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Pilot facility aims to disrupt rare earth recycling
Based in Montreal, Geomega Resources has developed a proprietary technology that recycles rare earth elements like neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium. Company ceo Kiril Mugerman…
‘Uncertainty’ in Europe’s plastics recycling industry, says BIR
A ‘feeling of uncertainty’ is permeating the European plastics recycling industry owing to the impact of Covid-19 on the market, according to the Bureau of…
Coronavirus: L’Oréal unveils €100m biodiversity and circular economy plan
L’Oréal Group has pledged to invest €100m over the next decade in projects that heal damaged natural ecosystems and advance the circular economy, as part…
Parliament approves increased water reuse
The new law defines minimum requirements at European level for the first time for reclaimed water (i.e. urban wastewater that has been treated in a…
Clean energy has shed nearly 600,000 U.S. jobs due to pandemic: report
The U.S. clean energy sector has lost 17% of its work force, or nearly 600,000 jobs, as stay-at-home orders halt production of components from solar…
Researchers Turn Algae Leftovers into Renewable Products with Flare
The UC San Diego researchers who developed algae-based flip-flops and surfboards are at it again. This time they are advancing their brand of renewable and…
Production at ŠKODA AUTO sends zero waste to landfill
Škoda Auto is consistently optimising the ecological footprint of its cars – from the extraction of the raw materials required, to the end of their…
Paper recycling rate at 66.2 percent in 2019
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, has announced that 66.2 percent of paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling in 2019….
Murray-Darling lower lakes were largely fresh before European settlement, CSIRO review finds
A CSIRO review of the lower lakes of the Murray-Darling system has found that the lakes were largely fresh before European settlement, and that environmental…
New Partnership Aims to Drive Corporate Action to Protect Global Water Supply
The Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS) at the University of Saskatchewan is partnering with Ceres to develop a new global assessment. The assessment will…
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