# Report on Global Best Practices in Waste Sorting and Recycling Systems

## Executive Summary

This report identifies countries and regions with exemplary waste sorting and recycling systems that can serve as models for improving waste management practices in U.

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The analysis covers successful practices, implementation strategies, and government roles from leading nations in waste management.

## Top Performing Countries and Their Practices

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South Korea

**System Overview:**
- Implemented volume-based waste fee system in 1995
- Comprehensive waste management approach with multiple complementary measures

**Key Practices:**
- Volume-based pricing system that charges households based on waste generation
- Comprehensive public education campaigns
- Integration of multiple policy measures to change waste disposal behaviors
- Systematic approach that transformed public perception of waste management

**Government Role:**
- Strong regulatory framework with enforcement mechanisms
- Coordinated implementation of supporting policies
- Investment in infrastructure and public awareness programs

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Singapore

**System Overview:**
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# Report on Global Best Practices in Waste Sorting and Recycling Systems

## Executive Summary

This report identifies countries and regions with exemplary waste sorting and recycling systems that can serve as models for improving waste management practices in U.

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Governor of Dakahlia follows up the activation of traffic committees on waste recycling plants
Dr. Ayman Mukhtar, Governor of Dakahlia, continued the work of activating traffic committees on waste recycling plants in the province under the chairmanship of the integrated management unit of solid waste in coordination with the General Administration of Vehicles and the Department of Health and Occupational Safety..
Mokhtar explained that the traffic committees are following up the progress of work in the factories to find out the performance of the Egyptian company for waste recycling and the extent of its commitment to the terms of the contract concluded between the province and the company. Mokhtar said that Dakahlia province is a pioneer in the implementation of the infrastructure of municipal waste management system by implementing recycling plants receive monthly 3500 tons municipal waste. Within the projects of purifying Kitchener Bank in partnership between Dakahlia Governorate and the Ministry of Local Development and with the support of the European Reconstruction Bank..
Mukhtar added that there are (5) municipal waste recycling plants in the province that provide treatment and recycling services for municipal waste, transport and safe disposal in the sanitary landfill engineering in Qalabshaw.
For his part, Mr. Mohammed Homs, Director General of Integrated Solid Waste Management, explained that the coordination was with Eng. Khaled Jalal, Director General of Vehicles and Safety and Health officials in the governorate and with the participation of Eng. Ibrahim Al-Najjar, Undersecretary of Waste Management and Dr. Hadir Farid, Director of Planning and Technical Support Department of the Integrated Management Unit. And to follow up the progress of work and work to solve all the problems that hinder the progress of work and provide all the demands and needs for them..
Mukhtar thanked Major General Hisham Amneh, Minister of Local Development, and Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, for their continuous support to raise the efficiency of the solid waste system and the cleaning system in Dakahlia Governorate to provide outstanding services to citizens.
This is within the framework of the directives of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to build human beings and provide a healthy and safe environment through taking urgent steps to implement the new system of municipal waste management in the governorates, and in implementation of the mandates of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly Prime Minister in this regard and the continuous follow-up of Major General Hisham Amneh, Minister of Local Development.

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Content: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai-based Dulsco Group, a regional leader in environmental, people, talent and recruitment solutions, launched a new campaign called Wheels of Change to highlight the importance of proper waste management for Global Recycling Day (Monday 18 March), underlining its continued support for UAE government sustainability directives – including the UAE Net Zero 2050 strategy and the UAE Circular Economy Policy.

The company targeted its corporate customers and the public with a week-long, interactive and fun recycling campaign under which the Dulsco Recycling Bus – a familiar sight on UAE roads – and called at organisations, schools and colleges to collect recyclable waste.

Dulsco encouraged people to gather as much recyclable waste as possible during the campaign – and beyond – as part of its commitment to raising awareness about how segregating waste at source can help to protect the environment and preserve our planet.

Throughout the campaign more than half a tonne (500 kgs) of recyclable waste was handed in to the Dulsco Recycling Bus across all five stops (schedule below).

The recycling drive ran from 12 to 18 March, with interactive, educational games and a guest appearance from ‘Birdy’, the Dulsco mascot, at each location.

Members of the public can also get involved on Global Recycling Day itself (18 March), when the journey of waste workshopis held at Al Wasl dome in, Expo City Dubai from 10am to 2pm. The team will be raising awareness about the importance of source segregation in recycling, handing out recycling-themed giveaways and have a collection of their "New Old and Reloved" items on display which can be purchased online at https://thenewoldandreloved.com/.

The New Old and Reloved is an upcycling initiative, where bulky materials such as metal barrels and wood typically deemed as waste are transformed into valuable resources, such as stylish furniture among other household items.

Dulsco is a long-established leader in environmental solutions for the collection, treatment, processing and recycling of waste, and is proud to take the lead in educating and enlightening businesses and individuals about how their actions can play a vital role in the fight against climate change.

John Grainger, Chief Operating Officer at Dulsco Environment, said: “With 2024 being the UAE Year of Sustainability – for the second consecutive year – the spotlight is on preserving our environment like never before. Businesses and consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious, and, while there has been great progress in recycling and proper waste disposal, there is still a long way to go. Sustainability, innovation and safeguarding our planet is at the heart of everything we do, including meaningful initiatives like our Wheels of Change campaign for Global Recycling Day which we hope will inspire more companies and consumers to get involved and do their part.”

Since its establishment in 1996 as a waste transporter, Dulsco has evolved into a leading, environmental solutions provider, trusted by government entities and hundreds of businesses large and small.  Today, the company proudly spearheads innovation to find new ways to transform waste into valuable resources, including continued investment in facilities that sort, segregate, process and divert waste away from landfill.

Dulsco was the official waste management partner for Expo 2020 Dubai and continues to serve Expo City Dubai today. The company also played a pivotal role at COP28 last year, providing waste management solutions, speaking on key issues and raising awareness of waste diversion.

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Wheels of Change Schedule

  • Tuesday, 12 March
  • 12 PM to 1 PM
  • Raffles Dubai Hotel
  • Wednesday,13 March
  • 11 AM to 12 PM
  • Nest Academy of Management Education – Dubai Sports City
  • Wednesday, 13 March
  • 3 PM to 4 PM
  • W Dubai The Palm Hotel
  • Thursday, 14 March
  • 9 AM to 10 AM
  • Cambridge International School
  • Thursday, 14 March
  • 12 PM to 1 PM
  • World Food Programme – Jebel Ali

About Dulsco Environment

Dulsco Environment, a part of Dulsco Group, provides international best practice waste management and recycling services, helping businesses, industries and residential communities meet their ‘green goals’, while significantly contributing to government sustainability targets.

