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E-waste Mountains Grow as Prices Fall, Incomes Rise

December 18, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on E-waste Mountains Grow as Prices Fall, Incomes Rise

 

BONN, Germany, December 18, 2017 (ENS) – E-waste – everything from discarded end-of-life solar panels, phones, laptops, and sensors to fridges, air conditioners and televisions – amounted to [...]

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U.S. Aquariums Battle Plastic Waste in Oceans, Lakes

July 11, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Aquariums Battle Plastic Waste in Oceans, Lakes

 

MONTEREY, California, July 10, 2017 (ENS) – Stopping the flow of plastic pollution into oceans and lakes is the goal of a new partnership of 19 U.S. aquariums [...]

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UN Campaigns to ‘Turn the Tide’ on Ocean Plastics

February 26, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on UN Campaigns to ‘Turn the Tide’ on Ocean Plastics

 

BALI, Indonesia, February 26, 2017 (ENS) – An unprecedented global campaign to eliminate major sources of marine litter within five years was launched this week by UN Environment, [...]

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EU Plans to Halve Marine Litter, Food Waste by 2030

January 25, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on EU Plans to Halve Marine Litter, Food Waste by 2030

 

BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 25, 2017 (ENS) – The amount of marine litter polluting European waters would be halved by 2030 under new waste management proposals agreed Tuesday by [...]

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Business

Unilever Pledges 100% Reusable, Recyclable Packaging

January 24, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Unilever Pledges 100% Reusable, Recyclable Packaging

 

LONDON, UK, January 23, 2017 (ENS) – Anglo-Dutch multinational consumer goods giant Unilever has committed to ensuring that all of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable [...]

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At Risk

21 ShipBreaking Workers Die in Pakistan Explosion

November 2, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on 21 ShipBreaking Workers Die in Pakistan Explosion

 

KARACHI, Pakistan, November 2, 2016 (ENS) – At least 21 shipbreaking workers died Tuesday and many more are injured and missing after gas cylinders exploded onboard an oil [...]

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Greenpeace to Samsung: Recover Metals in Recalled Phones

October 31, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Greenpeace to Samsung: Recover Metals in Recalled Phones

 

SEOUL, South Korea, October 31, 2016 (ENS) – Samsung Electronics Co., faced with the discovery that the lithium ion batteries in its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone could ignite, [...]

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Business

Maersk Slammed for Sidestepping EU Ship Recycling Law

June 11, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Maersk Slammed for Sidestepping EU Ship Recycling Law

 

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 11, 2016 (ENS) – Indian and international environmental groups are taking Danish container ship giant Maersk to task for its statement that the company is [...]

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World First: Tire Recycling Yields Steel, Diesel, Carbon

March 31, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on World First: Tire Recycling Yields Steel, Diesel, Carbon

 

PERTH, Western Australia, March 31, 2016 (ENS) – Tytec Recycling, a new company based in Perth, announced Wednesday that it would open the world’s first environmentally-friendly off the [...]

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U.S. Plastics Industry Pursues Zero Net Waste

March 3, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Plastics Industry Pursues Zero Net Waste

 

WASHINGTON, DC, March 2, 2016 (ENS) – The Plastics Industry Trade Association Monday launched the Zero Net Waste program, a tool for members to use to evaluate waste [...]

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Winemaking Waste Could End Up in Vehicle Fuel Tanks

September 4, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Winemaking Waste Could End Up in Vehicle Fuel Tanks

 

ADELAIDE, Australia, September 3, 2015 (ENS) – Grape marc, the skins, stalks and seeds left over from winemaking, could be turned into a vehicle fuel, researchers at the [...]

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Beirut Garbage Crisis Could Topple Lebanese Govt.

August 24, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Beirut Garbage Crisis Could Topple Lebanese Govt.

 

BEIRUT, Lebanon, August 24, 2015 (ENS) – A garbage crisis that has left trash in stinking piles in the streets of Beirut for weeks, has given rise to [...]

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Energy

Australia: ‘Road-Ready’ Fuels Made From Waste Plastic

May 26, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Australia: ‘Road-Ready’ Fuels Made From Waste Plastic

 

BERKELEY VALE, New South Wales, Australia, May 26, 2015 (ENS) – Australia’s first commercial-scale plant to convert waste plastics to “road-ready” fuel has produced its first batch.

The [...]

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Energy

Coal Ash Crimes Cost Duke Energy $102 Million

May 19, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Coal Ash Crimes Cost Duke Energy $102 Million

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2015 (ENS) – Admitting guilt for a massive coal ash spill last year, three subsidiaries of Duke Energy, the largest utility in the United [...]

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Valuable But Toxic: World’s E-waste Goes to Waste

April 20, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Valuable But Toxic: World’s E-waste Goes to Waste

 

TOKYO, Japan, April 20, 2015 (ENS) – The United States and China produce the most e-waste overall – 32 percent of the world’s total. But the top per [...]

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Duke Energy Hit With Record $25 Million Coal Ash Fine

March 12, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Duke Energy Hit With Record $25 Million Coal Ash Fine

 

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 12, 2015 (ENS) – North Carolina’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources has handed Duke Energy Progress a record penalty for environmental damages. The [...]

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Baltimore Harbor, Patapsco River Must Be Cleared of Trash

January 9, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Baltimore Harbor, Patapsco River Must Be Cleared of Trash

 

BALTIMORE, Maryland, January 9, 2015 (ENS) – The trashy litter in Baltimore area streams and the city’s harbor must be removed under new pollution limits set by federal [...]

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First U.S. Coal Ash Rule Disappoints Environmental Groups

December 20, 2014 News Editor Comments Off on First U.S. Coal Ash Rule Disappoints Environmental Groups

 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 20, 2104 (ENS) – The first national regulations to provide for the safe disposal of the ash left after burning coal to produce electricity were [...]

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California Says Goodbye to Plastic Bags

October 2, 2014 News Editor Comments Off on California Says Goodbye to Plastic Bags

 

SACRAMENTO, California, October 2, 2014 (ENS) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.

Hawaii has had a [...]

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California Assembly Passes Statewide Plastic Bag Ban

August 28, 2014 News Editor Comments Off on California Assembly Passes Statewide Plastic Bag Ban

 

SACRAMENTO, California, August 28, 2014 (ENS) – The California State Assembly today voted 44-29 to phase out plastic shopping bags across the state.

The legislation now advances to [...]

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