia Labidi Gharbi's campaign led to the return of 6,000 tons and stricter EU waste export regulations.
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56% Bias Score
Republic Services Strike Enters Second Week Amidst Wage Dispute
A strike by over 2,000 Teamsters against Republic Services, impacting 14 Massachusetts communities and other locations, continues into its second week due to disputes over wages, benefits, and working conditions, prompting government intervention and concerns about essential service disruptions.
Republic Services Strike Enters Second Week Amidst Wage Dispute
A strike by over 2,000 Teamsters against Republic Services, impacting 14 Massachusetts communities and other locations, continues into its second week due to disputes over wages, benefits, and working conditions, prompting government intervention and concerns about essential service disruptions.
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36% Bias Score
Aquaculture Waste Scandal in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Atlantic Salmon Federation alleges that aquaculture companies in Newfoundland and Labrador are illegally dumping plastic waste, including broken cages and ropes, at six sites along the province's south coast, based on satellite imagery and on-site investigations; this has prompted calls for a mo...
Aquaculture Waste Scandal in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Atlantic Salmon Federation alleges that aquaculture companies in Newfoundland and Labrador are illegally dumping plastic waste, including broken cages and ropes, at six sites along the province's south coast, based on satellite imagery and on-site investigations; this has prompted calls for a mo...
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52% Bias Score
Birmingham Bin Strike Enters Sixth Month Without Resolution
A six-month-long bin strike in Birmingham, UK, continues with no resolution in sight, leaving residents with overflowing bins and impacting the city's already low recycling rate of 22.9% (excluding Liverpool).
Birmingham Bin Strike Enters Sixth Month Without Resolution
A six-month-long bin strike in Birmingham, UK, continues with no resolution in sight, leaving residents with overflowing bins and impacting the city's already low recycling rate of 22.9% (excluding Liverpool).
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60% Bias Score
Manila Mayor Warns of Health Emergency Amidst Rubbish Crisis
Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a potential health emergency due to uncollected rubbish after two contractors quit over 400 million pesos (\$7 million) in unpaid fees, urging residents to temporarily store waste at home.
Manila Mayor Warns of Health Emergency Amidst Rubbish Crisis
Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a potential health emergency due to uncollected rubbish after two contractors quit over 400 million pesos (\$7 million) in unpaid fees, urging residents to temporarily store waste at home.
Progress
36% Bias Score
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