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The ‘Recycling of multilayer composite packaging: the beverage carton’ paper calculated the estimated recycling rates of beverage cartons in the UK, Germany, Spain, and Sweden…

Amazon’s plastic pollution is under scrutiny today with the publication of a new report by the nonprofit ocean advocacy organization Oceana. That report estimates that…

Countries must redesign their development pathways to reduce damage to the environment and the natural world, or risk stalling progress for humanity overall, the United…

Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State…

It may not be very well known, but the Arctic Ocean leaks enormous amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane. These leaks have been ongoing…

  Lack of basic water and sanitation services at health facilities has put around 1.8 billion health workers and patients at higher risk of COVID-19…

A just-launched strategic alliance of major food industry leaders is joining forces to repurpose food waste with the goal of better protecting our planet. Yesterday,…

The International Joint Commission (IJC) has advice for Canada and the United States on how to improve binational cooperation for Great Lakes water quality programs….

China must shut down by 2045 at the latest all coal power plants operating without carbon capture if Beijing is to meet its goal to…

Actor Emma Watson and singer Ellie Goulding joined about 450 female politicians, academics and activists on Thursday to demand equal representation for women on Britain’s…

Although many of the world’s most important crops and livestock species originate in mountain regions, hunger is rising in these areas due to biodiversity loss…

Experts have warned that a ’no deal’ Brexit will result in the exclusion of the UK from the 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs) that were…

A cross-domain, open-access data hub created by Texas A&M researchers shows the effects human mobility has on the United States’ electricity markets. Researchers in the…

EU leaders at a summit Friday reached a deal to address the concerns expressed on the EU’s recovery package and the draft Regulation on a…

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for global solidarity and greater international cooperation, and must be turned into an opportunity for fundamental change, UN…

The Japanese government plans to get more than 30 per cent of the energy it uses from renewable sources from the next fiscal year starting…

A report released earlier this week (7 December) by Zero Waste Europe and Reloop, in partnership with the University of Utrecht, has found that reusable…

The European Commission has proposed raising the 45% collection rate for portable batteries to 65% in 2025 and 70% in 2030 as part of its…

The EU Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement Tuesday to make Europe’s external borders more secure, approving a proposal to revise and upgrade the…

  Antwerp and diamonds have had a long history, the Belgian city has been at the heart of the global trade since the 15th century…