AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMunicipal Recycling & Enforcement: South Holland District Council is rolling out wheelie bins, but officials warn recycling rates won’t jump overnight because residents need retraining on what goes where. Waste & Public Cleanliness: Cape Coast, Ghana saw a Zero Plastic Waste clean-up ahead of Fetu Afahye, targeting plastic pollution and clogged drainage channels around Fosu Lagoon and toward Cape Coast Castle. Illegal Dumping: Esquel, Argentina responded to a major used-oil filter dumping case on Route 40, removing contaminated soil and sending hazardous waste for disposal. Recycling Tech in Action: Veolia won a new 10-year contract with East London Waste Authority, including reuse and recycling centres plus pre-treatment sorting to lift recovery rates. Packaging Shift: Mondelēz replaced rigid PET cookie trays with FSC-certified paper trays across 115+ products in Europe, cutting about 2,200 tons of virgin plastic annually. Circular Materials: UWM launched a plastic film recycling program to divert hard-to-recycle film like bags and mailers from landfill.
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