Recycling

Recycling

To increase productivity, what factories need are trained staff and advanced technology. Photo: Mumit M

Lack of waste recycling threatens apparel survival: Experts

They added that the major challenges in recycling include economic viability, policy inconsistencies, and limitations in the investment environment.

Dust containing lead is molten in a furnace, after which the molten lead is separated and cooled down.

Bera’s battery ‘recycling’ business is now semi-regulated, but no less toxic

Inside an e-waste recycling factory in Narayanganj, skilled workers carefully disassemble and categorise parts from old mobile phones and computers, ensuring valuable materials are recovered and repurposed. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Azizu Recycling – turning e-waste into economic value

Bangladesh exports jhut (textile scraps) only to re-import it as high-value yarn. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Bangladesh’s circular economy: Budget blind spots and EU wake-up call

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Increased recycling, awareness stressed to save environment amid rising plastic use

There is now a market for sorted glass jars of all shapes and sizes, whether they are jam or jelly jars, Nutella containers, or large ketchup bottles. Photos: Mehedi Hasan

From recycling to upcycling: The budding industry of things we throw out

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SIM recycling period may be shortened to one year

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Reduce, reuse, recycle, repeat: The art of green living

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Can we recycle concrete?

Less than 10% of plastic is recycled globally, and nearly half of the 400 million tonnes of plastic waste annually end up in landfills. File photo: Collected

Both manufacturers, consumers must adopt plastic recycling: Business leaders

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Govt urged for immediate support to ship recycling industry

These traders buy old houses, break them down, and then sell different materials to different retailers. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Recycling buildings: Inside the country’s largest market for second-hand construction materials

Plastic and other debris are seen on the shores of Cap Haitian beach, in Cap Haitian, Haiti October 9, 2018/ Reuters

Recycling plastic not enough, warns UN environment chief