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The world produces as much as 50 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) a year, weighing more than all of the commercial airliners ever made. Only 20 of this is formally recycled.
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From Antartic waste to new products
Norwegian company, Nofir, has collected 24 tonnes of old fishing equipment from Antartica, in a bid to rid the world’s oceans of lost and discarded gear.
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https://www.worldfishing.net/news101/industry-news/from-antartic-waste-to-new-products
We generate 125,000 jumbo jets worth of e-waste every year. Here’s how we can tackle the problem
We’re burying ourselves under a mountain of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) and it’s putting the environment and the wellbeing of people under growing pressure.
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‘We can do a lot better‘: Metro Vancouver recycling, composting rate stalls at 63
Metro could implement simple interventions to increase waste diversion, says researcher
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A coalition of giant brands is about to change how we shop forever, with a new zero-waste platform
Loop will send you name-brand products, like Tide detergent, Crest mouthwash,Häagen Dazs ice cream. When you’re done, you ship the empty container back, where it gets cleaned and reused for the next customer.
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Incineración y dioxinas. Problema no resuelto
La cuantificación de las emisiones reales de dioxinas es un tema controvertido. Se han publicado en diversos medios de comunicación noticias referentes a denuncias de infradeclaración o manipulación de las cifras de emisiones de dioxinas, no solo a nivel estatal sino también en otros países con mayor tradición incineradora.
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https://www.naiz.eus/fr/iritzia/articulos/incineracion-y-dioxinas-problema-no-resuelto
Drone footage shows 50,000-tons of trash in UK’s biggest recycling wasteland
What a LOAD of rubbish! Drone footage shows 50,000-tons of trash in UK’s biggest recycling wasteland that was ABANDONED when firm went bust five years ago… but council says ‘it‘s NOT a health risk‘
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6631909/Recycling-tip-North-Killingholme-UKs-biggest.html
El 65 de la ropa usada que se recoge en Madrid se recicla para su venta en tiendas y mercadillos
El hábito de reciclar la ropa usada es una realidad cada vez más presente entre los madrileños, que anualmente se desprenden de más de dos toneladas de camisas, pantalones y todo tipo de prendas de vestir
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Inauguran máquina de reciclaje en Monterrey ¡que te da dinero!
En la estación Lincoln de la Ecovía, en Monterrey, Nuevo León, se inauguró una máquina de reciclaje que recibe cualquier tipo de plástico y que a cambio le da dinero a la persona. Esto forma parte del programa Recicla y Gana.
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Generating energy from waste: how it works
With world resources finite, and increasing public awareness of the harmful effects of our ‘throwaway culture’, a move towards what’s known as a circular economy seems a sensible option. In short, this means making products last longer, and recovering materialsother benefits from them when they can’t be fixed.
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http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/blog/generating-energy-waste-how-it-works