Author: Kirsi Seppänen
Plastic Oceans Joins Oceans Plastics Charter to Reduce Waste Plastics in the Oceans
Plastic Oceans International (POI), a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness about plastic pollution, has joined the Ocean Plastics Charter (the Charter), a global pact…
Crude oil or cooking oil? For some U.S. refiners, it’s now a choice
Refiners have always produced fuel using crude oil. Now some are using grease. A slump in demand for gasoline since the onset of the coronavirus…
Stora Enso to produce bio-based packaging foam
Stora Enso, headquartered in Helsinki, will build a pilot facility to produce Cellufoam, which it describes as “a lightweight, fiber-based foam material for protective packaging…
UK’s carbon emissions fell by almost a third over the lockdown period
New data analysis reveals that the carbon emissions resulting from six key consumer spending categories in the UK fell by almost a third during the…
’Plastic Park’: Facility aims to turn waste plastic into truck-fuelling hydrogen
Construction of the UK’s first facility to convert waste plastic into hydrogen came a step closer to realisation this week, with the completion of an…
Wastewater treatment byproduct used for pothole repair
Scientists report a brand-new way to repair roads that’s also eco-friendly using a remnant of wastewater treatment called grit that’s usually disposed of in landfills….
Up to half of world’s water supply stolen annually, study finds
Between 30% and 50% of the world’s water supply is stolen each year, mainly by agricultural interests and farmers, yet the crime itself is not…
Antarctica ice shelves vulnerable to meltwater that could cut ice ’like a knife,’ study finds
Meltwater could undermine the walls of ice holding back Antarctica’s glaciers, scientists reported on Wednesday, a finding that underscores concern about the potential for a…
U.S. Plastics Pact Launches to Ignite Change Toward Circular Economy for Plastic
Today, the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative led by The Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), launched as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s…
Consider ‘reducing collection of recyclables’, says UN
Governments across the world should consider a potential “reduction of the collection of recyclables” during the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by the United Nations claims….
‘Beige Gold’: Criminals Are Making a Fortune By Illegally Recycling Cardboard, and It’s Making a Huge Dent in the Pockets of Cities and Local Authorities
Thieves are thinking “outside-the-box” when it comes to new ways to make money. Cardboard recycling, which can happen legally or illegally, can yield substantial profits….
Plastic recycling momentum surging in Europe
Global consultancy McKinsey & Co., in an article prepared by its Chemicals group in August, says Europe is in the midst of “quiet before the…
Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site
A proposed gold and copper mine at the headwaters of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska would cause ”unavoidable adverse impacts,” the U.S….
Australia Floats Plan to Better Protect Great Barrier Reef
Australian officials plan to redouble their efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef from the effects of global warming. The world’s largest coral reef system…
Climate Change and Land Use Are Accelerating Soil Erosion by Water
Soil loss due to water runoff could increase greatly around the world over the next 50 years due to climate change and intensive land cultivation….
These microbes are being used to clean up toxic electronic waste
If you were to stack up all the electronic waste produced annually around the world it would weigh as much as all the commercial aircrafts…
Turning Toilet Water into Beer
Brewing beer uses a lot of water: from the irrigation needed to grow barley and hops to the aqua that ends up in the bottle….
Metsä Spring and Valmet to build €20m pilot plant for 3D fibre products
Finnish firms Metsä Spring and Valmet will be working together to build a €20 million pilot plant in Äänekoski, Finland, to produce new products from…
German state grant to boost battery production… and recycling
The funding is the first step in an initiative under the European Union’s Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) programme. eNews Bulletin reports that,…
Jaguar Land Rover turns to recycled aluminium to cut manufacturing CO2
Jaguar Land Rover has developed an innovative process enabling it to recycle old aluminium cans, bottle tops, and end-of-life vehicles into brand new, premium cars,…
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