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phys.org | 2/15/2019 | Staff
The world produces 50 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) per year, according to a recent UN report, but only 20% is formally recycled. Much of the rest ends up in landfill,...
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phys.org | 2/14/2019 | Staff
The vast majority of Americans are paying attention to reducing food waste with the oldest being the most cognizant, according to the latest Michigan State University (MSU) Food Literacy and...
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phys.org | 2/14/2019 | Staff
The fashion industry generates tons of fabric waste each year, notably in New York—one of the world's shopping capitals and host twice a year to runway shows, a major contributor to the wider...
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ScienceDaily | 2/13/2019 | StaffThe head of the nanoporous materials research group, Lead Research Scientist Mihkel Koel, has, as a chemist, focused his research in particular on the implementation of the principles of waste-free...
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phys.org | 2/13/2019 | Staff
The rapidly growing desalination industry produces water for drinking and for agriculture in the world's arid coastal regions. But it leaves behind as a waste product a lot of highly concentrated...
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phys.org | 2/12/2019 | Staff
RUDN chemists have developed a hybrid nanocatalyst for quick removal of stable organic dyes from wastewater. This catalyst does not require additional aggressive solvents.
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canadafreepress.com | 2/10/2019 | Guest Column
Watching the Burdekin Falls Dam with around six metres of water going over the spillway following flood rains in the catchment, we must remember that this is not a rare occurrence.
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ScienceDaily | 2/6/2019 | Staff
"Our strategy is to create a driving force for recycling by converting polyolefin waste into a wide range of valuable products, including polymers, naphtha (a mixture of hydrocarbons), or clean...
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Mail Online | 2/5/2019 | Sarah Rainey For Daily Mail
As she picked her way through mountains of discarded packaging, cellophane wrapping and plastic bags strewn across her kitchen floor, Teresa Walters had a brainwave.
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Mail Online | 2/4/2019 | Sean Poulter for the Daily Mail
Vegans could face a dilemma when it comes to turning on the lights or the central heating – as much of the nation’s energy supply does not meet strict vegan standards, it has emerged.
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phys.org | 1/29/2019 | Staff
A group of young Japanese snap selfies as they knock back a few drinks on a Friday night. But the backdrop to their photos is a mechanical claw stuffed with trash.
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KEYE | 2/1/2019 | Staff
The City of Austin is one step closer to eliminating unnecessary food waste. Friday is the deadline for Austin food-permitted businesses to submit a plan for what they will do with scraps and other...
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Mail Online | 1/30/2019 | Sean Poulter Consumer Affairs Editor For The Daily Mail
Fast-fashion retailers have been accused of not doing enough to combat waste and the poor treatment of workers. Amazon UK, Boohoo, Missguided, JD Sports, Sports Direct and TK Maxx are guilty of...
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phys.org | 1/30/2019 | Staff
Nuclear waste is piling up around the world even as countries struggle to dispose of spent fuel that will remain highly toxic for many thousands of years, Greenpeace detailed in a report Wednesday.
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phys.org | 1/27/2019 | Staff
A traditional dhow sailing boat made entirely of trash and flip-flops has set off on an expedition along the Kenyan coast to raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic waste.
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KTLA | 1/25/2019 | Associated Press
A dam that held back mining waste collapsed Friday in Brazil, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing.
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Mail Online | 1/24/2019 | Charlie Bayliss For Mailonline
It wasn't too long ago when the milkman delivered to your door, and it seems like a return to the good old days might be just around the corner as part of a drive to slash plastic pollution.
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Mail Online | 1/23/2019 | Stephanie Linning For Mailonline
Poundland has been accused of creating unnecessary plastic waste by selling a 'gift of nothing' for Valentine's Day. The novelty product consists of an empty plastic heart in packaging plastered...
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sacramento.cbslocal.com | 1/17/2019 | Staff
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Wednesday’s massive storm had rivers rising all around our area. In Sacramento County, the surge of water swept away toxic waste from homeless camps and sent it all downstream.
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www.theepochtimes.com | 1/18/2019 | Staff
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) floated a compromise solution on Jan. 15 to end the nearly monthlong partial government shutdown hinging on a funding impasse for a barrier wall on the U.S.
