Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea have implemented successful waste sorting and recycling systems, particularly for food waste, with government support and environmentally friendly practices.

"Countries such as Taiwan, Finland, Japan, Switzerland, and Australia have successful waste sorting and recycling systems, and their practices can be used as a reference for improving waste management policies in other regions."

Taiwan is a country that has implemented successful waste sorting and recycling practices, as implied by its development of comprehensive environmental policies after introducing waste levies in 2000.

Taiwan has a successful waste sorting and recycling system, and is considered a leader in waste management in Asia.

"Taiwan has a successful waste sorting and recycling system, with initiatives such as the 'Resource Recovery 4-in-1 Program' and the use of specialized recycling trucks. Other countries, including Finland, Japan, Switzerland, and Australia, are also mentioned as having successful systems."

Countries like Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea have implemented successful waste sorting and recycling systems, with a focus on recycling food waste as livestock feed, and have been able to reduce food waste and promote environmentally friendly practices.

South Korea has a highly effective waste sorting and recycling system, with about 97% of municipal food waste being recycled, and can serve as a model for other countries to improve their waste management practices.

"Countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Sweden, and Norway have the best waste sorting and recycling systems, and their practices can be used as a model for improvement."

"Countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Sweden, and Norway have implemented successful waste sorting and recycling systems, with practices including waste levies and comprehensive environmental policies, which can serve as models for improvement in other regions."

"South Korea and Taiwan are examples of countries with successful waste sorting and recycling systems, with Seoul being a notable city in Korea that has implemented effective measures to change public perception and living habits."

"Implementing practices like reducing paper cup use, recycling newspapers, and differential charging can increase recycling and reduce waste."

Countries like South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan have successfully implemented waste management practices, including waste levies, which can serve as a model for other regions to improve their waste sorting and recycling systems.

South Korea's implementation of garbage charging has led to a significant reduction in waste disposal volume and an increase in recycling rate.

"Implementing practices such as reducing paper cup use, recycling newspapers, and differential charging can increase recycling and reduce waste, as supported by the '3R' environmental equation and successful waste management methods."

Implementing practices like reducing paper cup use, recycling newspapers, and differential charging can help increase recycling and reduce waste, as seen in the recycling program in Ingushetia.

Globally, less than 9% of materials are currently being recycled.

"Globally, less than 9% of materials are being recycled, with a current cycle rate of 8.6%."

"Tokyo is one of the megacities that has completely abandoned waste disposal through the introduction of an integrated approach and the use of two types of recycling."

"Taiwan is known for having one of the best waste sorting systems and can be used as an example for other countries to improve their waste management policies."

"Taiwan is known for having a well-developed waste management system, with the implementation of waste levies in 2000 and the development of comprehensive environmental policies."

Taiwan and Korea are leaders in waste management in Asia, with Korea introducing multi-pronged measures to achieve long-term management.

Taiwan has a well-organized waste sorting system, with initiatives such as the 'Resource Recovery 4-in-1 Program' that involves the government, manufacturers, consumers, and licensed recycling enterprises.

"Russia is implementing waste recycling projects with a national goal to reduce waste burial by half by 2030, while other countries and cities have also made significant progress in waste management and recycling."

"Russia is implementing waste recycling projects through companies like RT-Invest, which is building modern enterprises for thermal processing of waste into energy."

"Egypt has achieved a high recycling rate, ranking 14th in the world and 1st in the Arab world in 2023, and can be considered as an example of a country with successful waste recycling practices."

"Egypt has shown significant improvement and achievement in recycling, ranking high globally and within the Arab world, making it a notable example for successful waste recycling practices."

"Egypt has a notable waste recycling system, with a significant portion of its waste being collected and recycled by the informal sector, achieving a high recycling rate of about 80% in Cairo."

The European Union aims to recycle 55% of its municipal waste by 2025.

The Japanese government has implemented a successful practice of recycling food waste as livestock feed, which is environmentally friendly and provides cheap feed for farmers.

"Bangladesh has banned single-use plastics and is promoting biodegradable alternatives, making it a country with successful practices in waste sorting and recycling."

South Korea's approach to recycling food waste, which includes composting and feeding food waste to livestock, can be applied to other countries to improve their waste sorting and recycling systems.

"Classifying and collecting waste, as well as promoting resource recycling, are key practices that can be learned from other countries to improve waste sorting and recycling systems."

"Taiwan and Singapore have implemented successful waste management practices, including classifying and collecting waste, and promoting resource recycling. Taiwan's 'Resource Recovery 4-in-1 Program' has fully mobilized the role of the government, manufacturers, consumers, and licensed recycling enterprises in waste management."

"Singapore's waste management system, which includes classifying and collecting waste, and promoting resource recycling through incineration plants and landfill reduction, can serve as a model for other countries, including the U.S."

South Korea's waste management practices, including garbage charging and a step-by-step waste reduction plan, have led to a significant reduction in waste disposal volume and an increase in recycling rate, making it a useful example to learn from.

"Denmark, specifically the city of Copenhagen, has a successful waste management system, having completely abandoned waste disposal through an integrated approach and the use of material and energy recycling."

Germany has the highest household recycling rate, recycling 62% of its plastic waste.

Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea have implemented successful waste sorting and recycling systems, particularly for food waste, with government support and environmentally friendly practices.

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"In Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, the government in a matter of years has put a lot of energy behind recycling food waste as livestock feed," Stuart tells NPR's Renee Montagne. "It's environmentally friendly, it provides cheap livestock feed for the farmers in those parts of the world, and it avoids sending the food waste to landfill."

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"In the United States, under 3 percent of municipal food waste — so that's the food scraps that goes into people's garbage cans — actually gets recycled," he says. "If you go to a place like South Korea, the exact reverse is the case. It's about 3 percent that doesn't get recycled. The rest is recycled through composting and — very largely and very sensibly — through feeding that food waste to livestock."

