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#landfill — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #landfill, aggregated by home.social.

  1. 🚮💡 Turns out, your #recycling #guilt trip might be as pointless as a #landfill in the Sahara ⏳. Meet Viktor Zhdanov—whose biggest project wasn't making you feel bad about plastic straws, but something else you'll forget in 5 minutes! 📚🙄
    worksinprogress.co/issue/just- #ViktorZhdanov #environmentalawareness #forgettableprojects #sustainability #HackerNews #ngated

  2. ♻️ “To disrupt this systemic waste, workplace design and build firm Oktra has partnered with #CircularEconomy platform Material Index. Using A I-driven site audits, material passports, and a network of over 300 trade partners, the collaboration aims to keep high-value fit-out elements – ranging from acoustic ceiling tiles to task chairs – out of #Landfill skips and inside a closed-loop marketplace.”

    designweek.co.uk/how-oktra-and

  3. Guinea rescuers search for victims after deadly landfill landslide

    Rescuers hunt for survivors after a landslide at a landfill in Guinea's capital killed 30 people. Heavy rains overnight prompted the collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #guinea #landslide #landfill #rains Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X:…

    fllics.com/en/video/guinea-res

  4. Heartbreaking! "At least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed on to nearby homes in Guinea's capital Conakry, the government has said.

    Another 22 people were injured, including six seriously, in the city's Dar-es-Salam area."

    One woman told local media her five children had died in the disaster. There are fears that the death toll will rise further."

    bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3g36z

    #Guinea #landfill #poverty #environmentalracism #capitalism

  5. Readers reply: Is it inevitable that consumerism will literally fill up the planet?

    The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers whether there is sufficient global physical capacity for all our discarded and worn-out purchases

    theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

    #Lifeandstyle #Recycling #Environment #Overconsumption #Waste #Landfill #Pollution #Ethicalandgreenliving #TheGuardian #

  6. 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

  7. 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.."
    weeecharity.com/

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

  8. 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: toaks.gov/freelandfillday

    #cleanup #solidwaste #landfill #thousandoaks

  9. #StarIsland a model of #EnvironmentalStewardship

    #GreenGosport Initiative puts ideals into action at #IslesOfShoals

    by Deborah McDermott, June 30, 2019

    Excerpt:
    "The [wastewater] treatment plant is the last significant piece in the Green Gosport Initiative, named after the 17th century town that once existed on the island. For the better part of 10 years, Star Island Corporation has been working to become a #sustainable community.

    "The initiative has included the installation of the solar array in 2015, which has reduced by more than 75% the amount of diesel fuel for the generators that once powered everything on the island. Electricity consumption has dropped by more than 35% by making a change to LED lights and purchasing energy-efficient appliances in the kitchen. All disposable packaging, utensils and straws are biodegradable, and there are bins everywhere that encourage guests to properly dispose of their waste.

    "#Sludge from the treatment plant is dried and composted with waste #cardboard and #WoodChips, instead of being sent to a #landfill. The #composting program began in 2014, and last year for the first time, the first batch was ready for testing by the state. It was so clean 'we got approval this spring to use that product without restriction, anywhere. So this spring, we used it as mulch in the flower pots,' Simard said."

    Read more:
    fosters.com/story/news/2019/06

    #SolarPunkSunday #Gosport #ZeroWaste #Composting

  10. #Landfill Dumped In Early #EisenhowerEra Through Swinging #SanFrancisco 60s And Supposedly Sealed Off In 7😀's is Leaching Into The #PacificOcean

    The site buried under bulldozed boulders at Mussel Rock Beach along the #SanMateo #Seashore gurgles up #garbage including easily read old newspapers from the early 1960s.

    The dreaded #CaliforniaCoastalCommission could hit #DalyCity resident #taxpayers with huge fines, but current denizens of this working class enclave object to being blamed for poor planning by bureaucratic buffoons in decades past, putting #toxic heavy metals and ammonia into ground water as well as the sea itself..

    mercurynews.com/2025/08/26/old

    #BayArea #StupidHumans #GiftLink #SharedLink #PaywallLift

  11. #OrilliaOntario - Need something fixed? #Orillia #RepairCafé returning in April

    Event taking place April 5 at St. James' Anglican Church

    Mar 14, 2025

    "Local residents are invited to bring their broken or torn possessions to St. James’ Church on Saturday, April 5 (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), where 'fixers' will be on hand to make repairs and turn their 'trash' into 'treasure' at the eighth Orillia Repair Café, which takes place twice a year.

    "The event is supported by local volunteers and Sustainable Orillia, St. James’ Anglican Church and Lake Country Time Trade.

    "Light refreshments will be provided as well as child-friendly activities. A new feature this year will be '#BookSwaps,' one for adults and one for children. The café has a friendly and fun ambience and combines an enjoyable family activity with a rewarding outcome.

    "Annalise Stenekes has led the project since its inception and has gathered a dedicated and talented team of fixers who will attempt to repair a variety of items, including bicycles, lamps, home appliances, sewing machines, jewelry and audio/visual and computer equipment. Small furniture items will be repaired, clothing and footwear mended and toys given new life.

    "Last year, 230 kilograms of items were given a new lease on life, diverting potential waste from the #landfill and saving an estimated $1,000.

    "'#Repairing and #reusing broken items, as opposed to disposing of them and purchasing new ones, is a practical and meaningful contribution we can make for our environment,' says local resident Wendy Kirk. 'The Repair Café is also a feel-good place — at times the joy is tangible when someone’s prized item is restored to its former usefulness.'

    "Repair Café events are happening around the world, saving money, reducing landfill waste, cutting CO2 emissions, promoting learning and fostering community connections."

    Source:
    orilliamatters.com/local-news/
    #RepairCafesOntario #RepairCafes #BuildingCommunity #SolarPunkSunday #FixIt