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Diamanten meitsje kearnôffal yn nukleêre batterijen
Nije Atlas
In team fan 'e Universiteit fan Bristol hat in manier fûn om kearnôffal te konvertearjen yn troch de minske makke diamantbatterijen dy't langer in lytse elektryske stroom generearje kinne as de hiele skiednis fan' e minsklike beskaving.
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De recycling fan Sweden is sa revolúsjonêr, it lân hat gjin ôffal
de Independent
De recycling fan Sweden is sa revolúsjonêr, it lân moat jiskefet út oare lannen ymportearje om har recyclingplanten trochgean te hâlden. Hokker lessen kinne wy ​​leare, freget Hazel Sheffield 
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China is building the largest waste-to-energy plant in the world
Wittenskip Alert

The Chinese city of Shenzhen plans to tackle its serious waste problem by burning 5,000 tonnes of it a day in what will become the largest waste-to-energy plant in the world.
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New york city to use single-stream recycling by 2020
Scrap Monster
Under the plan, New Yorkers will no longer need to sort their recyclables, “dramatically increasing the city’s recycling rate,” de Blasio said. United States Waste & Recycling News
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Iceland supermarket pledges to go 'plastic-free'
Telegraph
Iceland has become the first major retailer to commit to eliminate plastic packaging for all own brand products within five years to help end the "scourge" of plastic pollution.
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EU declares war on plastic waste
De wachter
Brussels targets single-use plastics in an urgent clean-up plan that aims to make all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030
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The very hungry plastic-eating caterpillar
de Atlantyske
Could waxworms—or something inside them—help degrade the planet’s mountains of plastic waste?
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Can L.A. save the planet? City's "zero waste" plan could be a model
salon
L.A.'s ambitious plan to divert 90 percent of waste by 2025 isn't just about recycling. It's about remaking a city
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It grutte debat oer ôffalbrân: Moatte wy ús jiskefet yn enerzjy ferbaarne?
salon
Oare lannen konvertearje ferbaarnd ôffal yn elektrisiteit en waarmte. Koe dit ús jiskefetkrisis helpe?
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These students are developing bacteria that eats our plastic pollution
Fast Company
Feed the hungry bugs an old plastic bottle, and get CO2 and water back–and it’s from two kids who are still in college.
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Levels of e-waste soar in Asia as gadgets become affordable, UN says
De wachter
Amount of electronic waste up 63% in five years, with Chinas more than doubling, United Nations University report finds
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60% of waste in Dubai will supply power to 120,000 homes
Gulf News
“World’s largest waste-to-energy plant” to supply 185MW of electricity daily by 2020
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Taiwan to ban plastic straws, cups by 2030
Channel News Asia
TAIPEI: Taiwan is planning a blanket ban on single-use plastic items including straws, cups and shopping bags by 2030, officials said Thursday ...
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Biochemical stomach’ digests leftover food to make energy
Futurity
The power that a new anaerobic digester generates helps keep it running, which makes it totally self-sustaining.
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Wy produsearje elke sekonde 13 ton gefaarlik ôffal [Advertearde ynhâld fan MailChimp]
vox
De measte huzen yn hiel Amearika hawwe in opslach fan gemyske skjinmakkers ûnder de wask dy't gefaarlik ôffal wurdt sa gau as jo klear binne mei it brûken fan se. En guon fan 'e ho ...
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G7-lannen sjogge ôffal-nei-enerzjyferbaarning as ûnderdiel fan plestik fersmoargingsoplossing
CBC
Wat te dwaan mei al dy net-recyclebere plestik foarken, boartersguod en stikkene terrasstuollen yn ús jiskefet? Kanada en har G7-partners sizze dat it ferbaarnen fan sokke plestik foar enerzjy diel fan 'e oplossing kin wêze. Mar it is kontroversjeel. Hjir is in blik op de foar- en neidielen, en wêr't de technology hinne giet.
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Ferbod op ienmalige plestik goedkard troch it Europeesk Parlemint
BBC
Plestik items lykas bestek en strie soene yn 'e EU ferbean wurde ûnder plannen goedkard troch Europarlemintariërs.
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Purple bacteria can turn human waste into clean hydrogen energy
Research Gate
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Wittenskippers hawwe baktearjes dy't plestik ite hawwe fûn
SINNIGE KANT
Hoe kinne jo it probleem fan plestikfersmoarging oplosse? Baktearjes dy't plestik knabbelje: kin dit it antwurd wêze op 'e miljeukrisis fan 'e minskheid? Wy binne ommers...
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Earth has a hidden plastic problem—scientists are hunting it down
Scientific American
Trillions of tiny particles generated by our plastic-reliant society are polluting environments worldwide
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Founders of plastic waste alliance ‘investing billions in new plants’
De wachter
European NGO says firms are likely to be at centre of global boom in plastic production
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It wrâldekonomysk forum fertelt Davos: Elektronik is 'de rapst groeiende ôffalstream yn' e wrâld'
mainboard
"Allinich de materiële wearde fan e-ôffal is $ 62.5 miljard wurdich, trije kear mear as de jierlikse útfier fan 'e sulverminen fan' e wrâld en mear as it BBP fan 'e measte lannen."
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Mikroplastyk fûn yn alle marine sûchdieren ûndersocht yn UK-stúdzje
De wachter
Strânde bruinvissen, dolfinen en seehûnen hienen gemiddeld 5.5 dieltsjes yn har darmen
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China's recycling ban has sent America's plastic to Malaysia. Now they don't want it -- so what next?
CNN
Dozens of laborers and factory operators sit hand-cuffed in rows on the pavement at an industrial park in Malaysia.
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UN: Plastic waste pact approved with US among few holdouts
ApNews
GENEVA (AP) — Almost every country in the world has agreed on a legally binding framework for reducing polluting plastic waste, with the United States a notable exception, United Nations...
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Government to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021: Source
CBC
The Trudeau government will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, CBC News has learned. Plastic straws, cotton swabs, drink stirrers, plates, cutlery and balloon sticks are just some of the single-use plastics that will be banned in Canada.
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This revolutionary blast furnace vaporizes trash and turns it into clean energy (without any emissions)
Goodnews Network
A renewable energy startup is using a new technology that can vaporize non-recyclable trash into energy—all without generating any emissions.
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Is Switzerland the world champion of recycling?
Swissinfo
Finding international studies on recycling may be easy, but crowning a champion is not.
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Alle plestik ôffal koe wurde recycled yn nij plestik
Chalmer
It feit dat plestik net ôfbrekke, en dus ophoopt yn ús ekosystemen, is ien fan ús grutte miljeuproblemen. Mar op Chalmers sjocht in ûndersyksgroep ûnder lieding fan Henrik Thunman, heechlearaar enerzjytechnology, de fearkrêft fan plestik as in oanwinst. It feit dat it net degradearret mak
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All plastic waste could become new, high-quality plastic through advanced steam cracking
EurekAlert
A research group at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed an efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. The resulting gases can then be transformed back into new plastics - of the same quality as the original. The new process could transform today's plastic factories into recycling refineries, within the framework of their existing infrastructure
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Australian scientists believe they have invented a way to recycle all types of plastic
The Hill
A pair of Australian scientists believe they have invented the technology that can recycle any type of plastic.