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10. November 2019
Only 9% of plastics get recycled, and significant reductions will require systemic change – but there are easy tips for individuals to cut back As plastics corporations ramp up production,[...]
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10. November 2019
Humans have been building machines to separate waste into different streams of different value requiring differing processes for decades. Until recently, we were mostly failing to do it well enough[...]
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10. November 2019
As a result of Black Friday many old fridges will be replaced. But what happens to your old fridge, which by law must be disposed of by an approved contractor?[...]
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Jaunumi,
01. November 2019
Šogad 8., 9. un 10. novembrī jau astoto gadu pēc kārtas norisināsies Viedās pilsētas klastera un Passive House Latvija organizēts pasākums – PASĪVO ĒKU ATVĒRTO DURVJU DIENAS. Šī pasākuma ietvaros[...]
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Jaunumi,
21. October 2019
Ceļa asfalta segumā izmantoti pārstrādāti plastmasas atkritumi, un šis ir pirmais šāda veida ceļš ne vien Baltijā, bet visā Ziemeļu un Austrumeiropā. Būvuzņēmuma «Verston Ehitus» izpilddirektors Veiko Veskimē (Veiko Veskimäe)[...]
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10. October 2019
The process lets any plastic—say a polyester shirt—be recycled into any other plastic (like a clear water bottle). It could fundamentally change the market for recycling. Inside a bioreactor in[...]
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10. October 2019
My cat is the problem. But, to be fair, so am I. Earlier this year, I challenged myself and my feline roommate/son, Kirby, to go zero-waste for seven days. Like[...]
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10. October 2019
A package with no note, no return address, and nothing in it but a plastic container that once housed a vape cartridge arrived at a cannabis company in Northern California[...]
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10. September 2019
100,000 tons of batteries may be recycled this year—almost all of it in Asia. The commonly held view that lithium-ion batteries are not being recycled is not true. It’s just[...]
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10. September 2019
If you’re like me, you’ve looked at a paper coffee cup or an empty tube of toothpaste and thought, “Is this recyclable?” before tossing it in the recycling bin, hoping[...]
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10. September 2019
Can drinking water out of a can really save us? Recycled aluminum is coming for your water and your iPad. Making products out of used aluminum is now a way for[...]
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09. August 2019
A new report paints a harrowing picture of an industry that shows no signs of slowing down. Take a moment to look around you. How much packaging do you see[...]
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09. August 2019
The New Safe Confinement structure over the old sarcophagus covering the damaged reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. On April 26, 1986, the core of a reactor[...]
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09. August 2019
You sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports on a global[...]
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10. July 2019
In Helsinki, Restaurant Nolla worked with suppliers to deliver food without packaging, serves a set menu so it doesn’t order too much food, and sends its customers home with house-made compost.[...]
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10. July 2019
There are thousands of giant oil tankers crisscrossing the world’s oceans with their cargoes of death-dealing products. Every year, a hundred or so are retired. Many of those are run[...]
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10. July 2019
In December of 2016, a flatbed truck carrying 450 solar panels — enough to cover the roofs of an entire city block — pulled into the waste-transfer station in Berkeley,[...]
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Pilsētvide,
01. July 2019
Jūnija beigās Siguldā daudzdzīvokļu namu kvartālā Leona Paegles ielā tiks uzsākti darbi, lai ar jaunāko pilsētvides tehnoloģiju atbalstu ierīkotu pirmo dalītās atkritumu savākšanas viedpunktu Latvijā. Papildus šķirotiem stikla un vieglā[...]
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06. February 2019
Scientists say it is likely no marine ecosystems are left that are not affected by pollution The world’s deepest ocean trenches are becoming “the ultimate sink” for plastic waste, according[...]
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06. February 2019
Electronic waste hazardous due to toxic parts was tracked to developing countries The UK is the worst offender in Europe for illegally exporting toxic electronic waste to developing countries, according[...]
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06. February 2019
By emphasizing recyclability and recycling over reduction and elimination of plastic waste, major companies are still ducking their responsibility to tackle plastic pollution. The problem with plastic is not new.[...]
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06. February 2019
Victoria’s first waste-to-energy project is going ahead but these projects threaten recycling and could pose health concerns It’s the controversial scheme that’s attracting attention across the nation but as more[...]
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06. February 2019
The more emissions-efficient way to recycle an EV battery is to remove the cathode. Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts that there will be 559 million electric vehicles on the road by 2040.[...]
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23. January 2019
The trash gets diverted from landfill, melted down, and 3D-printed into park benches. In the Greek city of Thessaloniki, a park features citizen-designed street furniture made from an unlikely source: local[...]
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23. January 2019
Loop will send you name-brand products, like Tide detergent, Crest mouthwash, or Häagen Dazs ice cream. When you’re done, you ship the empty container back, where it gets cleaned and[...]
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23. January 2019
London cafes bring people together while tackling the UK’s food waste problem Mothers with toddlers at their ankles sit beside elderly men and women out for a welcome bit of[...]
