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Atlantic ocean plastic more than 10 times previous estimates

More than 10 times as much plastic has been found in the Atlantic ocean than previously estimated to be there, showing the the world’s plastic…

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Rowers dredge waste in days-long Hungary race

The 150-odd competitors meeting on the banks of Hungary’s second largest river carried somewhat unusual equipment for a boat race — protective gloves, rubber boots…

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China launches ‘Clean Plate’ campaign against food waste

Chinese President Xi stressed the need to maintain a sense of ‘crisis’ around food. China has stepped up measures to reduce food waste, after President…

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Surface Clean-Up Technology Won’t Solve Ocean Plastic Problem

Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won’t solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows. Researchers compared estimates of current and…

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Brazilian Lab Makes Biofuel From Waste Cooking Oil and Old Batteries

A group of scientists in Brazil recently showed how they produced biodiesel by combining used cooking oil and waste from lithium (Li-Ion) batteries, the types…

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UK waste incinerators three times as likely to be in deprived areas

Waste incinerators are three times as likely to be situated in the most deprived and ethnically diverse areas of the UK, it has been revealed,…

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Primark kicks off nationwide clothes recycling scheme

Primark has launched a nationwide recycling scheme to enable shoppers to recycle clothes of any brand at the fashion retailer’s stores, in an effort to…

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Highway made from plastic waste begins construction in Carlisle

Construction of the “UK’s first” highway made partly from waste plastic is now underway in Carlisle, where asphalt specialist MacRebur is working with Cumbria County…

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Researchers produce low-cost hand sanitizer from waste

A Tel Aviv University breakthrough allows, for the first time, a local production of ethanol—and hand sanitizer—based on plant and paper waste, using a novel…

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Kenyan recycling firm mixes kitchen waste to boost urban farming

Kenyan urban farmer Francis Wachira credits a soil recycling company with keeping him afloat financially during the coronavirus crisis: it helped him to start producing…

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