Established in 1996 as a waste transporter, today, Dulsco Environment is a leading, highly respected environmental solutions provider serving residential developments, ports, the oil and gas industry, the construction sector, and more.

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The analysis covers successful practices, implementation strategies, and government roles from leading nations in waste management.

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Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, stressed that the most difficult journey in the environment file was with the solid waste file, which began in 2019, and without the support and personal follow-up of the President of the Republic President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for this file from the beginning, we would not have achieved this breakthrough.
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad said in private statements that the waste file faced many challenges, including funding, infrastructure, culture of society, technologies, diversity and difference of the system between the governorates, where there was a decision by the Egyptian state to start the municipal solid waste system with Egyptian funding, at a time when we were suffering from a lack of infrastructure of health landfills, intermediate stations and recycling plants. The private sector and the informal sector in the system.
Dr. Fouad added that since 2019, many developments and achievements have been achieved in this file, as the issuance of the Waste Law No. 201 of 2020, helped to achieve many successes, and with the support of the political leadership and the Egyptian hands, many infrastructure projects have been completed, facilitate the integration of the informal sector in the system, provide health and social insurance for them, and identify job titles on national cards.
The Minister of Environment pointed out that the implementation of the waste system in a country like Germany took nearly 20 years, and despite the many difficulties and challenges faced by the country in this regard, we succeeded in record time to lament the rules and a national strategy that turned the waste file from a challenge to an opportunity.
The Minister of Environment pointed to the bodies that participate in the waste management system, starting from the political leadership, the follow-up of the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Local Development, which is a key partner in the system, to reach the human resource, which is the most important role, stressing that working to change the culture of citizens towards dealing with waste, and instilling awareness in young people, through the most civil associations in the governorates.
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Minister of Environment: Supporting political leadership is key to success of Egypt ’ s green transformation journey
Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, is participating in the opening of the Korea Green Innovation Days 2023, as a platform to identify cutting-edge solutions and strengthen partnerships, implemented by the World Bank to share knowledge on green growth, funded by the Korea Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF), to promote the exchange of innovative approaches to sustainable development, and attract global experts on green growth, climate change and sustainability. In the presence of Mr. Stefan Gimbert, Country Director of the World Bank for Egypt, Mr. Sang Kyu Lee, Director of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Republic of Korea, and a recorded speech by Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, with the participation of a group of experts from Korea, Egypt and the World Bank.
Minister of Environment Participates in the Opening of Korea Green Innovation Days 2023
Dr. Fouad pointed out the importance of this workshop in cooperation with the World Bank and the Korea Green Growth Trust Fund in the field of innovations related to green growth, at a time when the Egyptian state seeks to push its economy by achieving a balance between environment and development in light of global environmental and climate challenges. The trip witnessed the development of the environment sector through the promotion of various partnerships, to transform it from a sector aimed at reducing pollution to a sector that contributes to the achievement of the vision of the state and its development and the growth of national income, which required the creation of a supportive climate, policies and procedures, the issuance of laws and partnerships, and the involvement of the private sector.
The Minister of Environment explained that the World Bank was a partner in Egypt ’ s journey to reduce pollution, both in the industrial sector, and is currently implementing the air pollution and climate change management project in Greater Cairo, and is currently a partner in its journey towards the sound of resources and achieving sustainability and green growth for the benefit of citizens and future generations.
The minister reviewed the features of Egypt ’ s journey in achieving conservation of resources and green growth, including the development of natural reserves and the involvement of local communities by providing job opportunities for them, and providing incentives to the private sector to provide services such as ecotourism, which is a new product in Egypt that seeks to balance tourism activities and environmental conservation.
Minister of Environment: Supporting political leadership is key to success of green transformation journey in Egypt
From policies to green projects on the ground
The Minister of Environment pointed out that the UAE has set a national road map towards green growth in cooperation between the government and partners, including setting a goal of greening the state budget by 2030 to make 100% of national projects green, which we have achieved 40% since we started in 2020, and announcing the first green bonds in the Middle East in unusual areas such as waste management and water treatment.
The Minister stressed that the Ministry of Environment is keen to create a solid ground to attract investments, and sought to develop laws and regulatory procedures, including the issuance of the first law on waste management of all kinds based on the idea of circular economy and the involvement of the private sector, and the issuance of feed-in tariffs for converting waste to energy from various sources of waste, whether municipal, vital or sewage.
During her presidency of the COP14 conference, Egypt was keen to cooperate with African brothers in drawing the road map for the global framework for biodiversity beyond 2020, which was adopted at the next conference COP15, and during her presidency of the COP27 conference, which was a conference emanating from the heart of Africa, to link national challenges with global challenges. losses and damages, through which Egypt, in cooperation with the States Parties, has demonstrated the credibility of multilateral action.
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During her presidency of the Arab Environment Ministers Conference, the Presidency of the Climate Conference COP27, the Regional Authority for the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, in addition to the establishment of the first forum and platform for environmental and climate investment to promote investment in areas that balance mitigation and adaptation.
She expressed the hope that the workshop will come up with recommendations in three important areas: best practices that can drive innovation to accelerate green growth; challenges facing the private sector and how the government can contribute to solving them; effective financing mechanisms to innovatively accelerate green growth; and how the Korea Green Growth Investment Fund can promote investments in vital areas such as sustainable agriculture.
For his part, Mr. Stefan Gimbert, Country Director of the World Bank in Egypt, expressed his pleasure at the fruitful cooperation between the Bank and Korea to come up with the Korea Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF), which supports the green transformation in many countries, including Egypt, by assisting them in developing operational strategies, solutions and implementation mechanisms, and building capacities and initiatives.
He expressed fruitful cooperation with Egypt in its efforts towards green transformation and sustainability, including the launch of the Qatar Climate and Environment Route at the COP27 Climate Conference, to help the country develop a clear vision for taking steps and executive decisions, and cooperation in the implementation of projects related to the Food, Water and Energy Association (NOFI), in addition to the entrepreneurship program based on technology and smart agricultural innovation in Egypt.
For his part, Mr. Sang Kyu Lee, Director of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea, stressed the happiness of Korea to share its experience in the green growth journey and the establishment of the Green Growth Trust Fund in cooperation with the World Bank, which benefits many countries, including Egypt.
With the World Bank ’ s new vision that puts climate and sustainability at the heart of green growth, Korea identifies three future priorities: maximizing green growth investments, supporting partner countries ’ green growth path, and implementing actions through youth.
The Korea Green Growth Investment Fund (KGGTF) was established in 2011 through a partnership between the World Bank and the Republic of Korea, to drive inclusive green growth initiatives, strategies and investments around the world.
KGGTF programs, including analytical and advisory services, are integrated into the World Bank ’ s country finance and policy dialogues, covering seven sectors: agriculture and food, digital development, energy, environment, transport, urban, and water, by supporting and leveraging the Bank ’ s operations, as the Fund accelerates green growth, helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As of December 2022, the Fund has benefited from $19 billion in World Bank lending and co-financing, translating into an extraordinary impact of $179 in funding for every $1 invested in grant programs.
In 2023 alone, KGGTF boosted 21 new grant activities totaling $11.8 million in 16 countries, further expanding its portfolio to more than $117 million, and supporting 217 program activities.
Participants will present a range of innovations, research and green growth methods to the World Bank and partner countries through KGGTF, how to link them to grants, provide realistic models and mechanisms to align with local contexts, and share their experiences, actions, lessons learned, and commitments to create a poverty-free world on a livable planet.

