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UN urges people to #PledgetoPause before sharing information online
António Guterres will on Wednesday launch the #PledgetoPause campaign as part of wider efforts to create what the UN hopes will be “a new social…
Textiles recycling ‘two years from normal’
A webinar held by the textiles division of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) heard that the sector is up to two years away from…
COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF to stockpile more than half a billion syringes by year’s end
With countries and pharmaceutical companies around the world gearing up to distribute COVID-19 vaccines following trials, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF has begun laying the…
US announces $27m for advanced plastic recycling tech
The US Government has announced more than $27 million (£21m) in funding to support the research and development of advanced plastic recycling technologies. The investment…
Public and private sector join forces to tackle waste crime
The UK’s Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) will be officially launched this week, forging what is aimed at being ‘a new way of working’ to tackle…
Stopping the virus and closing borders – Countries with international travel restrictions suffered fewer COVID-19 fatalities
Until mid-March 2020, the WHO, the EU as well as German authorities were convinced that the spread of the virus could not be curbed by…
Arctic Ocean Sediments Reveal Permafrost Thawing During Past Climate Warming
A multidisciplinary team from Stockholm University has found evidence of past permafrost thawing during climate warming events at the end of the last ice age….
Green jobs: LSE researchers make case for labour-intensive low carbon recovery
UK should take immediate steps to boost green innovation and production capabilities in anticipation of growing demand for more environmentally responsible technologies, academics advise. A…
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