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Industrial waste is reused to produce alternatives to plastic

In Brazil, researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Ilha Solteira have developed a film that can replace plastic in food packaging. The film…

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The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean

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…

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Water: Futures market invites speculators, challenges basic human rights – UN expert

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,…

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International Joint Commission Recommends Improvements to Binational Cooperation

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….

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China Must Close Coal Power Plants By 2045 To Meet Climate Goal

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…

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Japan’s government to use more green power from April

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…

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Reusable packaging up to 85 per cent more climate-friendly than single-use, says report

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…

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European Commission proposes new batteries legislation

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…

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Inside the Port of Antwerp’s NextGen District, a new global hub set to accelerate the growth of the circular economy

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

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Risk of ‘substantial’ waste emissions by 2050, CCC says

  The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has warned that the waste sector could generate “substantial emissions” by 2050 unless it implements “new policy urgently”. In…

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New rules on EU waste shipments from 1 January 2021

The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a set of rules on waste shipments to come into force from…

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Veolia North America Launches Recycling Program for Wind Turbines

Veolia North America (VNA) will now recycle blades removed from its US-based onshore turbines during upgrades and repowering efforts. Through an agreement with GE Renewable…

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China tightens recycling rules

China’s Ministry of Commerce has introduced a nationwide system for retailers to report their plastic consumption and will be established. It is part of a…

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‘Britain’s first’ plastic-free takeaway cup launched

The ButterflyCup is initially being unveiled at WWT centres across the UK. Unlike traditional takeaway cups, the cup contains no plastic laminate, uses plant-based inks…

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Humanity’s construction footprint in the seas amounts to 32,000 square kilometers

From underwater tunnels to bridges to communication cables snaking across the ocean floor, structures made by humans are encroaching on marine life at an ever-growing…

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Electronic waste on the decline, new study finds

A new study, led by a researcher at the Yale School of the Environment’s Center for Industrial Ecology and published recently in the Journal of…

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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation skyrockets to 12-year high under Bolsonaro

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data shows, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office…

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Coasts Drown as Coral Reefs Collapse Under Warming & Acidification

A new study shows the coastal protection coral reefs currently provide will start eroding by the end of the century, as the world continues to…

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UN chief urges it’s time to make peace with nature

In a passionate, uncompromising speech at Columbia University in New York the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has described the fight against the climate crisis…

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PepsiCo commits to 100 percent recycled plastic for its bottles in Europe

  PepsiCo is committing to eliminate all virgin plastic from its Pepsi brand beverage bottles sold in nine European Union markets by 2022. The company…

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