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Content: Minister of Environment: Launching an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid waste system
Yasmine Fouad: Cairo and Abu Dhabi win hosting « COP 27 » and « COP 28 » support Arab climate issues
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Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, revealed the launch of an Egyptian-Emirati alliance in the solid and municipal waste system to transfer experiences between the two countries, within the strategy of sustainable development and maximizing the economic value of recycling, stressing that their relations exceed the limits of the organizational participation of the United Nations climate conferences.
In a statement to Al-Mal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the two countries, the minister said that the victory of Egypt and the UAE to host the two consecutive sessions of COP 27 and COP 28 will support Arab climate issues.
She added that joint cooperation mechanisms will be established during the two years to implement strict decisions on financing issues related to Arab and developing countries to face the impact of climate change and adapt the environmental conditions of future Arab generations.
The minister said that work is underway to prepare a strategy for the Arab Group in climate issues to benefit from hosting successive conferences at the global level and establishing partnerships with the private sector between the two countries.
Bee ’ ah, a UAE company working in the waste system, has won contracts for the operation and management of waste in the New Administrative Capital officially after competing with a number of entities, including advanced underground container systems, more than 30,000 collection points, in addition to more than 1,000 workers and engineers, to serve nearly one million citizens in the first phase of the development of the city.
It is noteworthy that the UAE is the largest investor in Egypt globally, with cumulative investments of more than 55 billion dirhams, and more than 1,250 companies work in projects covering various sectors of wholesale and retail, transport, storage and logistics, financial sector and insurance activities, information and communication technology, real estate and construction, tourism, agriculture and food security, among others.

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Content: Al-Saleh: "Landfills are a challenge that we seek to turn into opportunities and develop treatment mechanisms"
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Minister of Local Government Majdi Al-Saleh said: "Landfills are a major challenge for the Palestinian government, despite all the efforts exerted by the ministry and in partnership with all relevant government agencies to regulate their management and provide them with all the advanced equipment, mechanisms, devices and systems to improve the level of service related to solid waste management and disposal."
Al-Saleh stressed that the government is seeking to turn this challenge into vital investment opportunities, especially in the fields of energy, and has taken practical steps to implement this trend, and work is underway to start the electricity generation project through burning waste, in addition to other projects related to recycling and others.
This came during a field visit by the good minister and head of the Environment Quality Authority, Nasrin Al-Tamimi, to the Zahrat Al-Finjan landfill, where he met with the Board of Directors of the Joint Service Council for Solid Waste Management - Zahrat Al-Finjan, and was briefed on a comprehensive report on the efforts made by the Council's staff to extinguish the fire that broke out in the landfill a few days ago.
Al-Saleh stressed that he personally followed the fire and fire operations and instructed all relevant authorities surrounding the site in order to help address the matter quickly and reduce the side effects left by the fire.

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## Top Performing Countries and Their Practices

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Quarter till three, time to back in the pickups at the Keep Alliance Beautiful Recycling Center. Stepping out the door, I see someone who needs the space first: small red SUV, number 69/Dawes County plates. Yep, the lady from Crawford who returns whenever she has a full load.

We lift animal feed bags stuffed with sorted materials out of the back. Some are set aside for later, others dumped to be filled again for the next trip. The focus is always unloading the vehicle quickly and efficiently while checking whether there are any questions or if they need any boxes or bags back.

Today, our dedicated recycler from up north brought two passengers curious about our operation. She introduced her in-laws who were visiting from Brazil. Her mother-in-law asked a few questions as her father-in-law snapped a photo or two on his cell phone. I described what we recycle here in Alliance along with the volumes KAB handles on an annual basis and where everything goes. A cell phone handled much of the translating. Tell the device what to say in English and a couple seconds later the phone repeats the same sentiment (I assume) in Portuguese.

Telling somebody new about the recycling aspect of KAB is always a fulfilling experience. When the opportunity happens at the recycling center, they can see first hand the next step for whatever was dropped off from cardboard to cans or bottles. There is often a greater sense of involvement when you see more of the process.

The couple from Brazil was impressed with what happens to their daughter-in-law’s dropoffs. Later, I realized I had missed an opportunity to ask about recycling in their community. I admit that my focus is usually on how we gather, sort and process material at KAB. Recycling and environmental issues in Nebraska are next. I consider the national picture with a broader brush and rarely think about how other countries tackle the same challenges.

Global environmental news, more often, is about an overall phenomenon like climate change that affects everyone. However, Brazil has been prominent for decades due to deforestation in the vast Amazon rainforest. The amount of carbon dioxide these trees take in is key when addressing the amount of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. On other environmental issues, Brazil rates higher:

Brazil is the leader in the recycling of aluminum cans and PET bottles, at over 98 percent (www.aventuradobrasil.com)

The country has over 46 percent of its energy from renewable sources (www.weforum.org)

I would like to see nations share methods of their environmental successes and do more to combat challenges. Brazil gains more than twice as much of its energy from renewables than the United States. Of more interest in my arena, I’d like to know how it is possible to recycle almost all of the PET bottles and aluminum cans consumers empty. Is it because they value the environment more or is there a financial incentive to turn them in?

