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Team develops new way to recycle nuclear waste
The new approach offers a way of separating out different components of nuclear waste. The one-step chemical reaction, which appears in the journal Industrial &…
The Mediterranean is drowning in plastic waste
In the summer time, the sun rises early over the Mediterranean. The beach is still almost devoid of people. The city cleaning staff has already…
Scottish Water switches on latest solar array at Dunfermline wastewater facility
A wastewater treatment facility in Dunfermline is the latest Scottish Water facility to be fitted with onsite solar technology, as the water company progresses towards…
Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070
More than three billion people will be living in places with “near un-liveable” temperatures by 2070, according to a new study. Unless greenhouse gas emissions…
Russia’s Gazprom Moves Forward With New Mega Pipeline
The Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom has hit the wall with new European projects – Nord Stream 2 will be finished at some point in…
Europe’s energy giants turn greener, but paths and targets diverge
Europe’s top oil and gas companies, which account for roughly 7% of global crude consumption, have committed themselves to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets which…
Indonesia’s farms, plantations to face ‘drier than usual’ dry season
Indonesia will likely face a “drier than usual” dry season in key agricultural regions this year, President Jokowi Widodo said on Tuesday, adding that measures…
New York, among nation’s hardest hit markets, delays commercial waste zone RFP due to pandemic
This spring, New York’s commercial waste sector was planning to submit bids for a transformative new franchise zone system. Instead, haulers are now dealing with…
37 Percent of EU’s Waste in Turkey
According to the data of the Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), the EU countries exported 31 million tons of waste in…
Poll reveals “typical” Brit’s annual waste
The average Brit will get through 242 plastic bottles, 109 single-use coffee cups and 209 crisp packets each year, according to research. Research polling 2,000…
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