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In 2005, the SAR Government proposed to develop a recycling economy, that is, to reduce the environmental burden by repairing, recycling and extending the service life of materials, to find a way out for recycling recyclable materials, and to promote the development of related industries and promote economic diversification.
However, more than a decade later, Hong Kong ’ s circular economy has not made much progress.
In this regard, some scholars suggest leveraging the advantages of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
At the same time, Hong Kong ’ s waste management policy is not yet climate, and we must match the experience of “top students ” such as Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.
Circular Economy Enemies the Greater Bay Area
Professor Patrick Poon, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has been developing a patented technology for converting waste glass into environmentally friendly bricks since the 1990s, with a view to improving the recycling efficiency of waste glass.
Green brick is a kind of concrete brick, can effectively use construction waste and waste glass, the third generation of green brick has been put into the market as paving brick.
For more than 20 years, the technology has been optimized by scholars to the fifth generation, but it is still “technology without market ”.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01" recently, Poon mentioned the two main reasons why the development of the local green brick industry is hindered, which is also the dilemma faced by Hong Kong's circular economy.
Pan Chih-sheng says that the research on green bricks has been successful, but the price is not competitive. (photo by O'Cara)
One of the main reasons is that local manufacturing has caused the high enterprise products to lose market advantage. Poon analysis, because the whole production process of environmentally friendly bricks produced in Hong Kong is completed in Hong Kong, and the land price and labor in Hong Kong are very high, and the price has also risen with the water. It is necessary to open up the market to achieve maximum trade liberalization, so the possibility of contractors choosing Hong Kong materials for profit considerations is very low.
On the other hand, the Hong Kong government has not introduced relevant policies to require the actual use of environmentally friendly materials, in the absence of just the premise, the market share of environmentally friendly bricks is unstable, and the current use of the third generation of environmentally friendly bricks is about 20% more expensive than natural sand bricks, so the project side may not consider the use of environmentally friendly bricks.
Another major obstacle is that the government did not help. Pan Zhisheng pointed out that environmental protection bricks are made of recycled materials, although the quality and performance of the bricks are not lost to natural sand and stone, but the quality difference is greater.
However, according to the existing government regulations, the two are regarded as the same, that is, the quality of environmentally friendly materials is too high, but it may still be regarded as unqualified due to the degree of quality difference. This single regulation is a constraint for the application of environmentally friendly bricks. If the outlook does not improve, it will be more difficult to attract investors.
Under such a vicious cycle, the government has no intention to invest or give support, and the environmental protection brick industry chain has become a dead end.
The recycling rate of local waste in Hong Kong is low, and exports are facing many restrictions.
In an interview with Hong Kong 01, Wong Woon-chung, director of the Johan Centre for Applied Forestry Research in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), Hong Kong Baptist University, pointed out that the land resources in Hong Kong are tight, such as the opening of a recycling plant for recycled materials will double the cost.
Mr Wong stressed that the circular economy requires complementary advantages from different regions. There is no way out if the development vision is limited to Hong Kong. (photo by Mr Cheng Tze-feng)
Waste management in Hong Kong is inefficient and should be seen around the world
South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan implemented waste levies in 1995, 1996 and 2000 respectively. Since then, they have gradually developed comprehensive and mature environmental policies with local characteristics.
Hong Kong's waste management system has been fragmented for many years, and it is time to look at the world and learn from advanced experience and thinking.
Hong Kong ’ s waste management policy has not been good for many years, and the climate should be on par with other regions. (Photo by Tsai Cheng-pong)
Korea has introduced waste utilization measures in a multi-pronged manner to achieve long-term management, so the Korean waste management system is at the forefront of Asia.
For example, the city of Seoul, which has achieved the most remarkable results, introduced a series of supporting measures in a few years to change the entire waste treatment model, public perception of waste and living habits after the implementation of the garbage levy system in 1995.
In contrast, the Hong Kong Government is always "discussing" with the industry and "considering" the initiatives of environmental protection groups.
Taiwan is also a leader in waste management in Asia.
The Taiwan government sent a special cleaning team to collect household waste from residents using two types of recycling trucks – yellow garbage trucks are used to collect general waste from residents using official garbage bags, and white garbage trucks are used to collect raw and cooked food waste, plastic and other recyclable resources.
As early as 1997, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency launched the "Resource Recovery 4-in-1 Program", which fully mobilized the role of the government, manufacturers, consumers and licensed recycling enterprises in waste management, not only to skillfully distribute the financial costs, but also to reflect the principle of impartiality.
Singapore has a small population, similar to Hong Kong, but the waste recycling work is more professional and centralized.
In Singapore, three waste management enterprises are licensed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to provide waste collection and recycling services to residents in different parts of the country. The waste is meticulously classified into paper, plastic, glass and metal, and the garden waste is collected separately.
In the recycling process, incineration plants reduce the volume of waste by 90%, and then use 3% of non-incineration and non-recyclable waste to landfill to reduce the environmental burden.
According to statistics, Singapore ’ s solid waste recycling rate reached 51.7% in 2020, a model that Hong Kong can learn from.
As for the administrative efficiency of the Mainland, it is also worth reflecting on the Hong Kong government. In July 2019, Shanghai implemented what has been described as the “world ’ s most stringent ” waste separation measure.
First of all, its domestic waste is strictly divided into four categories, namely recyclables, hazardous waste, wet waste and dry waste; secondly, if individuals or units do not dispose of garbage in accordance with the classification, they will be punished with severe high fines.
Under the mandatory implementation of the government, Shanghai residents have achieved good environmental protection results after experiencing "pain".
The Garbage Levy Ordinance has already been introduced, but the Government must not be complacent about it, but must think about how to tie in with the Ordinance in the next step, and adopt a systematic and comprehensive thinking to achieve long-term waste management.
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Taiwan is a country that has implemented successful waste sorting and recycling practices, as implied by its development of comprehensive environmental policies after introducing waste levies in 2000.

Taiwan has a successful waste sorting and recycling system, and is considered a leader in waste management in Asia.

"Taiwan has a successful waste sorting and recycling system, with initiatives such as the 'Resource Recovery 4-in-1 Program' and the use of specialized recycling trucks. Other countries, including Finland, Japan, Switzerland, and Australia, are also mentioned as having successful systems."

Countries like Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea have implemented successful waste sorting and recycling systems, with a focus on recycling food waste as livestock feed, and have been able to reduce food waste and promote environmentally friendly practices.

South Korea has a highly effective waste sorting and recycling system, with about 97% of municipal food waste being recycled, and can serve as a model for other countries to improve their waste management practices.

"Countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Sweden, and Norway have the best waste sorting and recycling systems, and their practices can be used as a model for improvement."

"Countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Sweden, and Norway have implemented successful waste sorting and recycling systems, with practices including waste levies and comprehensive environmental policies, which can serve as models for improvement in other regions."

"South Korea and Taiwan are examples of countries with successful waste sorting and recycling systems, with Seoul being a notable city in Korea that has implemented effective measures to change public perception and living habits."

"Implementing practices like reducing paper cup use, recycling newspapers, and differential charging can increase recycling and reduce waste."

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Egypt ranks 14th in the world and first in the Arab world in terms of recycling rates in 2023
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The Information and Decision Support Center of the Council of Ministers issued a new report entitled "Recycling...
The report highlighted the definition of the recycling process, its key stages, and its economic feasibility, as well as the facts and figures related to the recycling process at the level of Egypt and the world, and the opportunities available to promote recycling within the framework of achieving sustainable development, and the challenges facing it.
The report pointed out that recycling is the process of reprocessing waste, turning it into new products or materials, whether for original or other purposes, and thus the process of collecting and processing materials that were supposed to be disposed of as garbage, and turning them into new products, benefiting society, the economy and the environment. Waste is collected, processed or reprocessed into new products, and the purchase of those products that can be recycled again. Reused materials in the recycling process act as substitutes for raw materials obtained from relatively scarce natural resources such as petroleum, natural gas, coal, minerals, and trees.
In addition, there are two types of recycling: internal recycling, in which the techniques generated by a particular industry are reused and recycled to be used as a new input in the same industry, which is common in the metal industry, for example, the manufacture of copper pipes produces a certain amount of waste that is smelted and reconstituted, and external recycling where materials are reprocessed from a corrosive or obsolete product such as recycling old newspapers into new paper products.
The report stated that the importance of recycling is not only limited to achieving environmental sustainability, but also stands out in achieving economic sustainability as well, and the recycling process has a number of economic benefits, which are:
- Reduce the cost of waste disposal and support the economy and the environment: Recycling contributes to reduce the volume of waste and then save the necessary funds for landfill or incineration and allocate these funds to other projects, and the recycling of food waste and green waste reduces pollution from burning waste, as well as many fertilizers that enhance food security.
It is estimated that burning 10,000 tons of waste provides one job, burying the same amount leads to six jobs, while recycling the same amount creates 36 jobs, and it is also estimated that increasing current recycling rates by 75% will create approximately 3.2 million jobs by 2030.
- Encouraging small enterprises, where recycling creates unlimited opportunities for small industries and enterprises that rely on solid waste sorting outputs from plastic, glass, paper, cloth and other recyclable materials.
- Saving energy and reducing the total costs of production. For example, recycling aluminum cans saves about 95% of the energy needed to produce new aluminum from raw materials, and recycling glass saves about 50% of the energy needed to manufacture glass from raw materials. The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle is enough to light a light bulb. With a capacity of one watt for four hours, which reduces air pollution by 20% and water pollution by 50%, the paper recycling process saves about 60% of the energy needed to make it from raw materials, and the recycling of one ton of paper saves the equivalent of 17 trees and 7,000 gallons of water.
Food waste is the largest category of waste, accounting for about 40% of food produced, food waste contributes to about 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and dry recyclable materials (plastic, paper, cardboard, metals and glass) account for 38% of total global waste. The report added that plastic bottles need more than 450 years to decompose, and the rate of recycling of bottles in the world in 2020 is about 27.2%, and only 19% of the waste globally is recycled and composted. Asia accounts for more than 50% of global production of recycled aluminum.
Regarding the facts and figures of recycling in Egypt, the report pointed out that Egypt ranked first in the Arab world with 26.6 degrees and 42 globally out of 180 countries in the environmental performance index in terms of recycling for 2022, where it witnessed an improvement over the previous 10 years by 3.8 degrees, and Egypt ranked 14th globally and first in the Arab world in terms of recycling rates for 2023.
More than half of Cairo ’ s waste is collected by the informal sector, which consists of 50,000 waste processors, 150,000 waste collectors, sorters, traders and truck drivers, and about 80% of Cairo ’ s waste is recycled, including 290,000 tons of plastic annually.
The report pointed out that there are opportunities and challenges to achieve sustainable development in this area, where opportunities to enhance recycling operations indicate that recycling contributes significantly to the achievement of sustainable development goals, especially with regard to climate action and environmental conservation, and ensures the conservation of natural resources, through the recovery of existing components and products instead of turning them into waste. Ecosystems: Recycling non-renewable materials reduces environmental pollution, protects natural ecosystems, and provides opportunities to convert entire landfills into green gardens, promoting green transformation, as well as protecting the oceans from pollution, as the oceans are important for producing oxygen (about half of the oxygen we breathe), absorbing heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as well as the dangers posed by heat accumulation in the oceans. Recycling helps reduce the incineration of waste that emits large amounts of gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur and nitrogen. Recycling contributes to reducing the emission of greenhouse gases that cause climate change, as well as improving the quality of life, with many people around the world lacking access to controlled waste collection services or waste disposal facilities. New solid waste management practices through recycling or safe disposal become an essential component of sustainable city management and improved quality of life.
Despite the opportunities of recycling to achieve sustainable development and preserve the environment and natural resources, the expansion of these processes faces many challenges, including the lack of awareness and culture about recycling, where many people lack the necessary culture and information to recycle, despite knowing the positive returns and importance of the environment, as well as ensuring the occupational safety of workers. Some companies or individuals believe that buying recycled products is the same as buying used products but at a full price and sometimes the price of recycled materials is higher than new materials, as well as the need for modern infrastructure and technologies. which needs to be recycled.
The Information and Decision Support Center stressed in its report that Egypt has promising opportunities in the field of recycling, especially in light of the support of the political leadership, legislation and strategies for environmental action, increasing awareness and participation by the private sector and civil society, providing incentives and funding for environmental projects, as well as the establishment of many waste recycling plants.
In addition, Egypt has promising opportunities to inject more investments in the recycling and waste treatment sector, where the total waste produced by Egypt annually is about 90 million tons, and the total volume of recyclable materials is 24.3%, which provides investment opportunities in the field of waste recycling, ensuring economic benefit as well as commitment to environmental responsibility.

