UN Environment
Golden potential of Africa’s landfill
September 25, 2018
According to UN environment, Africa’s landfill sites are full of ‘untapped potential’, such as the opportunity of turning e-waste into gold. Speaking recently at the Earth Innovation Forum in Tallinn, which took place on 5 September 2018, the Director General of Home Appliance Europe, Paolo Falcioni, said, “Five million tonnes of electronic equipment in Europe […]
Sweden fights SE Asia plastic waste
September 12, 2018
The Scandinavian nation has joined forces with UN Environment and COBSEA – the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia – to combat plastic pollution in Southeast Asian over the coming years. The project, which is funded by the Sweden International Development Agency (Sida) and implemented by UN Environment and COBSEA, seeks to ensure […]
