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Phillips 66 plans FOG recycling investment

Houston-based energy and petrochemical company Phillips 66 has announced it plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce fuels made not…

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WEF panel finds low risk of coronavirus for wastewater workers

A blue-ribbon panel of experts convened by the Water Environment Federation to evaluate safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic concluded that occupational risk…

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US allows killing of hundreds of sea lions to save struggling salmon

US authorities have given wildlife managers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho permission to start killing hundreds of sea lions in the Columbia River basin in…

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As Canada curbs methane emissions, new measurements show problem bigger than thought

Reported greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oilpatch have more than doubled in the year’s first half as changes to how they are measured revealed a…

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Indian solar ferry flies flag for cleaner, cheaper water transport

Over the past three years, P. Ravindran’s commute from his southern Indian village has been about more than getting to work – the SIM card…

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Wooden body boards rented to reduce beach pollution

Wooden body boards are being rented out by a charity in a bid to reduce the amount of polystyrene left on beaches. Plastic Free North…

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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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Korea ramps up recycling to meet demand for PV panels

The new site in Jincheon County will be able to process around 3 600 tonnes of PV panels a year, The Korea Times reports. The…

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Marine food webs could be radically altered by heating of oceans, scientists warn

Heating of the world’s oceans could radically reorganise marine food webs across the globe causing the numbers of some species to collapse while promoting the…

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Researchers Identify Human Influence as Key Agent of Ocean Warming Patterns in the Future

The oceans play an important role in regulating our climate and its change by absorbing heat and carbon. Scientists from the Department of Physics at…

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China launches ’Clean Plate’ campaign against food waste

China has stepped up measures to reduce food waste, after President Xi Jinping called the amount wasted ”shocking and distressing”. The ”Clean Plate Campaign” comes…

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Global ‘socially-inclusive’ circular economy ‘Action Hub’ launched

Non-profit organaisation, BVRio, has launched its Circular Action Hub, an online platform that sets out to connect circular economy projects and initiatives with investors. Through…

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Seafood Study Finds Plastic In All Samples

A study of five different seafoods has found traces of plastic in every sample tested. Researchers bought oysters, prawns, squid, crabs and sardines from a…

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Google Achieves Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification at 3 Campuses

Google has achieved the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certification at its Mountain View, Calif., Los Angeles, Calif., and Dublin, Ireland campuses under the AWS…

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Xylem partners with Manchester City to bring awareness to water challenges

Manchester City stars Sergio Agüero, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling all feature in an emotive new short film that aims to bring home the reality…

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UK urged to reach 65% renewables by 2030

That’s the suggestion from a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission, which suggests that this change could be made with no material change in…

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Bushfire scientists call for Australia to set up national fire monitoring agency

A group of bushfire scientists have used an article in one of the world’s leading scientific journals to call for Australia to establish a national…

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Last year was one of three warmest on record, researchers find

Last year was one of the three warmest on record, with glaciers melting, sea levels rising and a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, research…

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Coca-Cola reveals recyclable paperboard-based rings for multipack cans

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has today announced the introduction of CanCollar, a paperboard packaging solution, for multipack cans in Spain. Initially, CCEP will launch the…

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NASA, USF test system that uses human waste to grow fresh vegetables

Human waste could be a key piece of NASA’s plan to establish a sustainable presence on the moon and make successful trips to Mars. A…

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