Next time, I’ll make sure to ask new visitors more about how they keep their community beautiful.

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South Korea

**System Overview:**
- Implemented volume-based waste fee system in 1995
- Comprehensive waste management approach with multiple complementary measures

**Key Practices:**
- Volume-based pricing system that charges households based on waste generation
- Comprehensive public education campaigns
- Integration of multiple policy measures to change waste disposal behaviors
- Systematic approach that transformed public perception of waste management

**Government Role:**
- Strong regulatory framework with enforcement mechanisms
- Coordinated implementation of supporting policies
- Investment in infrastructure and public awareness programs

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Content: Hong Kong ’ s slow progress in environmental governance – why not look at the Greater Bay Area and the world?
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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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# Brittney Griner: Sports, Gender, and Geopolitics in the Contemporary World

## Introduction

The case of Brittney Griner represents a stark illustration of how sports, gender issues, and international politics intersect in our contemporary world.

As a two-time Olympic champion and WNBA superstar, Griner's detention in Russia and subsequent exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout illuminates how governments can weaponize public figures for political leverage.

## The Arrest and Legal Proceedings

Brittney Griner was arrested on February 17, 2022, at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport when Russian customs officials discovered vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.

This substance is prohibited for importation into Russia under strict drug laws.

The legal proceedings that followed were swift and severe.

On March 5, Griner was formally arrested, and on March 17, the Moscow Regional Court upheld the legality of her detention.

Though Griner maintained she had no criminal intent and had

# Brittney Griner: Sports, Gender, and Geopolitics in the Contemporary World

## Introduction

The case of Brittney Griner represents a stark illustration of how sports, gender issues, and international politics intersect in our contemporary world.

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Victor Bout, a political prisoner in the United States, was pardoned and exchanged for American basketball player Brittney Greiner during an exchange between Russia and the United States on December 8.
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Who is Victor Booth?
Viktor Bout is a Russian businessman who built a business in the field of air transportation.
In the 1990s, he founded Transavia and the Almaty enterprise IRBIS.
It was engaged in deliveries to the Persian Gulf countries, Nigeria and the South African republics.
In the second half of the 1990s, Bout moved to the UAE because of an investigation that had begun against him.
He was suspected of supplying weapons and other illegal goods to countries that fell under international sanctions.
2 Arrest of the entrepreneur
In 2008, Victor Bout was arrested in Thailand.
He was accused of plotting to kill American citizens and providing material support for terrorism.
Two years later, he was extradited by the United States, and in 2012 he was sentenced to 25 years in prison, finding all charges fair.
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3 Negotiations with the United States
Russia for many years sought the extradition of the entrepreneur to his homeland.
At the same time, reports began to appear of Booth's deteriorating health.
He complained of bleeding ulcers and lack of medical care.
The United States has long refused.
4 What is known Brittney Greiner
Brittney Greiner is one of the most titled basketball players in the world.
She is on the official list of the 25 best players in the women ’ s NBA.
Greiner became a two-time Olympic champion and two-time world champion in the US national team.
And as part of the “Phoenix ” – the champion of the WNBA in 2014.
The athlete also played for the Russian team - since 2015 she played for the Yekaterinburg UMMC.
Brittney Greiner.
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5 Accusations and arrest of basketball player
Brittney Greiner was detained on February 17, 2022 at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.
In her luggage found a vape with cannabis, banned for import to Russia.
A criminal case was initiated under the article on smuggling of narcotic drugs (paragraph “c ” of part 2 of article 229.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
On March 5, Brittney Greiner was arrested, and on March 17, the Moscow Regional Court found the arrest lawful.
The athlete did not recognize the guilt, and the United States and the world community considered Greiner “illegally detained ”.
6 Exchange
On December 8, Russia and the United States held an exchange of prisoners.
The procedure took place at the airport of Abu Dhabi, RIA Novosti reported.
The Russian and American leaders pardoned both participants in the exchange.
Booth and Greiner can now move freely.
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His words about the possible exchange of Russian businessman Viktor Bout for American basketball player Brittney Greiner on July 30 leads Fox News.
“She knew she didn ’ t have to go there drugged, and she admitted it.
I guess she admitted it without much pressure, as it was obvious, so it certainly doesn ’ t look like a very good deal, does it? ” he said.
Trump noted that Russia is very vigilant about narcotic substances and “do not like drugs ”, and Greiner, as if on purpose, went there with banned substances.
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And now we have to get her out -- and she's, you know, making a lot of money, I think.
We must bring it to clean water, ” the politician added.
On July 27, CNN reported that US President Joe Biden approved a deal to exchange Russian citizens held in American prisons for American citizens convicted in Russia.
According to the channel, businessman Victor Bout should be exchanged for basketball player Brittney Greiner and convicted of espionage Paul Whelan.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier this week that while the Kremlin and U.S. officials are negotiating, "there is no concrete outcome yet."
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WNBA star Brittney Griner's nine-year prison sentence in Russia on Thursday has sent shockwaves back to her loved ones in the U.S. After she sentenced for having vape cartridges filled with cannabis oil at a Moscow airport this year – which she says was an accident – her Phoenix Mercury teammates spoke out about the "devastating" situation.

Following the Mercury's 77-64 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Thursday, guard Skylar Diggins-Smith told reporters "nobody wanted to even play today."

"It's our sister," Diggins-Smith said. "...I don't expect everybody to give a damn, but we really do. And we come out here and we're still supposed to play this f---ing game. ... How are you supposed to approach the game, approach the court with a clear mind and the whole group is crying before the game?"

She went on to say that the team wants to honor Griner and play hard on her behalf, but that doing so can be difficult given the circumstances.

Mercury guard Diamond DeShields shared the sentiment, saying she's proud to be a part of the team and how hard they played on Thursday.

"We approached the game tonight with a heavy heart as we have every game this season," she said. "But obviously, devastating is the overall sentiment. ... I mean, it's like you're just waiting for a bomb to drop, you know? Just watching it, seeing her behind bars."

"It's a helpless feeling," Diggins-Smith added.

The two also questioned the press for persistently asking the team about Griner's situation.

"It's heavy. It's just heavy, y'all," Diggins-Smith said. "Y'all asking these questions don't really take away from our trauma. You just add to our trauma, so we can break down in front of y'all, so you can see how we feel. I don't know what else to really say about it."

