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04 Feb 2012
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Beyond Basel
All 178 countries that are Parties to the Basel Convention have supported the early entry into national laws of the Basel Ban Amendment, prohibiting all exports of hazardous wastes, including electronic wastes and old obsolete ships from developed to developing countries.

 
A sideways view
Famous quotations can often be not as accurately cited as they should be, and it turns out that the well known phrase “A week is a long time in politics”, famously attributed to Harold Wilson, doesn’t actually have a direct reference attached to it.

 
More than green belt production
More than greenbelt protection

 
Moth-eaten policies
Thanks to the power of social media, we were treated recently to the news that Defra’s offices in London had to be closed at a weekend for fumigation in order to be rid of a serious infestation of Tineola bisselliella, aka the common moth.

 
Nuclear time bomb TICKS AWAY
I know we are in the business of recycling and reuse, but I make no apology for returning to a subject that has featured in this column on several occasions. I refer of course to my recycled concerns about all things nuclear.

 
Lock ’em up until they sort it out...
I wonder if, like me, you were intrigued by the recent coverage of the Mars 500 project. Fascinating images were published of the journey to Mars being simulated in a Moscow scientific institute where...

 
What are we trying to achieve?
Convenience, they say, is key to the success of any recycling service. We must do everything we can to make things as easy as possible for the public, otherwise – silly things – they are apt to toss their recyclables into the residual stream.

 
Redefining ‘precious’
The conjunction of events encourages me to return to a regular theme for this column, that of the recurring dilemma between consumption and ethics, and the challenges and contradictions it can often present.

 
Reflections on speed and rubbish policy
As I sit to write, the coalition government has just completed its first 100 days in office. ‘100 days’ is a device often used by the media to make early assessments of new governments, and this time it was no different.

 
Carrier bag levy: a mixed bag
Wales is set to introduce the UK’s first charge on all single-use carrier bags. By not exempting compostable carrier bags, though, Novamont’s Tony Breton thinks the legislation represents a missed opportunity to divert food waste

 
 

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