Countries like South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan have successfully implemented waste management practices, including waste levies, which can serve as a model for other regions to improve their waste sorting and recycling systems.

South Korea's implementation of garbage charging has led to a significant reduction in waste disposal volume and an increase in recycling rate.

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Beijing, April 23 (Xinhua) -- According to a report by the British environmental consultancy Eunomia, the global recycling rate ranking in 2017, Hong Kong ranked 24th, and Switzerland ranked 9th.
Since 2012, the Swiss government has introduced a tax on garbage bags to subsidize waste disposal costs, but the high fees have led some Swiss to leave their waste in neighboring France.
To this end, the French government cracked down on "smuggling" garbage, blocking nearly 10 tons of garbage from Switzerland, and fined 150 euros each.
South Korea has implemented garbage charging since 1995, and the overall waste disposal volume has been greatly reduced by 40%, and the recycling rate has reached more than 60%.
Compared to “one size fits all ” measures, the Korean government implemented the waste reduction plan in a step-by-step manner.
Waste charging is carried out in the form of bag charging, and then gradually expanded to restrict the use of disposable products, recycling of kitchen waste, etc., to deal with waste in a multi-pronged manner.
The environmental equation “3R ” has a priority: reduce waste, reuse, and recycle. Lisa Ramsden, a member of Greenpeace America, pointed out that large food and daily necessities companies have been promoting recycling for many years, but the results have not been good, so the“ naked buy ” consumption model of Reuse and Refill, that is, self-purchased containers. Buy the required items to really reduce waste at the source.
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The problem of ecology in the modern world is so global and acute that a simple man in the street often remains indifferent to it, being sure that he can not influence the evolving situation anyway.
One of those guys has always been me.
But it ’ s amazing what age does to a person.
What until recently seemed something distant and incomprehensible, after thirty, appears in a clear picture, with a clear understanding that somewhere you can still be useful.
The fight against tons of concentrated gases that poison the atmosphere, of course, is not for beginners, but it is elementary not to throw garbage past the urn for everyone.
This year, I decided to add another one to my piggy bank of useful eco-cases - to sort waste and hand over recyclables for processing.
I was not sure that I would be able to introduce this into the habit, so I did not load myself with the collection of all types of recyclables at once, but limited myself to waste paper and plastic.
The first mistake I made was that I didn ’ t read the information on the subject.
In my recyclable containers went everything that in my understanding referred to paper or plastic.
In a couple of months, I got a dozen huge packages, and I called the number of the company engaged in the purchase of recyclables in the republic.
After a couple of days, they arrived, took everything, later weighed it and sent me the payment on the card...
150 rubles.
Of course, I did not expect a large monetary reward, but this amount really confused me.
As representatives of the company explained, the payment could be 3 times more, but in my garbage bags there were many items that cannot be recycled.
For a month, I didn ’ t even want to think about a second experiment.
But later, realizing that my disappointment was due only to my ignorance, I decided to explore more information on this topic.
“In 30 years, we can drown in garbage! ” – last spring, this phrase, sounded in the report“ Greenpeace ”, actively quoted by the world media.
Progressive scientists believe that recycling can significantly affect the solution of this problem.
The use of waste for secondary use will preserve the natural and energy resources of the planet, reduce the load on the objects of storage and disposal of garbage.
Despite the fact that the culture of separate garbage collection has been operating in the world for several decades, in Russia it is only developing: more than 90% of waste is sent to landfills and landfills, 7% - for processing.
In recent years, the situation in Ingushetia has noticeably changed.
In general education institutions, eco-talks, eco-lessons and various cultural and educational events on environmental topics are held, there are environmental volunteer movements, in different points of cities and villages you can see mesh metal containers for collecting recyclables.
Against the background of ongoing changes, sorting garbage at home appears to be the minimum task of each person who is responsible to the Almighty and future generations for the preservation of the environment.
So where to start and what should not be thrown in a separate container for recyclables, so as not to be mistaken, as in the case of me?
First of all, it is worth remembering that not all paper is waste paper.
Paper cups, napkins, paper towels, toilet paper, checks, laminated paper, photo, greasy, dirty, burnt paper are not recyclable.
But office paper, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, promotional products, cardboard and corrugated cardboard, paper clean packaging from products you will be happy to accept in the appropriate points.
Bottles from under water, carbonated drinks, juice, milk, packaging and bottles from shampoo, detergents, plastic bags can be safely sent for processing.
But you should not collect toys, stationery, tubes of toothpaste and creams, packages of mayonnaise and ketchup with lids, shiny packages of coffee, tea and chips, straws from drinks, toothbrushes, foam, balls, shoe covers like I did.
This type of waste cannot or is difficult to recycle.
Last month, starting the general cleaning of the yard and sheds, our family also handed over scrap metal in the amount of 850 rubles.
It is worth noting that in this matter everything is easier - all types of metal can be processed, but cast iron is most appreciated.
The news for me was the fact that in Russia glass processing occupies one of the leading places.
But despite the fact that our country annually produces about 6 million tons of glass, only a quarter is processed.
Most of this volume ends up in landfills, while the decay period of a glass bottle is 1 million years.
Despite the fact that the report of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia “On Environmental Protection ” noted that Ingushetia has the lowest content of hazardous substances in the air, the problem of garbage disposal in our region is acute.
Head of the Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Ingushetia Adam Barkinkhoev commented on the work of the department for sorting waste.
“In order to introduce separate waste accumulation in the Republic of Ingushetia in the framework of the Federal project of an integrated system for municipal waste management in 2021, our region purchased 2,289 containers.
Containers have 5 color indications for certain waste fractions, ” says Adam Barkinkhoev.
The bulk of the containers have already been handed over to local governments for installation in all municipalities.
“The containers have also been handed over to the executive authorities, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labor, to be placed in schools, kindergartens and hospitals, ” says Adam Hamitovich.
According to him, this year the Ministry of Nature of Ingushetia also approved an application for the purchase of more than 2,700 containers in 2023.
“We have an agreement with the regional operator for the export of waste in Ingushetia that after all the containers are placed, the regional operator will develop a schedule and will separately take all the waste to its landfill.
At the landfill, waste is additionally sorted and will be sent to other regions for processing.
The remaining part, the so-called tails, will be placed on the landfill for subsequent burial. ”
Work on environmental education of the population is not the first year carried out by the Ministry.
But to intensify the promotion of separate collection of garbage, the department plans after the installation of containers.
“We can talk a lot about separate collection, but if we do not create conditions for the population, then people will hear today, and tomorrow they will forget.
And if we talk about it, and they can apply this knowledge in practice, it will be much better absorbed, ” explains Adam Barkinkhoev, head of the Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Safety of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Ingushetia.
During this year, I repeatedly handed over waste paper and plastic to the company Biolaif _ ing, engaged in the reception and export of recyclables.
In the course of writing this material, it became interesting to talk with representatives of the company and find out what led them in the opening of this business area.
“As we all know, every year a huge amount of garbage is thrown into the atmosphere, which nature cannot independently process without human strength.
So we decided to take this case, ” says Sultan.
“We have organized the collection and purchase of recyclable materials that can be recycled and reused.
This category includes plastic, paper, glass...
There are many more categories that can be attributed to the second.
But we still have limited options that we buy.
We accept any kind of waste paper, plastic containers, bottles, canisters... "
In the native republic, the partners Sultan and Muslim are working only for the third year.
But behind the shoulders a good experience in this area.
For 6 years of work, our countrymen have actively manifested themselves outside Ingushetia: in Moscow and in the Moscow region, they have several points for receiving recyclables, where they successfully sort and send it to factories.
“Here, in Ingushetia, we accept a limited type of recyclable materials on our base due to the lack of our own industrial zone, the area is small, because of which there is no opportunity to work at full capacity.
But we are fighting this, trying to create conditions so that the residents of the republic can hand over more recyclables that can be recycled, thereby contributing to the preservation of the environment, ” says Sultan.
As he admits, a couple of years ago, when they were just starting their activities in the republic, there were very few enthusiasts ready to deal with sorting household waste and collecting recyclables.
“There are a small number of people who collect recyclables, bring them to us at the point and hand them over.
I think this is due to the fact that our sphere is not widely known to the inhabitants of the region.
But we have been actively engaged in educational work in this direction.
Today, compared to previous years, more and more people are learning about us and are interested in the topic of collecting recyclables. ”
The great begins with the small, and we, having worked a little, can bring real benefit to our republic, even without leaving home.
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A recent study has revealed that the potential profits from recycling waste in Italy would reach 90 billion euros, according to the Italian newspaper "Journal".
The study, conducted by the waste management and recycling sector at the US consultancy Penn & Company, said: “The world annually consumes 1.7 percent of the amount of resources the planet can simultaneously replenish, extracting 100 billion tons of new resources annually, of which only less than 9 percent are recycled. ”
The analysis noted that “this approach is no longer sustainable.
We must therefore seek a circular economy model capable of contributing to the development of European GDP by up to 7% and creating 2 million jobs on the old continent by 2030. ”
Almost 110 million tonnes of waste in Italy alone is devoted each year to recycling (more than 65% of the total waste generated annually), with a turnover exceeding €70 billion in 2022, and a total profit of around €12 billion.
According to the study, the waste recycling business is expected to grow over the next 10 years in Italy by 30%, bringing its profits to €90 billion, with an increase of more than 4 billion, to reach 16 billion by 2030.
In this context, the recycling sector will play a central role in the environmental transformation and the transformation of economic models from linear to circular. ”
“In fact, besides improving the use of resources and reducing waste production, it is necessary to make the collection, management and recycling of packaging materials, goods and products efficient and redesigned, ” the study said.
According to the company ’ s report, over the years Italy has been able to give life to prosperous operations, thanks to the initiative of several companies in it, to recover waste for re-operation of production, because it has always been a country characterized by the scarcity of raw materials, starting with metal and non-metal minerals.
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"Globally, less than 9% of materials are being recycled, with a current cycle rate of 8.6%."