During Thursday's game, both teams embraced each other at half-court for 42 seconds of silence – Griner's jersey number – to honor the basketball star. The silence was followed by chants of "BG" and "bring her home."

Griner, 31, is a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and eight-time all-star with the Mercury, and in her WNBA off-season, she plays for Russia's Yekaterinburg team. She was arrested in February at a Moscow airport when workers found vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage, which her legal team argued she had accidentally stowed while packing in haste.

Griner was convicted on Thursday for drug possession and was sentenced to nine years in prison. She was also fined 1 million rubles, about $16,000.

President Biden immediately called for Griner's release on Thursday, calling the conviction and sentence "unacceptable." And on Friday, Russia said it is ready to discuss a prisoner swap. In recent days, the White House has offered a swap with the country, asking for both Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan to be released. The U.S. has not confirmed who they would release as part of the swap.

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Returning from an American prison to Russia, Victor Bout wished good luck and shook the hand of American basketball player Brittney Greiner, for whom he was exchanged.
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The second-best player in every sport is a superstar at a level that 99.999 percent of professional athletes — who are already the elite of the elite of the elite — will never come close to achieving. Joel Embiid finished second in NBA MVP voting last year; in baseball (a sport once actively played in this country), it was Vladimir Guerrero Jr.; and in football, it was Tom Brady.

In the WNBA, the Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner earned this distinction last year. She was second in scoring, sixth in rebounds, first in blocks (she’s on track to become the WNBA’s all-time leader in that category), and, according to most advanced metrics, the best offensive player in the league. Her résumé is glittering: She won an NCAA national championship for Baylor in 2012, the same year she captured college basketball’s Player of the Year Award. She then won a WNBA championship in 2014 and was selected as one of the best 25 players in league history in 2021. She has two Olympic gold medals to her name. In the gold-medal game against Japan in Tokyo last summer, she dominated, scoring 30 points to clinch an easy victory. She is the apex of her sport. She is the best of the best. She is a legend.

And for more than a month now, she has been in the custody of the Russian government. Yet until Russian officials released a statement over the weekend saying they had detained Griner after finding hashish oil in her airport bag, it seemed that nobody had noticed. And the reaction since the arrest has been stunningly quiet. One of the greatest athletes in American sports — a gold-medal winner, a superstar, a champion — was arrested in a dangerous and volatile country that has suddenly become a pariah on the world stage. Making equivalences between sports only takes you so far here, but seriously: Imagine if Tom Brady were being held by Russian officials right now.

It is unclear how directly Griner’s plight connects to the catastrophic Russian invasion of Ukraine, and her detention has been overshadowed by the death and destruction wrought by Putin. And part of the muted response is likely due to sensitivity of the negotiations between Russian and American officials. Griner’s wife asked for privacy on Instagram, and it’s clear the precariousness of the situation has led to a certain institutional resistance to even mentioning it: That WNBA.com doesn’t include a single story about one of the organization’s best players being detained speaks to this dynamic. It is also worth remembering, as ESPN’s T.J. Quinn did on Monday, that Griner, whatever the specifics, is likely in some danger; Quinn noted that “as a 6-9 Black gay American woman, she’s a powerful cultural symbol,” and “even in the best case, she’s in for a long legal slog in the Russian criminal justice system. And there’s little the US govt can do about it.”

Another motive the WNBA may have for staying quiet is its own culpability in the situation. The reason Griner was in Russia in the first place — to play off-season basketball, as she has done there for years — is that the league does not pay its superstars the way other sports leagues do. As Tom Ley from Defector pointed out:

The league’s low salaries and minimal efforts towards player support have for years forced even its biggest stars to treat their time in the WNBA as a part-time job. The maximum WNBA salary in 2022 was just over $228,000, and players can make far more than that playing in leagues overseas. In 2015, Diana Taurasi was paid $1.5 million to skip the WNBA season entirely and play for UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Liz Cambage recently revealed that she has made “five to eight times” as much money playing overseas than she has in the WNBA.

Before you say, “Well, the WNBA isn’t as popular in the NBA; of course Griner wouldn’t make as much as LeBron,” remember this: The WNBA has a salary cap, and one that’s particularly suppressive of superstar wages. Griner only made $221,450 for the 2021–2022 season, which is less than a third of the minimum salary in the NHL, but nevertheless classifies her as the fourth-highest-paid player in the WNBA. A new CBA signed two years ago was supposed to address these issues, yet there was Griner, making a mint playing for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia. The WNBA’s MVP last year, Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones, plays for the same Russian team. She got out of the country just after the invasion of Ukraine began.

Liz Cambage, a star for the Los Angeles Sparks, has noted that players can make “five to eight times more money” for Russian teams than they do in the WNBA, despite the league being by far the most high-profile women’s basketball league in the world. And restricted cash flow isn’t the only problem for players: Just last week, the league fined the New York Liberty $500,000 for chartering flights to games, claiming this gave the Liberty a “competitive advantage.” (For perspective, almost every team in the collegiate NCAA tournament next week will arrive at their destinations via chartered flight.) Griner didn’t choose to go play in Russia. The league left her no choice.

The precarity of Griner’s position in Russia may give the WNBA a good reason to stay quiet about her case. But perhaps the league would also prefer not to dwell on how she ended up in this situation in the first place.

In any case, it’s not just the WNBA downplaying this story. There was also no mention of Griner on the front pages of ESPN.com, CBS Sports, and SI.com just 48 hours after news of her arrest landed.

This strange reaction comes at a time when the WNBA has surged in popularity. Last year’s finals, featuring Griner’s Mercury, put up the highest ratings ever, a full 49 percent jump from 2020. This is partly because of the league’s activism, which has increased its visibility in a dramatic way. And Griner has been right in the middle of it all, wearing Breonna Taylor’s name on her jersey and speaking out in favor of LGBTQ+ issues since before she even entered the NBA. She was also the first openly gay athlete ever signed to an endorsement deal with Nike. Her teammate Diana Taurasi, perhaps the best player in WNBA history, called Griner “a pioneer.”

And still, relative silence.

As Griner sits in detention in Russia, as a result of a system that is set up to devalue her and other stars at every corner, it would be nice if her plight received attention commensurate with its seriousness.