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23. January 2019
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste says it will spend $1 billion to keep plastic waste out of the environment. But its members–like ExxonMobil, Shell, Dow–are undermining the commitment by[...]
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23. January 2019
Solutions to preserve access and reduce contamination are emerging from municipalities, partners and citizen-led efforts in states such as Oregon, Virginia and New Hampshire. Hardships caused by China’s global recycling[...]
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12. December 2018
The $20 million effort to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has hit a bit of a snafu. Organizers for The Ocean Cleanup, which launched the project in September,[...]
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12. December 2018
CleanTechnica sat down with Andreas Wade, Global Sustainability Director at First Solar, to talk about the what the future holds for solar module recycling. Mandatory Recycling Andreas said that recycling is something[...]
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07. December 2018
What do you do with all of those sentimental birthday and holiday cards you receive every year? It feels wrong to put them in the trash, but at the same[...]
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12. November 2018
Goodbye burnable agricultural residue, hello new furniture. This past August, Ikea opened its first Indian store in the southern city of Hyderabad. The reaction from consumers was, well, enthusiastic —[...]
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12. November 2018
In October of this year, the European Parliament voted in favor of a ban of the ten most notorious single-use plastics that harm our planet and marine life, including straws,[...]
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12. November 2018
Many cities don’t accept coffee cups in their recycling. Now there’s proof it works. Earlier this year, Starbucks sent 18 truckloads of old paper cups to a paper mill in[...]
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31. October 2018
Plastic has become a major threat not only to the Earth’s ecosystem, but also to humans — many sea animals ingest microplastics, which ultimately can end up in our food.[...]
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31. October 2018
About 2.1 billion people around the world do not have immediate access to clean drinking water. The Water Abundance XPrize competition rewards innovators who come up with new ways to[...]
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12. October 2018
Through a new pledge organized by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, PepsiCo, Unilever, H&M, and more will team up with governments to boost recycling and end the flow of plastic into[...]
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12. October 2018
Istanbul is the latest city to install “reverse vending machines” to allow commuters to top up their transit cards by recycling plastic and aluminum, the New York Times reports. It’s part[...]
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06. September 2018
When today’s solar panels are tomorrow’s electronic waste, who will finance their recycling? Within a few years, the United States will be facing the sunset of a large number of[...]
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06. September 2018
PAC-MAN STYLE This past weekend, a Dutch nonprofit deployed a giant floating trap into the San Francisco Bay. The organization, called The Ocean Cleanup, says that the trap will scoop up plastic debris in the Pacific[...]
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14. August 2018
Heinz may be phasing out its classic ketchup packets. It’s part of a larger sustainability push that Kraft Heinz is spearheading. By 2025, the company aims to make 100% of[...]
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14. August 2018
Evian says it will produce all its plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastic by 2025. Starbucks made headlines this summer with its pledge to eliminate plastic straws by 2020. British supermarket Morrisons said it would[...]
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01. July 2018
The first batches of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are hitting retirement age, yet they aren’t bound for landfills. Instead, they’ll spend their golden years chilling beer at 7-Elevens in[...]
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01. July 2018
With more funding and product stewardship, the recycling crisis could turn into an opportunity There’s nothing like a crisis to spur on the search for a solution. Since January, when[...]
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01. July 2018
The deposit-based Norwegian approach is an attractive, effective one. In 2013, Norway made headlines as it grappled with a unique and enviable predicament: a nationwide garbage deficit. Much like neighboring Swedes, Norwegians[...]
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01. July 2018
Plastic straw bans are going into effect around the US. California recently became the first state to nix plastic straws from restaurant tables. Starting in 2019, customers in that state[...]
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01. June 2018
I met my husband in scuba class. We love the beauty and surprise that we can find beneath the surface of our oceans. But for more than six decades, plastic[...]
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01. June 2018
FOR A LONG time, China has been a dumping ground for the world’s problematic plastics. In the 1990s, Chinese markets saw that discarded plastic could be profitably recreated into exportable bits[...]
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01. June 2018
The Powerhand VRS (Vehicle Recycling System) allows junkyards to extract previously irretrievable materials. Watch as the machine picks apart cars effortlessly. The following is a transcript of the video. This[...]
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01. June 2018
China’s limits on contamination levels have sparked a recycling industry crisis. What are local and state governments doing to solve the problem? “Did you put the recycling out?” It’s a[...]
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30. May 2018
How often do you swap out your old smartphone for a new one? Every two or three years? Every year? Today, phone companies make it easy with deals to trade[...]
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30. May 2018
Recycling is going to get a lot more expensive for homeowners. Recycling companies used to make money shipping goods to China, but China has halted imports over contamination concerns. Now[...]
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30. May 2018
Solar power is having its hockey stick moment. Since the early 2000s, the amount of solar panels being installed worldwide has been growing exponentially, and it’s expected to continue to do so for decades.[...]