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Content: Tzu Chi has been promoting recycling and other environmental sustainability in Taiwan for a long time. Based on the circular economy and circular jobs, Tzu Chi International Youth Club hopes to present the Taiwan style and local cases as soon as possible with the help of scholars and experts. This gives the younger generation a better understanding of Taiwan.
According to the organizer, the scope of work and the appearance of the workplace in the circular economy open up new career possibilities for young people who are committed to environmental sustainability and want to exert influence in their work.
This series of thematic discussions and activity initiatives is the first complete introduction in Taiwan, and it is worth more attention in the future.
Feng Yan, director of the Tzu Chi Foundation and a professor of social work at National Taiwan University, said that she has observed that more and more contemporary youth are beginning to attach importance to environmental issues, hoping to exert influence in their careers and become "non-waste youth" who do not produce any waste.
It is hoped that all generations will work together to improve the environment, and will be able to fulfill the vision of Master Shin Yen, who said, "There will be no disaster in the world, and there will be no harm in the world, and every year."
According to an international survey, by 2030, there will be more than 7 million new jobs related to the circular economy. The Netherlands is the country with the highest proportion of circular work in the world. Joel Marsden, a researcher at the Dutch non-profit Circle Economy, who gave a keynote speech at the forum, pointed out that about 100 billion tons of raw materials are invested in the global economy every year. Everything is ultimately wasted.
If you double the 8.6% cycle rate, you can control global warming below 2 degrees and slow climate change.
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"Tokyo is one of the megacities that has completely abandoned waste disposal through the introduction of an integrated approach and the use of two types of recycling."

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Film-research "Rubbish" will be shown on September 12 on the TV channel Russia 24
The joint project of RT-Invest and the film company Masterskaya calls to think about the problem of waste processing
Ksenia BOGDANOVA
Today, Russia generates more than 60 million tons of municipal solid waste, 93% of which is sent to landfills or illegal landfills.
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On the TV channel Russia 24 on Sunday, September 12, a loud premiere is expected: a new film-study “Trash ” offers viewers to think about the scale of the global problem of waste recycling.
The authors of the documentary traveled to ten countries and regions, studying and comparing advanced technologies for garbage disposal.
The lenses of their cameras included both overcrowded landfills and landfills, as well as the most modern enterprises that made the disposal of garbage environmentally friendly and safe.
Humanity consumes more and more goods every day - which means that more and more garbage is sent to the garbage every day.
This is a global challenge that all countries face today.
Together with leading domestic and world experts, the authors of the film “Trash ” investigated the path of waste in Russia, Europe and Asia.
The film was made by the film crew of the film company Masterskaya, a recognized Russian leader in the field of documentary films and popular science films.
The audience is already familiar with their works “President ”,“ The Great Game ”, “Secrets of Death ”,“ Mold ”, “The Death of the Empire ” and many others.
The films of the film company “Masterskaya ” have repeatedly won awards at Russian and foreign festivals.
Assistance in the filming was provided by the company "RT-Invest", founded by the State Corporation Rostec to create in Russia a comprehensive system of solid municipal waste management.
The work of the film crew lasted more than a year.
The authors of the film studied new technologies for recycling garbage in Sweden, France, the UK, China and, of course, in Russia.
- Today, more than 60 million tons of solid municipal waste are generated in Russia, 93% of them are sent to landfills or illegal landfills, - said RT-Invest CEO Andrey Shipelov. - We have a national goal - to reduce the volume of burial by half by 2030.
For the development of the industry, this can be an intermediate goal.
We must strive to build a sustainable MSW management system that will enable us to achieve zero disposal in major cities.
There are already examples in the world.
Eleven of the world ’ s megacities – Singapore, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Brussels, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Zurich and Oslo – have completely abandoned waste disposal through the introduction of an integrated approach and the use of two types of recycling: material and energy.
More than thirty experts took part in the filming of the picture - scientists, environmentalists, activists, representatives of processing companies.
One of the experts, a leading researcher at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Anatoly Yamskov suggests that the future generation will judge us by monstrous deposits of garbage.
Rubbish is the key to knowing the past.
It reconstructs the entire material component of life.
If in 100-150 years people unearth any of the modern landfills, they will understand that we, their ancestors, were monstrously wasteful, - says Yamskov.
The authors of the film remind: every minute people around the world buy about two tons of new clothes.
At the same time, 60 trucks with the old one are sent to the dump every minute.
Every second, consumers open 4,000 cans, and at the same time throw away 12,000 empty bottles.
The movie “Trash ” makes you wonder: where will all this waste go?
Which of these can be recycled and used again?
Recall that the company "RT-Invest" was established in 2012 with the participation of the state corporation Rostec.
The company invests in the sectors of advanced industrial technologies in Russia and abroad.
The main task of RT-Invest is to create a comprehensive waste management system in our country based on leading Russian and foreign practices.
Within the framework of the project "Energy from Waste", RT-Invest is building four modern enterprises for thermal processing of waste into energy in the Moscow region and one plant in Tatarstan.
Trailer of the documentary film “Rubbish ”
Russia 24.
Journalistic investigation of waste processing problems
Watch the film "Rubbish" on the TV channel Russia 24 on Sunday, September 12.

