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Eighty-nine containers packed with waste that includes dirty nappies, used syringes, food waste and computer parts were packed on to the freighter MSC Oriane in the early morning hours at Santos, South America’s largest port.
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“With the treaty ratified, there is now an even bigger incentive for Japanese hazardous waste generators and traders to ship their dangerous materials to the...
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Conservationists in the Philippines are recycling huge vinyl billboard advertisements as totes for everything from food to laptops.
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Just last week I posted a newslink about million of tons of garbage disappearing. And now read on to know where it is landing.
Garbage is literally flying and hitting...
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Millions of tons of rubbish carefully sorted into recycling bins by householders may never actually be recycled, town hall chiefs admitted.
Many of the council bosses...
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Paper is made from cellulose fibre, the source of which can be either pulped wood, or a variety of other materials, such as rags, cotton, grasses, sugar cane, straw,...
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Every year millions of computers are dumped into landfills instead of being recycled.But scientists in Romania and Turkey have discovered a way to remove toxic...
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I thought condoms were being distributed to control population and reduce the spread of AIDS. By the way, Ireland trip is off...
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Egg cartons that are made from paper can be recycled, but many people still throw them away. Instead of throwing them away there are many different ways that you can...
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Only three percent of mobile phone users around the world recycle their old cellphones, Finnish handset maker Nokia said Tuesday. According to a global survey conducted...
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There are literally hundreds of different ways you can reuse a plastic soda bottle. Just remember to thoroughly wash the bottle of all its liquid so you won’t...
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Right now, the crews on board the International Space Station consist of three people. But by late next year, the crew size will grow to six. That means more food, more...
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This is an unfortunate fact that plastic bottles accumulate in landfills, rather than have a second chance to serve another round of market because of recycling. With...
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Fired up by earnest concern, downright zeal, sheer creativity, desperation, confusion, or a whole slew of mental and emotional states, some folks have come up with...
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From miles away great plumes of black acrid smoke mark the site of Sodom and Gomorrah, a sprawling slum on the outskirts of the Ghanaian capital, Accra.
As one edges...
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Brazilian police are investigating after 64 containers with more than 1,400 tonnes of hazardous UK waste were found in three of the country’s ports.
The...
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Organised crime has moved into the recycling industry - a development that has become clear over the past few months after a series of raids to enforce the EU’s...
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With the end of 2008 there appears to be a genuine optimism that the year 2009 would be a witness to more cheers and less of threats, violence, fear,...
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Every year, some 20 to 50 million tons of dangerous e-waste are generated worldwide. While some go to landfills, some end up, often illegally, in the scrap yards and...
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Environmental groups are calling on Filipino consumers to assist a global drive to stop Silicon Valley’s wastes, dubbed as e-wastes, from finding their way in...
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Delhi, which is already reeling under high pollution, has now to deal with another environmental challenge - e-wastes. According to an industry lobby’s estimate,...
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Delhi, which is already reeling under high pollution, has now to deal with another environmental challenge - e-wastes.
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