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3ders.org | 1/18/2019 | Staff
A Zero Waste Lab was just opened in Thessaloniki, Greece that directly recycles plastic into outdoor furniture. For the public, closing the plastic waste loop with direct recycling is one of the...
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3D Printing Industry | 1/18/2019 | Umair Iftikhar
The New Raw, a Dutch research and design studio, has launched its first zero waste lab in Thessaloniki, north Greece. As part of the Print Your City project, citizens can utilise ordinary household...
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Breitbart | 1/13/2019 | Staff
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), the vice-presidential running mate for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential bid, said President Donald...
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phys.org | 1/9/2019 | Staff
The circular economy is typically seen as the progressive alternative to our wasteful linear economy, where raw materials are used to make the products that feed today's rampant consumerist hunger,...
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Report: Trump Told Reporters Yesterday That He Thought His Primetime Speech Would Be A Waste Of TimeHot Air | 1/9/2019 | Staff
Once again his political instincts prove accurate. But I’m glad he gave the speech anyway. We got some sweet-ass Pelosi/Schumer memes out of it. Here’s the Times reporting on POTUS’s pre-speech...
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CNBC | 1/9/2019 | Jacob Pramuk
President Donald Trump on Wednesday stormed out of a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over an ongoing partial government shutdown, calling it "a total...
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 1/9/2019 | Kemberlee Kaye
So, the shutdown negotiations are going well. After a meeting with Democrat leadership Wednesday night, Trump tweeted the meeting was a “total waste of time.” NBC - Pelosi - Schumer - Trump -...
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The Daily Signal | 1/9/2019 | Staff
The day after his nationally televised address on the need for a border wall, President Donald Trump on Wednesday brought candy to a meeting at the White House with Democratic and Republican leaders...
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CNN | 1/9/2019 | StaffWashington (CNN)President Donald Trump walked out of discussions to end a partial government shutdown, now in its third week, calling discussions with congressional Democrats "a total waste of time.
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Zero Hedge | 1/9/2019 | Staff
President Trump fumed on Wednesday after walking out of a "waste of time" meeting with Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), after the Democratic leaders refused to approve any type of...
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phys.org | 1/3/2019 | Staff
Human errors caused by a lack of standardised procedures and insufficient training are the major drivers behind loss in food manufacturing, a new study has found.
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Mail Online | 1/5/2019 | Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail
Brexit uncertainty dragged down optimism about Britain’s dominant services sector in the final months of 2018 but this was as nothing when compared to downbeat readings from the eurozone.
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phys.org | 1/4/2019 | Staff
Farmers spend a lot of time and money controlling weeds and other pests, and often have to turn to chemical fumigants to keep the most destructive pests at bay. Farmers also wrestle with what to do...
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phys.org | 1/3/2019 | Staff
The equivalent of one truck of plastic waste is dumped into the ocean every minute, but what if it could be caught and removed before it drifted out to sea? One such solution, called the Recycled...
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3D Printing Industry | 1/3/2019 | Umair Iftikhar
At Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee, scientists are applying 3D printing to recycle and reuse a common byproduct of the manufacturing industry. Produced in large quantities as waste...
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Gizmodo | 1/2/2019 | Staff
New research shows that garbage piles produced by leaf-cutter ants emit significant amounts of nitrous oxide—a potent greenhouse gas. Chemical reactions within the organic waste piles produced by...
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Mail Online | 12/31/2018 | Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline
A tonne of waste has been found on a Dorset beach which was dumped in the ocean by fishermen. Environmentalists claim the rubbish, found at Worbarrow Bay in Dorset, included three 25-litre drums of...
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Mail Online | 12/31/2018 | Claire Ellicott Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Michael Gove has appointed a food waste tsar to end the 'moral scandal' of Britain's throwaway culture. The Environment Secretary has made the Duchess of Cornwall's nephew, businessman Ben Elliot,...
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Mail Online | 12/31/2018 | Claire Ellicott Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Britain's new food waste tsar is a fixer to the super-rich with impeccable connections – starting with his aunt Camilla. Ben Elliot’s wedding was attended by the Duchess of Cornwall and her husband...