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27. April 2018
UK’s largest coffee shop chain has pledged to recycle up to 500m cups a year by 2020 – a fifth of the total used in the country The UK’s largest[...]
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27. April 2018
Apple announced they have a new robot called “Daisy” that takes apart iPhones for the valuable materials within. It can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour, according to Apple. Greenpeace, the[...]
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27. April 2018
E-waste is more than phones and laptops There’s 80 times as much gold in one ton of cellphones as there is in a gold mine, says Federico Magalini, an expert on[...]
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27. April 2018
As the country rushes to cut carbon emissions by 26%, campaigners worry that forests and wildlife are being trampled The tens of thousands of solar panels resting on the surface[...]
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02. April 2018
Adidas recently revealed it has sold more than one million pairs of sneakers made ocean plastic with its partnership with Parley. Footwear made from sustainable sources is starting to gain[...]
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02. April 2018
Before starting its enormously ambitious mission, an organization devoted to cleaning ocean plastic first had to understand the problem–and it’s bigger than anticipated. The world’s most famous garbage dump is[...]
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02. April 2018
Ground rising and falling in region that has been ‘punctured like a pin cushion’ since the 1940s, new study finds Oil and gas activity is contributing to alarming land movements[...]
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02. April 2018
Each Australian uses an average of 100,000 litres of water a year, and our electricity use is extreme. Our series Life Swaps looks at ways to reduce the load Despite living on[...]
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02. March 2018
At Heineken’s new Mexican brewery, every piece of waste is repurposed or recycled. At a massive new Heineken brewery in Northern Mexico–the place where your six-pack of Tecate might come[...]
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02. March 2018
Her Majesty officially bannedplastic straws and bottles from all cafés, dining halls, and catered events on royal estates. Like many of us, she was influenced by the soothing voice of David[...]
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02. March 2018
The difference between a managed economy — i.e. China — and a free market economy — i.e. the US — is that a managed economy can eliminate untaxed externalities that[...]
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02. March 2018
IN BRIEF The world’s largest waste-to-energy plant is going to be fully operational in 2020 in the city of Dubai. While it will generate electricity from solid waste that would[...]
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02. March 2018
The world’s oceans could become “uninhabitable” for cold-water corals by the end of the century as a result of ocean acidification, research suggests. Ocean acidification, which occurs as seawater takes[...]
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02. February 2018
Use less, re-use, recycle. Three steps to saving the planet Take-out coffee and bottled water symbolise both the luxury and the waste of the early 21st century. They represent the[...]
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02. February 2018
Wastewater injection, a byproduct of fracking, is the likely culprit behind a surge of earthquakes in northern Texas – and residents want accountability An earthquake, Cathy Wallace says, feels like[...]
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02. February 2018
Exclusive: government accused of hypocrisy as documents show opposition to urban waste plan The UK government is opposing strong new recycling targets across the EU despite its recent pledge to[...]
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02. February 2018
Dwindling Supplies Over the past three years, a lot has changed for the city of Cape Town. Seated in a geologic bowl beneath Table Mountain and historically fed by heavy[...]
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02. February 2018
McDonald’s plans to add recycling to its more than 36,000 locations around the world by 2025. Customers today can recycle at only about 10% of the fast-food chain’s locations. McDonald’s[...]
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02. January 2018
IN BRIEF The amount of e-waste the world generates has increased to 44.7 million metric tonnes as of 2016. Cameras, microwaves, washing machines, refrigerators, and other similar electronics are among[...]
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02. January 2018
IN BRIEF For years, the world has imported plastic waste to China and Hong Kong. In a recent development, China will ban the import of this waste starting in 2018.[...]
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02. January 2018
From building toilets to recycling waste, there are many ways to serve the 2 billion around the world without toilets. In the world of impact capitalism, opportunities don’t come much[...]
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02. January 2018
On Saturday mornings, residents of Cremona, a tidy city of 72,000 crowd into a former market for fruit and vegetables in order to donate old clothes and housewares or pick[...]
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02. December 2017
Oil filters are an often overlooked car component, but our own David Tracy has established that they can actually be quite interesting. One thing you may not know is that when[...]
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02. December 2017
Residents across the country sometimes see Google Street Cars driving down their blocks. In California, these vehicles are gathering air quality data block by block, which could ultimately help shape[...]
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02. December 2017
A few months ago, Amazon (AMZN) bought Whole Foods at a whopping $13.4 billion, with a promise to bring cheap, organic, nutritious, low carbon*, and pesticide-free food to the masses.[...]
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18. May 2017
Use of electronics in packaging is on the rise, raising questions about the recyclability of everyday products
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18. May 2017
Stefano Boeri, the architect famous for his plant-covered skyscrapers, has designs to create entire new green settlements in a nation plagued by dirty air
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18. May 2017
Furniture giant commits to reducing use of virgin raw materials but experts raise concerns about supply chain domination. Are companies ready to rethink the way they do business?
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