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Facebook to capture and donate wasted heat from Danish data centre

The installation of a “hyperscale” district heating system at Facebook’s data centre in Odense, Denmark, has been completed, setting the firm up to donate 100,000MWh…

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Evian Eliminates Label from New 100% Recycled Plastic Bottle

Evian created a new water bottle made from 100% recycled plastic that is completely label-free. The 400-milliliter mineral water bottle took two years to develop…

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Children who drink water from private wells at higher risk of lead exposure

American children whose homes rely on private wells for drinking water are 25% more likely to have high lead levels in their blood than those…

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Protect one-third of world’s oceans and land to deliver $500bn economic boost, scientists urge

Protecting 30% of oceans and land globally would reap economic benefits five times greater than the initial costs of conservation and restoration, a major new…

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China ‘Solid Waste Law’ changes from September

Today (7 July) the Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling commented that via its contacts in China, the country’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment has confirmed…

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Joined Up Thinking – Waste to Energy in Singapore

Between 1970 and 2016, Singapore’s growing population and booming economy caused a seven-fold increase in waste generation. But the city nation, renowned for its cleanliness,…

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Most alternatives to plastic packaging “emit more greenhouse gases”, report finds

The new report, titled ‘Examining material evidence – the carbon fingerprint’, commissioned by Veolia and published today (6 June) by Imperial College, set out to…

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EU data reveals Siberian temperatures hit June record, fires spread

European Union (EU) data has shown temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some…

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Brightmark to recycle boat wrap materials

San Francisco-based Brightmark, a waste solutions provider, has announced that it completed a pilot collection program for boat wraps with a local marine services dealer…

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Esa and Nasa line up satellites to measure Antarctic sea-ice

US and European scientists are about to get a unique view of polar ice as their respective space agencies line up two satellites in the…

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