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An employee of the Mordovian colony in which Brittney Greiner was detained appealed to the American basketball player with a request to come to visit after she was released.
"Will you come here? Yes?
Well done, come, ” said the employee at the time of Brittney ’ s last stay at the gate of the colony.
Greiner was then sent for an exchange.
The prison guards asked Greiner to come again.
Recall that the exchange of Greiner for Bout took place on December 8 in the United Arab Emirates.
Brittney was detained at Sheremetyevo Airport in February this year.
They found illegal drugs on her.
In August, the basketball player was sentenced to nine years in prison.
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US authorities declined to comment on the arrest of an American businessman in Russia.
Russian news agencies announced on Thursday that a Moscow court had decided to detain US citizen of Russian origin Jane Spector on espionage charges.
He's serving a 3.5 year sentence.
Spector, a businessman, is already serving a three-and-a-half year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2022 for his role in bribing Arkady Dvorkovich, a former deputy prime minister.
Spector was born in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, then moved to the United States.
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However, the agencies did not give details of the new charges, noting that the court hearing was held behind closed doors after the material on the case was classified as confidential.
White House spokesman John Kirby, speaking on CNN, said the administration was still gathering information on the case and had no comment yet, and the State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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In March, Russia arrested an American journalist working for the Wall Street Journal, accusing him of spying.
Ivan Gershkovich, an expert reporter on Russia, was working in Yekaterinburg at the time of his arrest.
The Wall Street Journal said it was "deeply concerned" for his safety and strongly denied the charges.
The Kremlin, in turn, claimed that the reporter was arrested “in the act. ”
"illegal activities"
Russia ’ s Federal Security Service said it had “stopped illegal activities ” and that the reporter was“ acting on U.S. directives ” and “collecting state secrets. ”
Hours later, the security service took him to the Levertovo District Court in Moscow for official arrest.
He was later seen driving outside the building before being taken away by car.
The court decided to detain him until 29 May.
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In recent years, the detention of American citizens in Russia has increased in light of relations between Moscow and Washington, especially after the start of the Russian attack on Ukraine, prompting Washington to accuse Moscow of arbitrarily arresting Americans for using them as bargaining chips and recovering Russians held in the United States.
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In December, the two countries exchanged prisoners, during which American basketball star Britney Greiner, who had been imprisoned in Russia, was released in exchange for the release of Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, who had been imprisoned in the United States.
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Griner last played for Phoenix during the 2021 season

Brittney Griner is back in a Phoenix Mercury uniform over two months after returning from incarceration in Russia.

Griner officially re-signed with the only WNBA team she’s ever known this week, reportedly on a one-year deal with Phoenix worth $165,100.

American professional basketball player Brittney Griner acknowledges fans as she watches on the 16th hole during the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, in Scottsdale, Ariz.  (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

On Friday, the franchise posted a video of Griner in a Mercury uniform for the first time since her signing.

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Griner, who spent 10 months in Russian custody after authorities allegedly discovered that she had vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage, will return for her 10th WNBA season.

The WNBA champion was arrested in February 2022 at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport and was later classified as "wrongfully detained" by the U.S. State Department.

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.  (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko.)

After months of strained negotiations, Griner was released from a Russian penal colony in early December in a prisoner exchange for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

On Thursday, Griner participated in a workout at the team facility when Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton emerged to watch.

"It’s unreal," Ayton said, according to the Arizona Republic. "Just watching her and seeing the reactions on her face. Her just being back and trying to get back in shape and just loving the game she loves to do. You can tell her mind is free."

Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner (42) is congratulated on a play against the Seattle Storm in the first half of the second round of the WNBA basketball playoffs Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year contract according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, because no announcement has been made.  (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Griner was drafted by Phoenix with the top pick of the 2013 draft, helping the Mercury win the WNBA championship in 2014.

Phoenix opens the 2023 season on May 19th against the Los Angeles Sparks.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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WASHINGTON — The White House insisted Wednesday the US has not given up the fight to bring former Marine Paul Whelan home from Russian custody as the Biden administration marked the fourth anniversary of his detention on trumped-up spying charges.

“Today marks four years of wrongful detention in Russia for American Paul Whelan and, as the President and I have told the Whelan family, we will not stop, we will not relent, we will not cease until all Americans can celebrate Paul’s return,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.

Whelan, 52, was sentenced to 16 years of hard labor in 2020 after a Russian court found him guilty of espionage — a claim both Whelan and the US government continue to deny. Whelan had traveled to Russia for a wedding when he was “wrongfully detained,” according to the White House.

Earlier this month, the US secured WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release in a prisoner exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner’s release came almost 10 months after she was arrested on drug charges at a Moscow airport.

The US had attempted to bring Whelan home with Griner, but the White House said Russia insisted on a one-for-one swap, giving Washington “a choice between bringing home one particular American, Brittney Griner, or bringing home none,” as one official put it.

After the deal was announced, Whelan’s family issued a statement that supported Griner’s release, while noting the decision was a “ public disappointment for us and a catastrophe for Paul.”

Sullivan on Wednesday accused Russia of using Whelan as a pawn to secure concessions — such as the release of other Russian prisoners . The White House said last week that “there are active conversations” with the Kremlin about securing the Michigan corporate security executive’s freedom.

“Paul and the Whelan family recently showed the entire country the meaning of generosity of spirit in celebrating a fellow American’s return while Russia continues its deplorable treatment of Paul as a bargaining chip,” Sullivan said.

Whelan’s brother David said in a statement that the anniversary brought heartbreak and concern for the family, the Washington Examiner reported Wednesday.

“Milestones are always hard,” David Whelan said. “Four birthdays, four Christmases, and now the 4th anniversary of Paul’s wrongful detention. I think we share the same concern as every family in this situation, which is that, with each passing year, it will become harder to bring Paul home.”

