And Hong Kong waste recovery companies are feeling the pinch because 98% of Hong Kong's recovered paper goes to be recycled in China, says Lau.

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During the second half of the meeting, members turned their attention to the financial implications of the proposed Shipment of Waste for Recovery Measure.

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In addition, the site offers the public an opportunity to report suspected fraud, waste, or abuse related to Recovery funding.

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In line with the "polluter pays" principle, the EU plan also stipulates that producers would have to organize and finance the treatment, recovery and disposal of waste.

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If anything, besides uncorking the evil genie of inflation and engendering a colossal waste of resources, these stimulus efforts have retarded our recovery.

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The results to date have been impressive leading SITA to predict they hope to improve recovery with 75 to 80% of the sorted waste will be taken into recycling.

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But others say the threats hanging over the recovery are so serious - there is no time to waste.

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The facility is part of a 27-year waste management agreement between the city and county councils and private firm Resource Recovery Solutions (RRS).

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Sierra Leone's status as a model for post-conflict recovery has had an insidious effect on its bureaucrats, many of whom waste a lot of time inveigling themselves into delegations to conferences and seminars abroad, where they receive handsome allowances.

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Mobile Fluid Recovery then used a massive high-speed drum to spin out all the absorbed oil and waste water from the booms.

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