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The chance to keep global warming below 1.5°C with no overshoot is gone.
But urgent action can still limit the overshoot and bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100.
Current policies, however, put the 🌎 on course for up to 2.8°C this century.
New #EmissionsGap Report: unep.org/en/news-and-stories…
Wastenews retweeted
Loading shovel operators keep transfer stations and MRFs moving. HSE: no one should operate plant unless their employer has made sure they are competent to do so.
#PlantOperator #UKWaste
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We’re coming to Cartagena 🇨🇴
We signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cartagena Mayor’s Office to tackle plastic pollution in Cartagena’s waterways and prevent waste from reaching the Caribbean Sea.
Cartagena marks another step in our efforts across Colombia, where we’re working with local partners to stop plastic pollution at its source.
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¡Llegamos a Cartagena! 🇨🇴
Firmamos un Memorando de Entendimiento con la Alcaldía de Cartagena para combatir la contaminación por plásticos en las vías fluviales de la ciudad y evitar que los residuos lleguen al Mar Caribe.
Cartagena marca un nuevo avance en nuestros esfuerzos en Colombia, donde trabajamos con socios locales para frenar la contaminación por plásticos desde su origen.
Wastenews retweeted
What needs to change to limit overshoot and bring global warming back to 1.5°C by the end of the century?
From renewable energy to coal and methane, UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report sets out the changes needed to help make that possible.
Read more: ow.ly/GhVe50ZZEY8
Wastenews retweeted
With today’s announcement of Cartagena, The Ocean Cleanup has now signed agreements to deploy in all three of Colombia’s cities that emit plastic into the ocean (Cartagena, Barranquilla, and Santa Marta)
We’re coming to Cartagena 🇨🇴
We signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cartagena Mayor’s Office to tackle plastic pollution in Cartagena’s waterways and prevent waste from reaching the Caribbean Sea.
Cartagena marks another step in our efforts across Colombia, where we’re working with local partners to stop plastic pollution at its source.
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¡Llegamos a Cartagena! 🇨🇴
Firmamos un Memorando de Entendimiento con la Alcaldía de Cartagena para combatir la contaminación por plásticos en las vías fluviales de la ciudad y evitar que los residuos lleguen al Mar Caribe.
Cartagena marca un nuevo avance en nuestros esfuerzos en Colombia, donde trabajamos con socios locales para frenar la contaminación por plásticos desde su origen.
#applies nearly everywhere, but looking in some recycling bins you wouldn't know it.. #localgovernment
Wastenews retweeted
Stop scrolling. 👀 Did you know one bracelet can help pull 1 lb of trash from our ocean? Discover your next bracelet here: bit.ly/4yjYUCe
Wastenews retweeted
Meet Soft-Plastic Steve! He’s the flimsy plastic that doesn’t belong in your recycling bin 🚫 Keep carrier bags, crisp packets, and clingfilm out!
✅ Collect them in a bag and drop them off at local supermarkets.
Want to know more? Check our website: maidstone.gov.uk/home/primar…
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Don’t be alarmed if the bin crew look inside your main recycling bin - they’re trained to check for items that can’t be recycled! Food waste, dirty nappies, clothes/towels/bed covers cannot be extracted properly from the tonnes of recycling at the facility where recycling is taken to be processed, causing issues for the machinery & hand-sorting. Place nappies in the rubbish & recycle clothes etc separately
Wastenews retweeted
Mangroves can store up to 4x more carbon per acre than tropical rainforests.
They also protect coastlines from storms and nurse baby fish.
The most underrated tree on the planet. 🌊
Wastenews retweeted
Welsh council secures a successful prosecution in #FlyTipping case near iconic Welsh lake nation.cymru/news/welsh-coun…
#WasteCrime
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Have you got a small room that needs painting, or a fun upcycling project? And just know that you won't need a whole can of paint for it? Why not stop by Beaconsfield, Aston Clinton or High Wycombe Household Recycling centres and pick up a free pot of water-based paint? Yes FREE! The paint has been donated by other residents and all tins will be at least half full, perfect for that small job you've been meaning to do!
#FreePaint #TakeAndDontate #PaintReuse
ALT An open yellow metal storage cabinet filled with various paint tins and buckets, positioned on a paved outdoor surface.
Wastenews retweeted
The 4ocean Osborne Reef Bracelet is crafted for everyday wear while helping remove 1 lb of plastic and trash from our ocean, rivers, and coastlines with every purchase. Shop now -> bit.ly/4zobKAk
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We would have liked to have sat in on that meeting. 🤦 #PlasticPollutes
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Transport managers: a standard operator licence needs one with a CPC, 'continuously and effectively' managing the operation. External TMs are capped at 4 operators and 50 vehicles.
#TransportManager #HGV
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Months of traffic delays on Aberdeen’s West North Street as SSEN plots massive substation ift.tt/r3ysx2j
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Two years ago today, we exposed huge amounts of illegal sewage dumping in Windermere.
And still, the Environment Agency has done nothing about it.
@WindrushWasp
🚨 Breaking News 🚨
Save Windermere has once again been involved in exposing United Utilities exploitation of Windermere. Today the BBC reported that in the last 3 years, United Utilities has ILLEGALLY dumped 143,000,000 litres of untreated sewage directly into Windermere from just one of their sites — that’s thethe equivalent of 23 million toilet flushes, 1,600 double-decker buses, or enough to fill Big Ben 30 times! 💩
According to the BBC, United Utilities claims they reported these incidents at Glebe Road Pumping Station as soon as they were aware, which suggests they simply didn’t know about the instances of illegality from 2021 to September 2023, despite it being their statutory obligation to show permit compliance. The BBC estimates an additional 24 incidents that weren’t reported at the time could have cost the company £2.5 million through lower rewards or greater penalties.
You might be thinking, where’s the Environment Agency? Isn’t this their job? Well, once again, they’ve turned a blind eye. They’ve failed to ask for the data, failed to hold United Utilities accountable and failed to protect Windermere from this predatory behaviour.
We need your help to stop this 🫵
👊 Tag @Keir_Starmer
👊 Email Keir Starmer
👊 Share the video with the hashtag #savewindermere
Let’s try and get this trending. Keir Starmer has often spoken about his love for the Lake District. Now it’s time for him to put his money where his mouth is and end sewage pollution in Windermere once and for all. Windermere is a symbol of our cultural heritage, a key driver of the local and national economy, and a sanctuary for rare and protected wildlife. This is a national and international disgrace, one of the country’s greatest natural treasures is being exploited by the multi-billion pound private water company. It’s time for Westminster to act.
@Keir_Starmer , it’s time to stop the sewage to Save Windermere.
Read the full blog to see how we uncovered this shocking story 👉
savewindermere.com/news/grps…
BBC article 👉
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrj…
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