"Taiwan is known for having one of the best waste sorting systems and can be used as an example for other countries to improve their waste management policies."

"Taiwan is known for having a well-developed waste management system, with the implementation of waste levies in 2000 and the development of comprehensive environmental policies."

Taiwan and Korea are leaders in waste management in Asia, with Korea introducing multi-pronged measures to achieve long-term management.

Taiwan has a well-organized waste sorting system, with initiatives such as the 'Resource Recovery 4-in-1 Program' that involves the government, manufacturers, consumers, and licensed recycling enterprises.

"Russia is implementing waste recycling projects with a national goal to reduce waste burial by half by 2030, while other countries and cities have also made significant progress in waste management and recycling."

"Russia is implementing waste recycling projects through companies like RT-Invest, which is building modern enterprises for thermal processing of waste into energy."

"Egypt has achieved a high recycling rate, ranking 14th in the world and 1st in the Arab world in 2023, and can be considered as an example of a country with successful waste recycling practices."

"Egypt has shown significant improvement and achievement in recycling, ranking high globally and within the Arab world, making it a notable example for successful waste recycling practices."

"Egypt has a notable waste recycling system, with a significant portion of its waste being collected and recycled by the informal sector, achieving a high recycling rate of about 80% in Cairo."

The European Union aims to recycle 55% of its municipal waste by 2025.

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Driving Sustainability: Trends And Technologies In The Waste Collection Vehicle Market

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Waste Collection Vehicle Market Size, Share Report by Loader Type, Vehicle Propulsion: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2022-2032

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, UNITED STATES, January 29, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- Waste collection vehicle, also known as garbage collection vehicle, dustbin lorry, bin van, bin lorry, trash truck, is used to collect garbage from various places in the city and dump/transport it to a landfill or a waste management center. This vehicle may differ in size and design country to country, as this is available with separate covered compartments for dry and wet garbage. Some of these vehicles are equipped with hydraulic systems for lifting and dumping the trash in the landfill or at the garbage collection center.

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Increasing amount of waste driven by increasing population and urbanization, growing focus towards effective waste management are some factors expected to drive the global waste collection vehicle market during the forecast period. According to The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India, per capita waste generation ranges between 0.2 Kg to 0.6 Kg per day in cities with population ranging from 1.0 lakh to 50 lakh. Furthermore, the integrated solid waste management system is also used on a large scale globally. It is basically defined as a strategic method for management of solid wastes, that covers all sources and aspects, covers generation, separation, transfer, sorting, treatment, recovery, and dumping in a prescribed manner.

In addition, the government initiatives towards clean environment are also propelling the demand for waste collection vehicles globally. For instance, EU countries have decided to recycle at least 55% of its municipal waste by 2025, 60% by 2030, and 65% by 2035. These countries also decided to manage the landfill issues by reducing it to 10% or less by 2035. However, slow and no adoption in underdeveloped countries and high capital investment is expected to hinder the market growth during the forecast period.

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With the increasing demand for waste collection and management, the vehicle manufacturers are investing in new-age technologies such as vehicle tracking, IoT, radio-frequency identification to ease the waste collection process. Technoton, European advanced machinery telematics provider, offers garbage truck monitoring system that monitors the garbage level in the vehicle and track locations for garbage loading and unloading. It also helps to control unauthorized dumping of garbage.

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By loader type: The waste collection vehicle market is categorized by loader type; front loaders, rear loaders, automated side loaders, and others. Front loader vehicles are equipped with hydraulic forks on the front to lift up the garbage bin by using slots on the sides. Rear loaders can be used for any kind of collection whether it is garbage, soil and others. The automated side loaders are mainly used for residential routes. An automated arm is controlled by driver from inside the truck. The arm grabs the trash and dumps it in the truck.
By technology: The waste collection vehicle market is segmented by technology; manual and automated.
By vehicle type: The waste collection vehicle market is divided by vehicle type; light duty vehicles, medium duty vehicles, and heavy duty vehicles. The demand for medium duty vehicles is growing constantly due to increased usage of trucks for delivery, pick-up, small dump, and lighter garbage collection applications. These trucks are gaining momentum due to their short turning radius of around 10-15 meter and greater visibility.
By vehicle propulsion: The waste collection vehicle market is categorized by vehicle propulsion; internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric. ICE vehicles are equipped with heat engines. It sometimes also known as gas powered vehicles. Electric vehicles are either partially or fully powered on electric power.
By end-use: The waste collection vehicle market is categorized by; municipal, industrial, and others.

Regional Overview
Asia-Pacific has a considerable market share in waste collection vehicle market, due to increasing population and urbanization. According to World Bank, East AsiaPacific is expected to generate 602 million tons of waste per year by 2030, followed by South Asia with 466 million tons waste per year. However, Middle East and Africa is expected to be the fastest growing region in terms of waste generation due to increasing industrialization and tourist's footprint. Thus, the industry players are striving to expand their business in these markets to capture large pie of the market. For instance, in 2021, Terberg RosRoca Vehicle Manufacturing Company inaugurated a modern manufacturing facility in Dubai industrial city. It is aimed at providing products and services in UAE along with support operations in adjacent GCC countries.

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Competitive analysis and profiles of the major players in the waste collection vehicle market such as AMA S.P.A., EcoZeta S.R.L., EnviornmentalSolutionsGroup, Fratelli Mazzocchia S.P.A., and others.

Companies are focusing on merger & acquisitions and establishment of new manufacturing facilities to expand their market reach. For instance, in April 2022, Heil Environmental acquired Canada-based Boivin Evolution Inc., which specializes in designing and manufacturing all types of all-electric refuse collection bodies, to enter the fully electric automated side loader market.

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.Heil Environmental
.Ceec Trucks Industry Co. Limited
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.Geesink B.V.
.Terberg RosRoca Vehicle Manufacturing LLC
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The Japanese government has implemented a successful practice of recycling food waste as livestock feed, which is environmentally friendly and provides cheap feed for farmers.

"Bangladesh has banned single-use plastics and is promoting biodegradable alternatives, making it a country with successful practices in waste sorting and recycling."

