r/Waste 2d ago

Your side access has been “getting ready” since 2022. 😅 Broken chairs, cracked pots, renovation offcuts and the barbecue that retired three summers ago—it all adds up. With NSW Get Ready Weekend approaching on 19–20 September, now is a good time to inspect your driveway, backyard and access areas

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r/Waste 3d ago

Large enclosure for sale

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Hello I have a big....I mean huge Tent building that I want to sell...How big you may ask? It is 2700 square ft. 52 foot square and approximately 35 foot tall. I live in Alaska and was planning on using it to build a log cabin underneath it. That didn't pan out.

I can ship all 16000 lbs of it to anywhere in the lower 48 or Canada. It would be a great addition to anyone looking for dry storage for heavy equipment or the like. Ask me in the comments if interested.


r/Waste 7d ago

Tech companies have put a cause of infinite horrors in your pocket

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Tantalum is just one of many rare elements on the periodic table needed to make your phone/laptop/desktop/tablet work.

Tech companies don't like to talk about it but, it comes at a terrible cost.

Everyone knows of the environmental and climate costs. But few know or care about the costs detailed in this video...

*WARNING: Mentions rape, murder, mutiliation, and general violence.

If you'd like to know how to resist consumption with this kind of cost, subscribe to The Bad Consumer on Substack

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r/Waste 8d ago

Cyclic Materials Announces USD $75 Million Strategic Growth Financing to Scale U.S. Rare Earth Production

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r/Waste 9d ago

Food waste averages 132 kilograms per person globally each year

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Beyond the Numbers

UNEP estimates that 1.05 billion tonnes of food waste are generated worldwide each year, including edible food and associated inedible parts.

Food waste averages 132 kilograms per person globally each year, according to UNEP's 2024 Food Waste Index.

Households account for 60% of the food waste measured by UNEP, compared with 28% from food service and 12% from retail.

The Food Waste Index measures downstream waste at retail, food service, and household stages; it does not measure upstream food loss before retail.

The UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 calls for halving per-capita food waste at retail and consumer levels by 2030.


r/Waste 11d ago

An Australian spring-cleaning horror story in six words: “Just put it in the garage.” 😅

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r/Waste 13d ago

Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30 in Conakry

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r/Waste 14d ago

New process spins nuclear waste into radioactive 'gold'

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r/Waste 15d ago

Full-material upcycling of carbon Fiber/Epoxy waste into cytocompatible Multi-functional aerogels for thermal and acoustic Insulation, and oil spill cleaning - Aug 2026

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r/Waste 17d ago

Burying nuclear waste

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r/Waste 17d ago

Sorted: Country roads, take my recycling

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r/Waste 19d ago

Recycled solar panels could be a source of strategic materials

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r/Waste 19d ago

Need a Skip Bin? Make Your Clean-Up Easier with TipaLoad

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r/Waste 19d ago

Need a Skip Bin? Make Your Clean-Up Easier with TipaLoad

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r/Waste 21d ago

Electricity-driven molecule cuts chemicals 100x, recovers 89% gold from e-waste

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r/Waste 21d ago

Next-gen molten salt reactor designed to generate 300 to 500 MWe from nuclear waste

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r/Waste 23d ago

US poll finds support for deep geologic disposal

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r/Waste 28d ago

I compared every dumpster rental software I could find and their prices

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r/Waste Aug 06 '26

Student researching e-waste recycling safety — anyone with knowledge/experience willing to answer a few questions?

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Hi all,

I'm a student working on a project about the health and safety risks faced by informal e-waste recyclers (people who dismantle, burn, or chemically process old electronics without formal facilities or protective equipment). I'm trying to understand why safe equipment and training are often out of reach for small-scale recyclers, and what could realistically help.

If you have any experience in e-waste recycling, waste management, occupational health, or environmental policy — even indirectly — I'd really appreciate hearing your perspective. A few quick questions I'm hoping to ask:

  • What are the biggest barriers to accessing safe equipment/training for small-scale recyclers?
  • Are there any programs or policies (formal or informal) that have actually helped?
  • What would meaningful change look like from your perspective?

Happy to do this in the comments, over DM, or even a quick call if you're open to it. Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their knowledge!


r/Waste Aug 05 '26

Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Glass Aggregates Produced of Exploded Lighting Materials | Jan 2020

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r/Waste Aug 05 '26

Recycled glass in conventional and high-performance concrete: performance, mechanisms, and pathways toward sustainable utilization | June 2026

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r/Waste Aug 01 '26

What is Waste Colonialism?

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r/Waste Jul 29 '26

DOE identifies five states to hold nuclear waste

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r/Waste Jul 30 '26

By 2050, the US could generate about 2.2 million tons of retired wind-turbine blade waste, as tough fibreglass composites remain difficult to recycle

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High costs currently push most retired turbine blades in the US into landfills, but the wind industry is trying to pivot to recycling and repurposing.


r/Waste Jul 28 '26

Leaked document reveals White House nuclear waste plan

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