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Nestlé Purina hits zero waste target
St. Louis-based Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. it has reached its goal for 2020 to achieve zero waste for disposal across all manufacturing operations in the…
Nautical not nice: how fibreglass boats have become a global pollution problem
The strength and durability of fibreglass transformed the boating industry and made it possible to mass produce small leisure craft (larger vessels like cruise ships…
Impact Of Climate Change On Tropical Fisheries Would Create Ripples Across The World
Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local economies and communities, and regions…
Study finds high levels of toxic pollutants in stranded dolphins and whales
A study led by researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute examined toxins in tissue concentrations and pathology data from 83 stranded dolphins…
Japan’s climate change efforts hindered by biased business lobby -study
Japan’s powerful business lobby Keidanren is dominated by energy-intensive sectors that represent less than 10% of the economy, resulting in national policies that favour coal…
Cornwall set to host Europe’s first geothermal lithium pilot plant
Cornwall is set to become home to Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery pilot plant, with government funding announced this week set to support a project…
Extreme droughts in central Europe likely to increase sevenfold
Extreme droughts are likely to become much more frequent across central Europe, and if global greenhouse gas emissions rise strongly they could happen seven times…
EU waste shipment regulation revision must not hinder EFW, says ESWET
A policy briefing released by the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology (ESWET) has called for the European Commission’s revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation to…
USDA invests $462M to modernize water and wastewater infrastructure
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across rural America. USDA is funding…
Surface Clean-Up Technology Won’t Solve Ocean Plastic Problem
Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won’t solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows. Researchers compared estimates of current and…
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