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Expo Champions Fight Waste
At Expo 2020 Dubai, there are plenty of exciting stories to inspire visitors. The UAE World Expo has given visitors the opportunity to embark on a sustainability-driven tour, exploring how countries around the world are ‘ champions of the fight against waste ’ through a range of active initiatives.
From vertical farming to biodegradable alternatives, from sipping coffee in edible cups to transforming food waste into luxury foods, Expo 2020 participants are leading the way towards a more sustainable planet, highlighting the increasingly urgent need to build a world based on reducing overconsumption, reusability, and circular consumption and production.
A number of country pavilions across the Expo 2020 site highlight their pioneering efforts to tackle excessive consumption and production and manage resources sustainably, a self-guided tour of the Expo 2020 mobile app is focusing on.
The Austria Pavilion is a startup that collects food waste into luxury food and other cuisines, highlighting the need for reusability. Visitors to the Bulgaria Pavilion can sip coffee from edible cups and learn about biodegradable packaging.
Finland dazzles visitors with its vertical farming system and zero-waste farming techniques, based on the circular economy principles reviewed by the Scandinavian Pavilion, while Bangladesh showcases how its ban on single-use plastics has paved the way for newer biodegradable alternatives in various fields.
The pavilion will highlight the country ’ s journey towards a sustainable future through efficient recycling of plastics and other waste materials, while the pavilion will introduce visitors to the services of the country ’ s unique urban system, which uses a network of decentralized plants to ensure more sustainable water, energy, food and waste management in the city.
Running from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 and coinciding with the UAE ’ s Golden Jubilee, Expo 2020 will bring the world together under the theme ‘ Connecting Minds, Creating the Future ’, inviting over 200 participants and millions of visitors from around the world to create a new world together and learn how we can ensure an equitable and inclusive future, leaving a lasting legacy of positive change.
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South Korea's approach to recycling food waste, which includes composting and feeding food waste to livestock, can be applied to other countries to improve their waste sorting and recycling systems.

"Classifying and collecting waste, as well as promoting resource recycling, are key practices that can be learned from other countries to improve waste sorting and recycling systems."

"Taiwan and Singapore have implemented successful waste management practices, including classifying and collecting waste, and promoting resource recycling. Taiwan's 'Resource Recovery 4-in-1 Program' has fully mobilized the role of the government, manufacturers, consumers, and licensed recycling enterprises in waste management."

"Singapore's waste management system, which includes classifying and collecting waste, and promoting resource recycling through incineration plants and landfill reduction, can serve as a model for other countries, including the U.S."

South Korea's waste management practices, including garbage charging and a step-by-step waste reduction plan, have led to a significant reduction in waste disposal volume and an increase in recycling rate, making it a useful example to learn from.

"Denmark, specifically the city of Copenhagen, has a successful waste management system, having completely abandoned waste disposal through an integrated approach and the use of material and energy recycling."

Germany has the highest household recycling rate, recycling 62% of its plastic waste.

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Plastic labeling needs 'sustainability scale,' says new report

Labeling of plastic products needs a drastic overhaul, including a new "sustainability scale" to help consumers, researchers say.

Plastic pollution is a growing global problem, with an increasingly complex mix of plastics found everywhere from the Arctic to Mount Everest.

Simplistic, unhelpful labeling and low recycling rates even in the best-equipped countries are major barriers to tackling this issue.

In a new paper, experts from the University of Exeter and the University of Queensland suggest a new internationally applicable labeling system that moves focus from recyclability to sustainability, is specific to the country and region of purchase, and informs the public about plastic additive content.

"We need to empower consumers to make more sustainable choices," said first author Stephen Burrows.

"Instead of 'yes-no' recycling labels, which are often misleading, a 'sustainability scale' could take account of recyclability but also other factors such as the environmental cost of production and potential human health risks from additives.

"Requiring packaging to carry region-specific directions for disposal would shift responsibility away from consumers and towards regulators and plastic producers.

"This is vital because the mix of plastic products is so complex and confusing, industry must be responsible for clear, accurate and accessible instructions on how best to dispose of plastic items.

"The same is true for the chemical additives found in many plastics. These chemicals are added to plastics to give them certain properties such as color, flexibility and fire resistance.

"Requiring producers to list all additives would be a major step towards informing the public and helping them make decisions regarding environmental impact and human health."

The researchers stress that their recommendations should not detract from the urgent need to use less plastic—especially single-use items.

At present, about 368 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide each year.

Estimates of recycling rates vary dramatically. For example, Germany recycles 62% of its plastic waste—well above the European average of 30%.

Meanwhile, China recycles an estimated 25%, while the figure in the USA is just 8%.

Professor Tamara Galloway, from the University of Exeter, said, "Our recommendations for a sustainability scale are designed to reduce some of the confusion around plastic disposal.

"The ultimate aim is to protect the environment and human health from the harmful effects of plastic waste."

Professor Kevin Thomas, from The University of Queensland's Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences and Minderoo Centre for Plastics and Human Health, said, "We hope that our recommendations initiate a reassessment of plastics labeling and that implementation of a sustainability scale will allow individuals to make informed decisions in how they use plastics.

"This is just one small necessary step towards helping people help the environment."

Coffee cup conundrum

Speaking about consumer confusion, Burrows gave the example of PLA (polylactic acid) bioplastic single-use coffee cups.

Many such cups are now labeled as recyclable and compostable—but these are separate processes.

Depending on the composition of the cup, it might be recyclable, but it depends on whether local facilities are equipped to process PLA. So it may not be suitable for your recycling bin.

It might also be compostable—although many such cups can only be broken down in an industrial composter (not in a garden compost heap). So if thrown in general waste, it will end up as more in landfill.

"If someone uses one of these cups then sees a green recycling bin and a 'general waste' bin, where should they put it?" said Burrows.

"Most people don't know, and in fact the answer may depend on several factors not usually indicated.

"Our suggestions for a new system based around a scale are designed to tackle this confusion."

The research team included the University of Bath.

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Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia in 2022 for possessing marijuana, specifically hashish oil in vape cartridges, which led to her conviction and a near 10-year sentence, highlighting the intersection of sports, gender, and politics.

Brittney Griner was arrested on February 17, 2022, at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport for possessing cannabis oil in her luggage.

Brittney Griner was detained in Russia in 2022 after being arrested at a Moscow airport for possessing cannabis oil.

Brittney Griner was released from Russian prison in December 2022 as part of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia.

The US State Department, under the Biden administration, classified Brittney Griner as wrongfully detained in Russia.

Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia for possessing hashish oil, also known as cannabis oil or marijuana oil, which was found in her luggage.

Brittney Griner played for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia since 2015.

Brittney Griner was found with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport, which led to her conviction and sentencing.

Brittney Griner plays for the Phoenix Mercury.

Viktor Bout is serving a 25-year sentence in the US for conspiring to sell weapons to people posing as terrorists.

Brittney Griner was detained at Sheremetyevo airport, also known as Moscow airport, in Russia.

Brittney Griner is 32 years old.

Brittney Griner was detained in Russia for possessing hashish oil, found in vape cartridges in her luggage, and was later sentenced near the 10-year maximum for attempting to smuggle narcotics into the country.

Brittney Griner faced a potential prison sentence of up to 10 years for drug charges in Russia.

The WNBA has announced its support for Brittney Griner, prioritizing her safe return to the United States.

Trevor Reed, a US citizen, was released from Russia as part of a prisoner swap deal.

Brittney Griner received global support during her detention, with many in the WNBA and other athletes, coaches, and politicians calling for her release.

Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia in 2022 for possessing marijuana, specifically hashish oil in vape cartridges, which led to her conviction and a near 10-year sentence, highlighting the intersection of sports, gender, and politics.

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Russian court sentences Brittney Griner to 9 years, raising pressure on Biden

A Russian court Thursday sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after convicting her on a drug charge, a harsh penalty that keeps her fate entwined with the geopolitical showdown over the war in Ukraine and ramps up already intense pressure on President Joe Biden to win her release.

The U.S. government contends that she is among several Americans who have been “wrongfully detained” by Russia, used as bargaining chips in the increasingly hostile relationship between Moscow and Washington. The Biden administration has offered a prisoner swap involving Griner, but Russian officials said it was premature to discuss a deal while her case was underway.

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Now that the trial is concluded, Biden faces a difficult choice between standing firm on his proposal to trade for Griner and another American, Paul Whelan, or sweetening the offer somehow, with either position liable to draw domestic criticism.

Meanwhile the Kremlin can use them as leverage, with no incentive to resolve the cases quickly. Griner’s supporters, voicing horror at the verdict and sentence, are clamoring for the president to do something, while the administration is wary of giving in to Russian tactics it has all but labeled blackmail.

