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Waste & the environment
■ Water: Water companies insist that they have the equipment to make sewage safe to drink
■ Electronic waste: Manufacturers take on more responsibility
■ Companies: Opportunities are burgeoning for waste companies
■ Ship breaking: The tide is turning for the scrappers who survive on cheap labour and lax standards - -
Reduction should be the target
Waste is huge – in terms of quantity, its value, and its environmental impact, says Fiona Harvey.
Recycling: Designers must cater for products’ afterlife
Usefulness at point-of-recycling is vital too, says Sarah Murray.
Water: Purified sewage is unpalatable
Despite growing shortages, there are many options that can be explored before drinking waste, says Ross Tieman.
Plastic bags: Solution is in shoppers’ hands
The consumer really can act to save the planet, says Mike Scott.
Regulation: Europe leads as rubbish is recycled into global business
EU rule-making is speeding the growth of international waste giants, says Ross Tieman.
Corporate landscape: Where there’s muck there’s brass
Legislation and changing public sentiment are coming together to boost the stock of companies in the waste business, says Mike Scott.
Electronic waste: Manufacturers take on greater responsibility
The throwaway culture has big challenges, says Sarah Murray, who also looks at the US and EU.
Ship breaking: Wreckers in deep water
The largest ship breaking site in the world is fuelled by lax standards. But times are changing, says Amy Yee.
Scrap metal: China helps drag metal recycling into a bigger league
Higher investment has meant that companies have grown larger too, says Kevin Morrison.
Modern techniques fire a burning argument
Burning waste is seen as a modern alternative to landfill and a potential energy resource, writes Fiona Harvey.
