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Plasco Energy to turn garbage in to power in Ottawa!
14 hr. ago, attitude

The venture to turn waste in to useful energy is nothing new as we have been trying to make biogas since a long, long time. But that does not mean in any terms that we can convert every piece of trash in to energy and that now is going to change...

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With a notice board on the left reads “Starting from June 1, all plastic bags will be charge”, a Chinese man uses his own bag to put his grocery at a supermarket in Beijing Sunday, June 1, 2008. China is banning the use of ultra-thin plastic bags which...

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