“My administration will continue to work tirelessly and pursue every possible avenue to bring Brittney and Paul Whelan home safely as soon as possible,” Biden said in a statement after the verdict.

Griner, 31, one of her sport’s biggest global stars, sat mostly expressionless, eyes downcast, leaning her long frame toward the bars of the defendant’s box in a cramped courtroom outside Moscow to hear as the words of the judge, Anna Sotnikova, were quietly translated for her. She had already pleaded guilty, and conviction is all but certain in Russian courts, so the verdict was a foregone conclusion; the real question was about sentencing.

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The answer was devastating. The sentence was near the 10-year maximum for her conviction for attempting to smuggle narcotics into the country, based on two vape cartridges containing hashish oil found in Griner’s luggage when she arrived in February, a week before President Vladimir Putin sent Russian forces to Ukraine.

She and her legal team had hoped for a more lenient penalty based on her guilty plea, her statement that she had not meant to take the cartridges to Russia, and testimony that she used the substance legally in the United States to manage pain.

“I made an honest mistake, and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here,” she said before the sentencing.

She told the court that while she took responsibility for her actions, “I had no intent to break Russian law.” She said that after recovering from a bout of COVID, she had packed hurriedly to rejoin the Russian team she plays for in the WNBA offseason, and had accidentally left the cartridges in her luggage.

Griner’s defense team called the ruling “absolutely unreasonable,” said the court had “completely ignored all the evidence of the defense, and most importantly, the guilty plea,” and vowed to appeal. Elizabeth Rood, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, attended the court session and called the result “a miscarriage of justice.”

Russian officials have insisted that Griner’s case is simply the justice system running its course, with no political overtones — a claim that their U.S. counterparts and many Western analysts dismissed as absurd.

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William Pomeranz, a Russia expert and acting director of the Kennan Institute, a research group in Washington, noted that Griner was sentenced not to a prison but to a penal colony, which tends to mean a more remote location — many are in Siberia — and harsher conditions.

“She’s probably going to go to a penal colony that’s in the middle of Russia where she won’t know anybody,” he added. “They won’t be able to come and visit. Penal colonies can sometimes be very severe. It will be a tremendous test of her mental state if she ends up going to a penal colony.”

The United States has few options, he said. “It will just depend on the Russians and how fast they want to make a deal.”

Fellow basketball players, male and female, and basketball executives took to social media to voice support for Griner and grief at the verdict. Griner’s team, the Phoenix Mercury, said in a statement: “We remain heartbroken for her, as we have every day for nearly six months. We remain grateful to and confident in the public servants working every day to return her to her family and us.”

With Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the indiscriminate destruction it has caused, relations between Washington and Moscow are more confrontational and bitter than they have been in decades. The United States has rallied the West to send arms and other aid to Ukraine, and to punish Moscow with economic sanctions, looking for opportunities to ratchet up the pressure.

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The two sides have made prisoner exchanges before, most recently in April, when Russia released Trevor Reed, an American held on what his family said was a bogus assault charge, in return for a Russian pilot convicted in the United States of cocaine trafficking charges. But rarely have proposed swaps come amid such tension, or involved anyone as prominent as Griner.

In a sign of how high the stakes are for Washington, Griner’s fate was among the topics discussed last Friday by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, in their first direct conversation since before the invasion.

The Biden administration has offered to trade Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, who is serving a 25-year sentence for a 2011 conviction on a federal charge of conspiring to sell weapons to people posing as terrorists intent on killing Americans. Whelan, detained in Russia since 2018, was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years.

Russia made an unspecified “bad faith” counteroffer, the White House said Monday, which U.S. officials said they did not consider serious.

John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, told reporters Thursday, “I don’t think it would be helpful to Brittney or to Paul for us to talk more publicly about where we are in the talks and what the president might or might not be willing to do.”

“Conversations are ongoing at various levels,” he added.

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If Biden sticks to his initial offer, he could face accusations of not doing enough.

Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, and other supporters have mounted an effective public campaign to pressure the president to win her release. Supporters worry about her treatment in a country where anti-American and anti-gay vitriol are deeply embedded in popular views and official propaganda. Images of a grim-faced Griner being led, handcuffed, in and out of court, towering over her armed guards, have become commonplace in U.S. and international media.

The administration could make a more attractive offer, but U.S. officials already worry that deals for prisoners could encourage hostile foreign governments to detain Americans on trumped-up charges in exchange for concessions like freeing their own wrongdoers. Some Republicans have already complained that Biden’s existing offer creates such an incentive.

A 6-foot-9 center, Griner won a college national championship with Baylor in 2012, a WNBA championship with the Mercury in 2014, Olympic gold medals with the U.S. team at the 2016 and 2020 games, and four EuroLeague championships with the Russian team UMMC Yekaterinburg. Like many players in the WNBA, where salaries are much lower than in the NBA, Griner — who also played one season for a professional team in China — has played overseas to supplement her income.

Brittney Griner was arrested on February 17, 2022, at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport for possessing cannabis oil in her luggage.

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WNBA star Brittney Griner is expected to make another court appearance Thursday, a week after she pleaded guilty to drug charges at a Russian court near Moscow.

The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist was arrested February 17 at a Moscow airport, a week before Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian authorities claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

The hearing comes as many in the WNBA, along with other athletes, coaches and politicians, have called for Griner’s release over fears she is being used as a political pawn amid the war in Ukraine. The US State Department has classified Griner as wrongfully detained.

Griner also wrote a letter to President Joe Biden in which she said she fears she will be detained in Russia indefinitely and pleaded for the President not to forget about her or other American detainees.

“I realize you are dealing with so much, but please don’t forget about me and the other American Detainees. Please do all you can to bring us home,” Griner wrote. “I voted for the first time in 2020 and I voted for you. I believe in you. I still have so much good to do with my freedom that you can help restore.”

It is unclear if the hearing on Thursday will lead to a verdict or if the trial could drag into additional hearings. Griner admitted guilt in the last hearing but told the court that she had not intended to commit a crime, state news agency RIA Novosti reported.

During Thursday’s hearing, the court could force the defense to expand further on her intention, or they could move on to sentencing her, US officials said.

Griner’s lawyers expect the court to take into account the 31-year-old athlete’s guilty plea and hope for leniency, Alexander Boykov and Maria Blagovolina told journalists last week.

Samples taken from Griner did not show any traces of drugs, Boykov added. “She was clean, and she was tested,” the lawyer said.

Griner’s legal team said it was her decision to plead guilty, adding that she “sets an example of being brave.”

“She decided to take full responsibility for her actions as she knows that she is a role model for many people,” their statement read.

“Considering the nature of her case, the insignificant amount of the substance and BG’s personality and history of positive contributions to global and Russian sport, the defense hopes that the plea will be considered by the court as a mitigating factor and there will be no severe sentence.”

Her lawyers said they expect the trial to end around the beginning of the August.

CNN’s Kylie Atwood, Rosa Flores, Jacqueline Rose, Alexa Miranda, Abby Phillip, Dakin Andone and Alaa Elassar contributed to this report.

Brittney Griner was detained in Russia in 2022 after being arrested at a Moscow airport for possessing cannabis oil.

Brittney Griner was released from Russian prison in December 2022 as part of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia.

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Brittney Griner Is Ready to Tell Her ‘Unfathomable’ Story in New Memoir

The two-time Olympic gold medalist will finally tell the story of her Russian detainment.

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Ahead of her return to the WNBA, Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has confirmed that she will tell the true story behind her wrongful detainment in Russia. According to The Associated Press, on Tuesday, the eight-time all-star announced that she is working on a memoir about her imprisonment. It is currently scheduled for release in spring 2024.

In February 2022, Griner was stopped in a Moscow airport when the police said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. The WNBA champion was charged with drug smuggling and possession. After a short trial, the basketball star was found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison. Just as she was beginning her sentence in a labor camp, in December 2022 the U.S. and Russia conducted a prisoner exchange, with Griner coming home, while convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout was released into Russian custody.

