AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoBattery Safety & Fire Risk: Guernsey waste centre staff were evacuated after a battery fire, with warnings that batteries must never go in general waste or mixed recycling. Local Collection Rules: Springfield proposed updates to trash and recycling rules, while South Kesteven District Council plans earlier bin emptying and bank-holiday collections to cut missed pickups. Hazardous Waste at Home: Reading, Pa. reminded residents to wrap and secure broken glass and keep sharps and hazardous items out of regular trash after worker injuries. Airport Recycling Push: Nigeria’s FAAN launched a Lagos programme to sort and recycle airport waste instead of sending it all to landfill. Industrial Hazardous Waste Snapshot: Bahrain reported industrial waste makes up about 79% of its hazardous total, with only part recycled. Recycling Facility Incidents: A major recycling-centre blaze in Fife follows another May fire, and Mecklenburg County warned residents not to put saw blades in curbside recycling after a near-miss. Policy & Circular Economy: Bangladesh moves toward a single online approval system for ship recycling, and Ghana sanitation leaders called for a dedicated national sanitation authority to close infrastructure and enforcement gaps. Composting Alternative: Vermont opened a natural organic reduction (“terramation”) facility turning human remains into soil.
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