#landfill — Public Fediverse posts

"Millions of solar eclipse glasses could end up in landfill: Here’s what to do instead"

#SolarEclipse #Landfill #Environment

https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/13/millions-of-solar-eclipse-glasses-could-end-up-in-landfill-heres-what-to-do-instead

Long-term study suggests landfill methane emissions are far higher than estimates https://phys.org/news/2026-08-term-landfill-methane-emissions-higher.html

#environment #landfill #methane #emissions

Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
By Ushika Kidd

Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research

#Foodwaste #Recycling #Landfill #Waste #Plastics #Pollution #Greenhousegasemissions #Climatecrisis #USnews #Environment #TheGuardian #UshikaKidd

Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research #FoodWaste #Recycling #Landfill #Waste #Plastics #Pollution #GreenhouseGasEmissions #ClimateCrisis #UsNews #Environment

Seasonal #Landfill #Methane #Emissions Driven by #Temperature and Pressure | Environmental Science & Technology | ACS Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/esthag/article/60/18/13356/5068874/Seasonal-Landfill-Methane-Emissions-Driven-by

Health risk fears for storks in Europe over ‘junk food’ from landfill https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/08/health-risk-fears-for-storks-in-europe-over-junk-food-from-landfill

#AnimalRights #Europe #environment #wildlife #birds #health #junkfood #landfill

Next ? “ … to be incinerated in a massive waste-to-energy plant that burns rubbish in a controlled environment to produce electricity. “

(Note: 42 million people in #Jakarta - Bangladeshi capital #Dhaka 37 million, #Tokyo 33 million… see also #NewDelhi #Shanghai #Guangzhou #Manila #Kolkata #Seoul & #Cairo )
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/jul/13/jakarta-trash-garbage-rubbish-bantar-gebang-landfill

#BantarGebang #fossilfuels #garbage #Jakarta #Landfill #microplastic #nanoplastic #plastic #pollution

"Health risk fears for storks in Europe over ‘junk food’ from landfill"

#Europe #Landfill #Birds #Animals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/08/health-risk-fears-for-storks-in-europe-over-junk-food-from-landfill

Health risk fears for storks in Europe over ‘junk food’ from landfill https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/08/health-risk-fears-for-storks-in-europe-over-junk-food-from-landfill #Birds #Landfill #Waste #Environment #Animals #Europe #Poland #Wildlife

I suggest that the best thing you can get for yourself on #Amazon #PrimeDay is freedom from excess consumption, avoidance of unnecessary debt (and future interest expense), and liberation from Amazon.

Feel the need to "buy something?" Buy pre-owned from a thrift store, secondhand bookstore, yard sale, or (if you must) eBay. At least you'll help extend the life of a product already manufactured.

#environment #capitalism #greed #consumerism #reuse #SpaceshipEarth #waste #landfill #trash

From waste to fuel: New method transforms used ground coffee into high-quality fuel in 90 seconds

ⓘ ChatGPT Thanks …
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #benchmarks #biochar #Biomass #biowaste #CA #Canada #carbon #coffee #decarbonization #emissions #Energy #fuel #gasification #graphicscard #landfill #laptop #netbook #notebook #organic #Plasma #processor #pyrolysis #Recycling #Renewable #reports #review #reviews #Science #sustainability #test #tests #upcycling #Waste
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/752544/

From waste to fuel: New method transforms used ground coffee into high-quality fuel in 90 seconds

ⓘ ChatGPT Than…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #benchmarks #biochar #biomass #biowaste #carbon #Coffee #decarbonization #emissions #Energy #fuel #gasification #graphicscard #landfill #laptop #netbook #notebook #organic #Plasma #processor #pyrolysis #recycling #renewable #reports #review #reviews #Science #sustainability #test #tests #upcycling #Waste
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/751571/

WEEE Collection & Recycling
https://www.wastecare.co.uk/collections/weee-collection-and-recycling/

#SolarPunkSunday #ReUse #Repair #WEEE #ReCycling #WeeeCharity #eWaste #Landfill

Weee Charity
"We are looking for unwanted computers, laptops, office phones and other IT equipment. Donating your old equipment helps provide valuable work experience and skills training.."
https://www.weeecharity.com/

#SolarPunkSunday #ReUse #Repair #Weee #eWaste #Landfill

"Troubled by Spreading Landfill Pollution, a Long Island Community Demands Action"

#Landfill #Environment

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062026/new-york-brookhaven-landfill-pollution/

Clean up your yard or garage, and bring your excess trash, unwanted bulky items, landscape trimmings, or home remodel waste for FREE disposal!

If you're a TO resident and an Athens Services customer, you're eligible for Free Landfill Day at the Calabasas Landfill on Saturday, June 20th, from 8 am to 1 pm. Proof of residency is required. More info: https://toaks.gov/freelandfillday

#cleanup #solidwaste #landfill #thousandoaks

Chile landfill tops UN global list for methane emissions

A landfill on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, is one of the world's largest sources of climate-warming methane gas, according to a UN study, which estimated the trash heap produces emissions equivalent to those from nearly 2 million cars driven annually. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #globalwarming #methane #methanegas #chile #landfill Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the…

https://fllics.com/en/video/chile-landfill-tops-un-global-list-for-methane-emissions/

‘Trash everywhere’: Bali’s largest landfill sinks

As Bali moves to shut down Suwung landfill, the largest on the island, communities are being forced to change how they deal with rubbish. #Bali #Landfill #Garbage #trash #environment #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow Reuters on Instagram:

https://fllics.com/en/video/trash-everywhere-balis-largest-landfill-sinks/

We’re getting something right in #resourcerecovery
Today I loaded up a carload of unwanted household items, car batteries, #ewaste and old paint tins. In half an hour I had offloaded almost all of it at #Vinnies and the local #recycling centre, relishing the space released at home and the knowledge that most of it will be used again. No fee. No mining. No #landfill 😊

#Food for thought
[Graphic from Vgraphsinsta which is a bit thin on science and methodology unfortunately]
#dematerialization #lifecycle #waste #landfill #persistence #environmental #resourceefficiency

So, just finished this month's Repair Cafe in #Regina.

There's a depressing pattern where small #appliances, typically #kitchen stuff, fail after just a year or so. The warranties are invariably one year. Nobody, especially the manufacturer, offers service - "Just buy a new one, it's cheaper" is the refrain. Of course, we're trying to "reduce, re-use, recycle" and keep this stuff out of the #landfill.

Even trying to service them is a pain, and sometimes impossible. The cases/shells of modern stuff are frequently absolute b*stards to take apart, and really new stuff now features "one-way clips" - there's literally no way to unclip the shell after it's been clicked together at the factory. You can't access the latching bit, so you have to force it and break the #clip, and then #bodge it back together somehow.

Mandating a longer #warranty, like in the EU - two years, three? - would help, because stuff would have to be designed better.

The two most frustrating from today:

1) A Keurig coffee maker, used twice, a year old. Got it apart, it had leaked water onto the back of the (massively #overcomplicated) CPU board, and shorted it out. Poof, magic smoke gone, tears in the rain, time to die, etc. Who puts the CPU directly under a join in the #water pipe?

2) A gas-powered leaf blower. Fuel line rotted, but to be able to feed new one through from the carburetor to the fuel tank, you have to take the shell apart - which requires disassembling the engine!

#RepairCafe #SK #EWaste