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“That day (in February) was the beginning of an unfathomable period in my life which only now am I ready to share,” Griner said in a statement released by Alfred A. Knopf.

When she was arrested, Griner was headed back to Russia to join UMMC Ekaterinburg, the professional team she played for there. Most top WNBA stars play overseas the rest of the year, as they don’t earn much money competing in the United States.

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“The primary reason I traveled back to Russia for work that day was because I wanted to make my wife, family, and teammates proud,” she said. “After an incredibly challenging 10 months in detainment, I am grateful to have been rescued and to be home. Readers will hear my story and understand why I’m so thankful for the outpouring of support from people across the world.”

The two-time Olympic gold medalist went on to say that she hopes “her book would raise awareness of other Americans detained overseas.” In December 2022, the Baylor alum announced on Instagram that she planned to play during the upcoming season, writing, “I also want to make one thing very clear: I intend to play basketball for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury this season, and in doing so, I look forward to being able to say ‘thank you’ to those of you who advocated, wrote, and posted for me in person soon.”

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In February, Griner re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury for a one-year deal. She will make her 2023 season debut on the road on Friday, May 19 against the Los Angeles Sparks.

The US State Department, under the Biden administration, classified Brittney Griner as wrongfully detained in Russia.

Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia for possessing hashish oil, also known as cannabis oil or marijuana oil, which was found in her luggage.

Brittney Griner played for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia since 2015.

Brittney Griner was found with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport, which led to her conviction and sentencing.

Brittney Griner plays for the Phoenix Mercury.

Viktor Bout is serving a 25-year sentence in the US for conspiring to sell weapons to people posing as terrorists.

Brittney Griner was detained at Sheremetyevo airport, also known as Moscow airport, in Russia.

Brittney Griner is 32 years old.

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A former Russian female basketball player will play in the WNBA Star Game.
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Brittney Griner, an American basketball player who has been imprisoned in Russia for 10 months, will play next month ’ s WNBA All-Star Game.
The 32-year-old basketball player was released from Russia to the United States six months ago.
In February last year, before Russia invaded Ukraine, he was detained in Moscow for allegedly possessing cannabis oil.
He was released earlier this year by a “prisoner exchange ” between Russia and the United States.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist, after returning to the United States, once again played for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA club, this year has played nine games for the Mercury since May, and is confirmed to be selected for the WNBA Star Game to be held in Las Vegas next month.
Greiner currently leads the WNBA in blocking, averaging 2.4 blocks per game.
This will be the ninth time Greiner has been selected to the star team eight times in the past. She was also selected as an honorary player last year, but she was still imprisoned in Russia and could not play.
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Brittney Griner was detained in Russia for possessing hashish oil, found in vape cartridges in her luggage, and was later sentenced near the 10-year maximum for attempting to smuggle narcotics into the country.

Brittney Griner faced a potential prison sentence of up to 10 years for drug charges in Russia.

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Brittney Griner, one of America’s most decorated women’s basketball players, has been detained by the Russian Federal Customs Service after it said it discovered vape cartridges that contained hashish oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

The Customs Service confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday that the detainee in an incident last month at Sheremetyevo airport was a professional basketball player who played in the Women’s National Basketball Association and had also won two Olympic gold medals with the United States, but did not release the player’s name.

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Russia’s state-run Tass news agency identified the player as Griner, a seven-time All-Star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury who helped lead Team USA to gold at the Rio and Tokyo Olympic Games, citing a law enforcement source.

According to the Customs Service statement, drug-sniffing dogs in the airport’s customs area indicated the possible presence of narcotic drugs in the player’s carry-on baggage following her arrival on a flight from New York. A subsequent search of the luggage led to the discovery of the cartridges, a criminal violation under Russian law that carries a sentence of five to 10 years.

The Customs Service also released a video on Saturday in which the airport security services are seen going through the luggage of a passenger identified as Griner.

In a statement to the Guardian, Griner’s agent Lindsay Colas said: “We are aware of the situation with Brittney Griner in Russia and are in close contact with her, her legal representation in Russia, her family, her teams, and the WNBA and NBA.

“As this is an ongoing legal matter, we are not able to comment further on the specifics of her case but can confirm that as we work to get her home, her mental and physical health remain our primary concern.”

The WNBA said in a release that Griner has the league’s “full support” and “our main priority is her swift and safe return to the United States”.

The Mercury echoed those sentiments in a statement issued later Saturday, saying they were “in constant contact” with Griner’s family and their main concern was the player’s safe return.

The 31-year-old Griner, who led Phoenix to the franchise’s third ever title in 2014 and a surprise return to the WNBA finals in October, has also played for UMMC Ekaterinburg during the offseason since 2015, helping the Russian club to three domestic titles and EuroLeague Women championships in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Nearly 90 of the WNBA’s 144 rostered players have spent time playing overseas during this offseason, where the earnings from their foreign clubs often dwarf what they make in the United States. Griner’s annual salary with UMMC of more than $1m per year is roughly quadruple the WNBA’s league maximum of about $228,000.

It is unclear how long Griner has been detained as Saturday’s statement said only that her arrest took place some time in February. She last played for UMMC on 29 January before the league took a two-week international break for Fiba World Cup qualifying and has been inactive on social media since 5 Feburary.

News of Griner being detained comes as Russian forces continue to bomb civilian targets on the 10th day of its invasion of Ukraine and amid heightened tensions between Moscow and the rest of the world. The US president, Joe Biden, has condemned the invasion of Ukraine and pushed a raft of sanctions with other world leaders against Moscow, which he says have left Putin isolated.

On Saturday, the US state department urged US citizens to leave Russia immediately, re-issuing its travel advisory.

Earlier Saturday, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, held an hour-long video call with United States senators in which he called for more support to defend his country from Russia’s invasion.

Rick Scott, a Republican, called for stronger measures against both Russia and its ally Belarus, tweeting that the US should take “EVERY action to destroy their economies”.

Griner is not the first US citizen to have been held in custody by Russian authorities as tensions between the countries have soared, prompting accusations by American officials that Moscow is using the detentions as bargaining chips for a potential prisoner exchange.

In January, Russian officials announced that US teacher Marc Fogel was earlier arrested in a Moscow airport with marijuana and cannabis, accusing the teacher of smuggling drugs into Russia and distributing them among students on a “large scale”.

That revelation followed the detention of two US Marines in separate incidents: Trevor Reed, who was charged with attacking two Russian police officers in a drunken brawl, and Paul Whelan, who was jailed after being convicted on espionage charges.

John Sipher, a national security analyst and veteran of the CIA’s clandestine service, pointed to the “decimated” state of the US embassy in Russia as a complicating factor in Griner’s case.

“There’s been a number of tit-for-tat expulsions over spy cases and the ambassador has been kicked out, so the embassy is under quite a bit of pressure with this crisis,” Sipher said Saturday in an interview on MSNBC. “I think it’s important to publicize her case because that’s the best thing that keeps her safe in this situation, because Russians have a tendency of not treating people very well who are in their custody.”

Griner, a 6ft 9in post player whose nose for the basket is matched only by her shot-blocking prowess, has played her entire nine-year WNBA career with the Mercury after an extraordinary four-year stint at Baylor University, where she led the Bears to an undefeated season and a national championship in 2012. She remains the only NCAA basketball player in history, male or female, to record 2,000 points and 500 blocked shots.

She has also been a trailblazer off the court in her own self-effacing style. Griner matter-of-factly acknowledged that she was a lesbian only days after Phoenix made her the No 1 overall pick in the 2013 WNBA draft – becoming one of the few out athletes in American sports at the time and arguably the most prominent – and later revealed that she had been silenced about her sexuality by her college coach over fears that it would hurt recruiting. (The coach did not deny the claim, saying that she was unable to respond specifically due to privacy concerns.)

One of only 11 players to have won NCAA, WNBA, EuroLeague and Olympic titles, Griner is widely regarded as one of the most dominant players of her or any generation.

Trevor Reed, a US citizen, was released from Russia as part of a prisoner swap deal.

Brittney Griner received global support during her detention, with many in the WNBA and other athletes, coaches, and politicians calling for her release.