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Gaining safe water access amid the ongoing pandemic crisis
Water is an essential resource that many of us take for granted. It is especially crucial in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it…
Plastic Oceans Joins Oceans Plastics Charter to Reduce Waste Plastics in the Oceans
Plastic Oceans International (POI), a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness about plastic pollution, has joined the Ocean Plastics Charter (the Charter), a global pact…
Crude oil or cooking oil? For some U.S. refiners, it’s now a choice
Refiners have always produced fuel using crude oil. Now some are using grease. A slump in demand for gasoline since the onset of the coronavirus…
Stora Enso to produce bio-based packaging foam
Stora Enso, headquartered in Helsinki, will build a pilot facility to produce Cellufoam, which it describes as “a lightweight, fiber-based foam material for protective packaging…
UK’s carbon emissions fell by almost a third over the lockdown period
New data analysis reveals that the carbon emissions resulting from six key consumer spending categories in the UK fell by almost a third during the…
‘Plastic Park’: Facility aims to turn waste plastic into truck-fuelling hydrogen
Construction of the UK’s first facility to convert waste plastic into hydrogen came a step closer to realisation this week, with the completion of an…
Wastewater treatment byproduct used for pothole repair
Scientists report a brand-new way to repair roads that’s also eco-friendly using a remnant of wastewater treatment called grit that’s usually disposed of in landfills….
Up to half of world’s water supply stolen annually, study finds
Between 30% and 50% of the world’s water supply is stolen each year, mainly by agricultural interests and farmers, yet the crime itself is not…
Antarctica ice shelves vulnerable to meltwater that could cut ice ‘like a knife,’ study finds
Meltwater could undermine the walls of ice holding back Antarctica’s glaciers, scientists reported on Wednesday, a finding that underscores concern about the potential for a…
U.S. Plastics Pact Launches to Ignite Change Toward Circular Economy for Plastic
Today, the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative led by The Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), launched as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s…
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