Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen
Antarctica’s ozone hole has company: A rare hole over the Arctic
The Antarctic ozone hole in the Southern Hemisphere is known for its yearly variations. This year, it has a counterpart. An ozone hole has developed…
Chile drought causing water shortage amidst virus crisis
With historically low river flows and reservoirs running dry due to drought, people in central Chile have found themselves particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic….
Design students target household recycling challenges
Sustainable packaging solutions provider, DS Smith, is collaborating with product design students at Cardiff Met University to tackle the “crucial recycling issues” affecting households and…
CEWEP: Waste Incineration Safely Destroys Viruses at High Temperature
The Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP) has welcomed the recognition of waste management as a sector providing an essential service to society by Virginijus…
Troy University center researching ways to recycle medical plastic scrap
Troy University’s Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences, Troy, Alabama, plans to research ways to recycle medical plastic scrap as well as ways to bolster…
Scientists: Great Barrier Reef suffers worst-ever coral bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said today in a dire warning about the threat posed by…
Virtual reality training wins water industry innovation award
Drainage and utility specialist Lanes Group plc has won a coveted water industry innovation award for its development of the world’s first virtual reality team…
Climate change: UK forests ’could do more harm than good’
Badly-planned trees would increase greenhouse gas emissions, say the government’s advisers on the economic value of the natural environment. The report comes from the Natural…
World Athletics aims to be carbon neutral by 2030
The governing body of athletics aims to become carbon neutral by 2030, it said on Tuesday, recognising that the sport has a significant environmental footprint….
Millions in US at risk of ’water shutoffs’ amid layoffs triggered by pandemic
Millions of Americans risk losing running water if they fall behind with bill payments in coming months, as mass layoffs triggered by the coronavirus pandemic…
Government fund to fight coronavirus food waste
Defra has announced £3.25m of government funding to help reduce food waste during the coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 Emergency Surplus Food Grant will be available…
Missing battery recycling link affecting lead market
The global success story of vehicle lead-acid battery recycling is likely to become apparent if COVID-19-related shutdowns restrict the collection of scrap batteries. In China,…
Breakthrough in unlocking genetic potential of ocean microbes
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing gene-editing tools to improve our understanding of one of the most important ocean microbes on the planet….
ClimateWorks reports shows Australia can reach zero emissions by 2035
A new report shows that Australia has the capacity to meet its Paris Agreement targets by 2035 if it sets out on economy-wide decarbonisation in…
Octopus pays UK customers to consume green energy
Octopus Energy is set to pay its UK customers to use electricity during the day as a result of an increase in solar and wind…
IRENA: Renewables accounted for three quarters of new power capacity in 2019
Renewable electricity capacity growth slowed just a touch in 2019, yet still made up almost three quarters of all new power capacty that came into…
Estonian ministry: Burning waste in bonfires reckless
According to the ministry, collecting waste by type is worthwhile as this will save resources and recycle the materials. Old furniture, clothing, shoes, tires, construction…
Coronavirus-induced oil price plunge is hurting the circular economy for plastic
While the coronavirus-induced collapse in oil demand might be good news for the climate as greenhouse gas emissions ease, it is not good news for…
Plastic Recyclers Group Launches Post-Consumer Resin Certification Program
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), an international trade association that represents the plastics recycling industry, introduced a post-consumer resin certification program. This effort is…
COVID-19 effect: Ganga river water pollution drops significantly
Varanasi: The quality of Ganga river water has witnessed a significant improvement following nationwide lockdown since March 24. The industries shut and people are staying…











