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France’s oldest nuclear reactor to finally shut down
France’s oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after four decades in operation, to the delight of environmental activists who have long warned…
California extends suspension on bottle, can redemption as other states restart programs
As businesses around the country start to reopen after months of closures due to COVID-19, bottle and can redemption in California remains closed. California Gov….
European biodegradable fishing gear and clothing project unveiled
Glaukos, a four-year European project that will develop biodegradable and biorecyclable textile fibres and coatings to be used in fishing gear and clothing, kicked off…
Surge in marine plastic waste as people discard PPE used to ward off Covid-19
On England’s south coast, there is evidence of a new dimension to an old problem. Plastic waste has long plagued our seas and posed a…
Upgrading WHO forms could improve water quality for rural and vulnerable communities
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) sanitary inspection (SI) forms need an urgent upgrade to help improve the quality of small water supplies in some of…
ArcelorMittal Europe and Atos launch net-zero carbon roadmaps
Europe’s largest steelmaker has vowed to reduce its carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 and bring them to net-zero by 2050, in the same week…
Team develops eco-friendly, flame-retardant carbon plastic ideal for recycling
A flame-retardant carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material has been developed. Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team from its Institute of Advanced…
HP to Eliminate 75% of Single-Use Plastic by 2025
HP Inc. today released its 2019 Sustainable Impact Report, which, among other initiatives, says the company will eliminate 75% of single-use plastic by 2025. This…
Britons poised to throw out 67 million clothes after lockdown, WRAP warns
Charity shops and collection banks across the UK could be swamped with 67 million items of clothing and 22 million shoes as coronavirus restrictions begin…
High levels of arsenic found in US Whole Foods’ bottled water brand
Bottled water manufactured by Whole Foods and sold in most of its US stores and on Amazon contains potentially harmful levels of arsenic, according to…
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