Category: waste
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Labour backs £15m rescue fund to tackle food waste and feed those in need
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Labor ministers have thrown their support behind a £15 million government plan to rescue surplus food from UK farms – often thrown away or fed to animals – and distribute it to homeless shelters, food banks and charities, especially over the festive period. The fund, originally promised by Michael Gove…
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Blow as AfDB exits Nairobi waste power plant project on delays
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has exited a multi-billion shilling renewable energy project in Nairobi’s Kibera slum due to repeated delays in the procurement of services to kick-start the project. The continental lender had in January 2018 awarded Asticom Kenya Limited a grant of $995,000 (Sh128.8 million at current exchange…
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TripleW transforms food waste into bioplastic
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When he was still at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Amir Oranim was thinking about how to make the world a better place. When he was working in business development at the Weizmann Institute, he came across the concept of bioplastics – plastics produced from environmentally friendly materials in collaboration…
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TripleW transforms food waste into bioplastic
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When he was still at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Amir Oranim was thinking about how to make the world a better place. When he was working in business development at the Weizmann Institute, he came across the concept of bioplastics – plastics produced from environmentally friendly materials in collaboration…