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Digital groups help people aim for zero-waste lifestyles in Japan
It will surprise few to hear Japan is the world’s second-largest generator of plastic waste. You only have to look at an Instagram accounts such…
Phillips 66 plans FOG recycling investment
Houston-based energy and petrochemical company Phillips 66 has announced it plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce fuels made not…
WEF panel finds low risk of coronavirus for wastewater workers
A blue-ribbon panel of experts convened by the Water Environment Federation to evaluate safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic concluded that occupational risk…
US allows killing of hundreds of sea lions to save struggling salmon
US authorities have given wildlife managers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho permission to start killing hundreds of sea lions in the Columbia River basin in…
As Canada curbs methane emissions, new measurements show problem bigger than thought
Reported greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oilpatch have more than doubled in the year’s first half as changes to how they are measured revealed a…
Indian solar ferry flies flag for cleaner, cheaper water transport
Over the past three years, P. Ravindran’s commute from his southern Indian village has been about more than getting to work – the SIM card…
Wooden body boards rented to reduce beach pollution
Wooden body boards are being rented out by a charity in a bid to reduce the amount of polystyrene left on beaches. Plastic Free North…
Rowers dredge waste in days-long Hungary race
The 150-odd competitors meeting on the banks of Hungary’s second largest river carried somewhat unusual equipment for a boat race — protective gloves, rubber boots…
Korea ramps up recycling to meet demand for PV panels
The new site in Jincheon County will be able to process around 3 600 tonnes of PV panels a year, The Korea Times reports. The…
Marine food webs could be radically altered by heating of oceans, scientists warn
Heating of the world’s oceans could radically reorganise marine food webs across the globe causing the numbers of some species to collapse while promoting the…
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