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Suez to donate $1.75M to North American charities fighting COVID-19

In the face of a pandemic that has created unprecedented suffering across the United States and Canada, SUEZ, which operates in North America as SUEZ…

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Germany takes EU reins to steer towards green COVID-19 recovery

Germany’s environment minister has said the country will use its upcoming presidency of the European Union to steer the bloc towards a climate-friendly economic recovery…

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Norway plans big expansion of Arctic oil exploration

Norway is planning a major expansion of oil exploration in the Arctic, despite commitments to tackling global warming and opposition from environmental groups. Minister of…

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Circular economy is becoming basic principle for entire world

Serbia is the first country in the Western Balkans to produce the Roadmap for Circular Economy. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said its purpose is…

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Polystyrene waste becomes valuable feedstock

ResolVe was granted a funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to explore the recycling of polystyrene. The project proves the…

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Report: Consumers and business concerned about plastic waste but expect governments to do more

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food Industry Asia (FIA) today released a regional survey of consumers and food and beverage businesses across South-East…

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Eastman launches first product made with raw material from its Advanced Circular Recycling technologies

Specialty plastics provider Eastman, Kingsport, Tennessee, has introduced Tritan Renew copolyester, which contains up to 50 percent recycled content derived from the company’s Advanced Circular…

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Doubling recycling across Europe “feasible, for certain waste streams”

Compared to current recycled amounts, this potential can double recycling for municipal and electronic waste and increase it by 30 % for construction and demolition…

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Revealed: millions of Americans can’t afford water as bills rise 80% in a decade

Millions of ordinary Americans are facing rising and unaffordable bills for running water, and risk being disconnected or losing their homes if they cannot pay,…

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Denmark cements plans for 5 GW of energy islands, 1 GW offshore wind

The Danish parliament has approved a climate act that, among others, will pave the way for the establishment of two energy islands and an offshore…

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