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Conservative Tribune | 12/26/2018 | Cillian Zeal
Just in time to wrap up the outgoing year, Sen. Rand Paul last week gave the country a Festivus airing of grievances on Twitter involving all of the stuff the government wasted money on in 2018.
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phys.org | 12/25/2018 | Staff
A floating device sent to corral a swirling island of trash between California and Hawaii has not swept up any plastic waste—but the young innovator behind the project said Monday that a fix was in...
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www.paul.senate.gov | 12/24/2018 | Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management (FSO) Subcommittee for the Homeland Security and...
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phys.org | 12/20/2018 | Staff
There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study from Lund University.
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ScienceDaily | 12/19/2018 | StaffThe majority of all marine debris is plastic. Calculations have shown that ten per cent of all plastic produced globally ends up in the sea. This plastic waste is subjected to both chemical and...
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Mail Online | 12/19/2018 | Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
The fiance of a missing Colorado mother who vanished on Thanksgiving was spotted dumping trash at a waste facility with two other men after police searched his ranch for the first time.
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ScienceDaily | 12/18/2018 | Staff
The team's research results were published in Advanced Materials Technologies. It is said that Society 5.0, a super-smart society in which our living space will be networked by various IoT (Internet...
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Mail Online | 12/14/2018 | Colin Fernandez Environment Correspondent For The Daily Mail;Tim Collins For Mailonline
Millions of Britons will soon collect food waste separately in a food caddy, sparking fears of an end to weekly bin collections. The measure is expected to be announced in the government's...
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ScienceDaily | 12/14/2018 | StaffNow, researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering are tapping a new set of capabilities in this field of artificial intelligence, combining artificial neural networks with infrared thermal...
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phys.org | 12/13/2018 | Staff
Machine learning algorithms can predict stock market fluctuations, control complex manufacturing processes, enable navigation for robots and driverless vehicles, and much more.
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Mail Online | 12/12/2018 | Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline
Members of the ancient Paracas culture in Peru used chameleon urine to paint pottery, scientists have found. The liquid waste from the reptiles is believed to have been used to create a white...
Kentucky Senate passes fetal heartbeat abortion ban A bill that would ban abortion in Kentucky once a baby's heartbeat is...
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston) African-Americans in Jim Crow America were limited by race, but...
Cover Story: Saving Retirement Pat Poole felt a mix of relief and uncertainty once he decided to retire from his sales...
New York drops lawsuit against Christian activist for protesting outside abortion clinic New York drops lawsuit against...
Study examines how 'data in the wild' is used in diverse school district For several decades, federal policymakers have pushed...
NASA scientist predicts 'END of our universe' with shocking 'RIPPED APART' revelation “We don’t know whether that will stop,...
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of hydrogen and helium For the first time scientists measured the vibrational structure of...
This fish has been called ugly and prehistoric. Here's why Texas wants to protect it They are probably one of the most unique...
The Biggest Weight Loss Stories from “My 600lb Life” “My 600lb Life” is a reality television series that’s aired on American...
Friday Box Office: ‘Alita’ Battles Its Way to $16 Million How do you solve a problem like Alita? The big-budget, bigger-eyed...
Lady Mary Charteris displays her edgy fashion at London Fashion Week She's known for flaunting her kooky sense of style at...
Berlinale 2019 Awards: Nadav Lapid’s ‘Synonyms’ Wins the Golden Bear This year’s edition of the Berlin Film Festival has come...
Vicky Pattison dons black bikini as she continues to enjoy sun-kissed trip to Dubai She's been living it up on a sun-kissed...
“House Hunters” Realtor Shares The One Thing that Shocked Her About the Show Like most TV viewers, you’ve probably seen an...
Raccoons Keep Calm and Carry On! These cute raccoons appear to be waiting to be fed with the front one looking to keep every...
Rare "Dumbo" Octopus! This octopus fans out its tentacles as if showing off while having its picture taken!
Subway in 1905 - New York City, NY! This short glimpse into the past reveals a time radically different from today.
This Turkey Gives Out Hugs! This turkey has a great strategy for avoiding being a Thanksgiving dinner - just give another way,...
Tornado Coming in Laramie! This classic stovepipe in Laramie is causing some havoc as it continues on its way looking very...
Short, But Torrential Downpour in Nevada! This microburst drops lots of water on the Nevada landscape!
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