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Food wastage

Every year, one third of all food produced globally goes to waste. This not only affects our wallets but also has a significant impact on our environment. When food waste ends up in landfills, it releases methane gas, which contributes to climate change. We can reduce food waste by buying only what we need, planning our meals, and composting our food scraps. Let's work together to reduce food waste and make a positive impact on our environment. Food waste is a significant problem that affects individuals, businesses, and the environment. According to the United Nations, approximately one-third of all food produced globally goes to waste each year. This equates to 1.3 billion tonnes of food, which is enough to feed three billion people. Food waste has many negative consequences. Firstly, it is a waste of resources. Producing food requires land, water, energy, and other resources. When food is wasted, these resources are also wasted. This is not only bad for the environment but also ...

Bottle recycling machines in Germany

In Germany you have to pay a deposit for most of the plastic bottles you buy. This is usually 25 ct per bottle. Once it is empty, you can bring it back to the supermarket & get your deposit back by putting it in a bottle recycling machine. Bottle recycling machines are normally located close to the doorway of supermarkets. If you placed your bottle into the spherical hole, the machine will spin it round to test the barcode. The bottle then disappears into the gadget, which displays the amount of cash that you will get again. When you have were given multiple bottle, preserve setting them in, one after the alternative, after which press the green button. Subsequent, the device will print your receipt. Usually preserve your receipt! The amount at the bottom is the coins you get again from recycling your bottles. The original concept at the back of the rate distinction became twofold: on the one hand, it elevated the incentive for people to return environmentally-harmful plas...

Singapore's Pulau Semakau

What if I told you that this picture of resort-like island which is actually a tourist spot, with coral reefs and clean water is an actual garbage dump? Singapore's Pulau Semakau disposes off their garbage in the most fascinating way. In an actual 'island' which is the world's first ecological offshore landfill. This landfill is specially designed by engineers and environmentalists from Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA).   The Semakau Landfill is Singapore's first and only landfill situated offshore among the southern islands of Singapore. It covers a total area of 3.5 square kilometres and has a capacity of 63 million m³. To create the required landfill space, a 7 km perimeter rock bund was built to enclose a part of the sea between Pulau Semakau and Pulau Sakeng. As of August 2011[update] it was estimated that the landfill, which began operations on 1 Apr 1999, will last until 2045.The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, along ...