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“In the middle of the night, they just picked up, they said, ‘ Get ready. ’
There was no special preliminary information, ” Bout told the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
He added that he did not have time to say goodbye to anyone in prison because it was night.
Victor Bout returned to Russia on December 8.
The special board with him landed at the Moscow airport Vnukovo-2.
At the gangway, Booth was met by his wife Alla and his mother Raisa.
On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the successful exchange of Bout for American basketball player Brittney Greiner.
The procedure took place at Abu Dhabi Airport.
The ministry said that the Russian side has been negotiating with the United States for a long time, as Washington “categorically refused ” to include Bout in the exchange scheme.
At the same time, footage was published, which recorded the exchange of Booth for Greiner.
The full video shows how the basketball player leaves the colony in Mordovia, where she served time.
Waiting for a meeting with the released, Buta ’ s wife told Izvestia that after many years of separation she would meet her husband with cutlets and pilaf.
Also during the conversation with journalists, she added that she will bring him warm clothes to the airport.
According to Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, while serving time in an American prison, Viktor Bout was subjected to powerful mental and physical pressure.
Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova said that Bout and Greiner were pardoned by the heads of state.
This gives them freedom of movement when they return home.
Bout ’ s lawyer Alexei Tarasov said that initially the United States asked to exchange convicted of espionage Paul Whelan and Greiner for Bout.
Businessman Victor Bout has served half a 25-year sentence in a U.S. prison on charges of plotting to murder U.S. citizens and providing material support for terrorism.
He was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and handed over to the United States.
His mother this year appealed to the presidents of the United States and Russia with a request to negotiate the return of her son to Russia.
Two-time Olympic basketball champion in the U.S. national team Brittney Greiner was detained by customs officers at Sheremetyevo airport in February.
The girl was found vape with cannabis oil.
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The basketball player on July 7 fully admitted her guilt, saying that she had no intention to commit a crime.
At the end of the summer, she was sentenced to nine years in prison.
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I did not encounter Russophobia in prison — apparently because the prison is in America ’ s “red belt ”; other prisoners were sympathetic to Russia.
You have to be careful with the terminology when talking about Russophobia.
The West believes that they did not finish us off with the collapse of the USSR.
The fact that we are now trying not to depend on anyone is shocking news for them, and they believe that they can destroy us again.
To think about why I was exchanged now is unreliable.
exchanged and exchanged.
I do not think that I am important for Russian politics, we just do not abandon our own.
I wasn ’ t approached from Hollywood – if I had come, I would have come up with a more interesting story.
Hollywood became the propaganda department of the Washington Regional Committee.
I would not say that the Americans bent down by swapping me.
If the deal was made, it means that common ground was found, which was arranged by both sides.
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The full interview can be heard here.
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The foreign Ministry confirmed the participation in the negotiations on the exchange of former diplomat Richardson
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9 December.
INTERFAX.RU – Former US Ambassador to the UN and former Governor of the state Bill Richardson is named among those with whom the Russian side discusses issues related to the exchange of prisoners.
“We are communicating with all partners who are interested in this, and former US Governor and Permanent Representative to the UN, Mr. Richardson, is among them.
But I repeat that the issues of exchange were worked out and will be worked out on a different channel, ” said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, responding to a request from Interfax to comment on Richardson ’ s role in the negotiations on this topic and his plans to visit Russia soon to continue discussions.
In September, CNN reported that Richardson was in Moscow, where he held meetings with representatives of the Russian leadership.
The channel then recalled that Richardson and his center privately work on behalf of the families of detained Americans and that this politician has long been working to release Americans detained abroad, and played a role in ensuring the release of American Trevor Reed from a Russian prison in April.
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov then commented on the CNN report, saying that in the Kremlin with Richardson “there were no meetings ”.
At the time, the State Department called for negotiations on the exchange exclusively through official channels: “We are concerned that individuals are trying to make a deal, but they cannot speak for the American authorities. ”
Washington then said that they are discussing with Moscow the release and exchange of convicted in Russia US citizens Brittney Greiner and Paul Whelan.
On December 8, basketball player Greiner was traded for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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Content: Booth says he supports Russia ’ s special operation in Ukraine
Viktor Bout, who this week returned to Russia from the United States, where he was serving a sentence on charges of illegal arms trafficking and supporting terrorism, said his support for the military special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
He said this in an interview with the TV channel Russia Today.
Commenting on the special operation announced in February by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bout said that he did not understand why this was not done earlier.
He mentioned how in 2014 Kharkiv residents, in particular, carried the Russian tricolor.
“Obviously, there were no conditions, we were not ready.
I fully support [the special operation], if I had the opportunity and the skills necessary, I would, of course, volunteer, ” said Booth.
On December 8, Victor Bout was exchanged at Abu Dhabi airport for basketball player Brittney Greiner, who was detained in February 2022 at Sheremetyevo airport, after cartridges with hashish oil were found in her hand luggage.
Before the exchange, Greiner and Booth were pardoned, they will not have to serve their sentences on the territory of their countries.
After returning to Russia, the Russian expressed gratitude to the American side for the noble and respectful attitude during the exchange.
According to his wife Alla, Booth is now feeling terribly and severely exhausted, since he had not slept for three days.
Bout was arrested in Thailand in 2008 at the request of Washington and charged with arms trafficking and supporting terrorism.
Bout was imprisoned in Thailand for two and a half years before being extradited to the United States and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012.
The Russian categorically did not admit his guilt.
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov stressed that the exchange of Bout is not a sign of improving relations between Russia and the United States.
These relations continue to remain in a sad state, he stressed, adding that the preparation of the exchange was carried out by the special services of Russia and the United States.
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Content: Who is the Russian “Dealer of Death ” released by Washington in exchange for the American player?
For two decades, Victor Bout ’ s name, nicknamed “Dealer of Death, ” remained a symbol of the international arms smuggling movement in the chaos after the fall of the Soviet Union, and his story inspired Hollywood before he was captured and imprisoned by the United States.
After lengthy and arduous negotiations, Washington agreed on Thursday to hand over the 55-year-old arrested in 2008 during a U.S. operation in Thailand in exchange for the release of basketball star Britney Greiner, who has been in Russia for months.
Bot, who was sentenced in 2012 to 25 years in prison, has been the subject of negotiations for years between Moscow and Washington.
Victor Bout was born, according to a UN report, in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, the former Soviet republic.
He studied at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow before joining the Air Force.
Bot is accused of taking advantage of the chaos after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 to buy weapons at low prices from uncontrolled military bases and officers looking for ways to enrich themselves or simply to make a living.
He even formed a special fleet of cargo planes to deliver his cargo around the world.
“Master of War ”
American journalist Douglas Farah, who published with Stephen Brown an article entitled “Dealer of Death ” in 2008, described Bout as“ a Soviet officer who took advantage of the opportunity created by three factors that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union: planes left on the runways between Moscow and Kiev, huge stockpiles of weapons guarded by unpaid soldiers, and an abundance of demand for weapons. ”
Some Russian stakeholders believe that Washington is exaggerating its actions to make him a scarecrow and tarnish Moscow ’ s image.
Russian journalist Alexander Gasiuk wrote in a 2021 book about the arms dealer ’ s “true story ” that“ the myth the United States created about Bot is disgracefully self-evident: the story of an evil Russian who illegally sells weapons and tries to harm America, but the good Americans put an end to it. ”
“An honest businessman. ”
Butt ’ s wife, Alla, says her husband is “an honest, patriotic businessman who loves his country, sentenced for crimes he didn ’ t commit, ” as she wrote in the foreword to Alexander Gasiuk ’ s book.
Bot was arrested after being set up by American agents.
According to the indictment, he agreed to sell an arsenal of guns and missiles to these secret agents who claimed to be members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who wanted to use these weapons to shoot down U.S. helicopters supporting the Colombian army.
In 2010, he was flown to Thailand on a US-equipped plane for trial.
He was convicted in November 2011 of arms smuggling and sentenced in April 2012 in New York to 25 years in prison.
“I am not guilty, I never intended to kill anyone, I never intended to sell these weapons to anyone, God knows the truth. ”
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Content: “Noise and clowning ”: US offer to exchange Booth called“ pre-election fuss ”
The US leadership does not care about the basketball player, but they need to show themselves as heroes, said on the air of NSN Andrei Klimov.
The US initiative to exchange Russian Viktor Bout for Americans Brittney Greiner and Paul Whelan is associated with the election campaign, said in an interview with the Telegram-channel “Radiotochka NSN ” Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Andrei Klimov.
Earlier, the United States offered Russia to exchange convicted of arms trafficking Victor Bout for basketball player Brittney Greiner, arrested in the case of drug smuggling, and suspected espionage Paul Whelan.
“They have elections soon, there is nothing to show to the public, and the current US leaders need to somehow show themselves as heroes, show that they save the lives of Americans.
That ’ s why they all start, there are no humane stories behind it.
They have elections in the first decade of November, now the election fuss begins.
These are very cynical people, they don ’ t care about the basketball player and everyone else, but they need positive news that can impress a certain segment of the electorate, ” Klimov said.
In his opinion, the actions of the United States resemble clown.
“For this news to be presented, there is all this noise.
At first they make noise, and then they try to engage in some negotiations.
But that's not how things are done.
If a serious exchange is being prepared, we will know about it after it has occurred.
And here what?
It is a typical advertising campaign.
This does not mean that there will be no exchange, but this requires normal negotiations, not clowning.
And the fact that we have to rescue our people is also true.
But while for the Americans this is the main motive, I do not see any other, ” concluded the interlocutor of “Radio Point NSN ”.
For his part, Alexander Brod, a member of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation (HRC), told “Radio Point NSN ” that the United States uses a cynical, not a legal approach to exchange issues.
“The American side proposes to use the cynical conditions of barter, that is, exchange.
This is more a political approach than a legal one, which has been observed in relation to Russia recently by the United States and the West as a whole.
Unfortunately, the US penitentiary system does not use legal mechanisms to humanize Russians serving their sentences in the US.
Despite the fact that our diplomats, relatives, lawyers often make claims about the revision of cases, unsatisfactory conditions of detention, failure to provide medical care, ” Brod said.
Victor Bout was detained in 2008 in Thailand at the request of the US authorities, Paul Whelan – in Moscow in 2018 during the “espionage action ”.
Two-time Olympic basketball champion Brittney Greiner was detained in February 2022 in Sheremetyevo, where she was found hashish oil.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said on July 28 that there are no agreements on the exchange of Bout for Whelan and Greiner.
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Russia in talks with US about potential prisoner exchanges, says diplomat

"We proceed from the fact that the negotiations should take the interests of both sides into account," Ivan Nechayev stressed
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MOSCOW, August 11. /TASS/. Competent authorities in Russia and the United States are in talks to discuss potential prisoner swaps, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechayev said at a briefing on Thursday.

"We have repeatedly commented on this. On August 5, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that Russia is ready to discuss the issue, but only within the channel negotiated by Russian President [Vladimir Putin] and US President [Joe Biden]. Let me remind you that corresponding competent authorities have been instructed to negotiate the issue. Competent agencies are in talks," the Russian diplomat said.

He also recalled Moscow’s plea to Washington "not to speculate on the sensitive issue affecting specific individuals."

"We would recommend abandoning futile attempts to put pressure on us and we are calling on them to concentrate on practical work along the available channels. There is no other way," Nechayev concluded.

"We proceed from the fact that the negotiations should take the interests of both sides into account," the diplomat emphasized.

Earlier, Washington offered Moscow to exchange Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who is serving a prison term in the US for arms trafficking, for basketball player Brittney Griner, sentenced to jail for drugs trafficking, and Paul Whelan, convicted in Russia of spying. The exchange of prisoners was one of the topics discussed in a telephone conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in late July. American media reported later, citing unidentified sources, that Russia had proposed to include another Russian prisoner jailed in the West in the prisoner swap.

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Content: 12 December 2022, 00: 44
The White House could not explain why Greiner decided to exchange before the ex-diplomat Vogel
Pentagon spokesman Kirby did not name the reason for the exchange Greiner before Vogel
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The coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council at the White House, John Kirby, could not explain why the United States decided to exchange the Russian Viktor Bout for basketball player Brittney Greiner, and not the former employee of the Embassy in Russia Mark Vogel.
This was reported by Fox News.
Kirby noted that there is a limitation in this case.
This is the only information that can be made public.
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The exchange of basketball player Brittney Greiner for Victor Bout was held on December 8 at the airport of Abu Dhabi.
Now the United States intends to continue to seek the release of American Paul Whelan.
He was sentenced to 16 years in Russia on charges of espionage.
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Thai law enforcement officers arrested Bout in 2008 on suspicion of arms trafficking.
Then the Russian was transported to the United States, where a jury sent him to prison for 25 years.
Former employee of the US Embassy in Russia Mark Vogel was arrested at Sheremetyevo airport on charges of drug smuggling.
A Russian court sentenced him to 14 years in a strict regime colony.
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## The Arrest and Legal Proceedings

Brittney Griner was arrested on February 17, 2022, at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport when Russian customs officials discovered vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.

This substance is prohibited for importation into Russia under strict drug laws.

The legal proceedings that followed were swift and severe.

On March 5, Griner was formally arrested, and on March 17, the Moscow Regional Court upheld the legality of her detention.

Though Griner maintained she had no criminal intent and had