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Old Electronics Could Be More Profitable Than Literal Gold Mines
Forget panning for gold or extracting copper ore. A new study shows that recovering metals from discarded electronics, a process known as urban mining, is far less expensive than mining them the traditional way. If you’re reading this, you’re part…
MHI Vestas Signs Four MoUs For Taiwanese Offshore Wind Development
The burgeoning offshore wind industry in Taiwan has received yet another massive boost after one of the world’s leading offshore wind energy companies, MHI Vestas, announced that it has signed four Memorandums of Understanding with leading local companies to begin…
Vojin Djordjevic: Preciousness of Unprocessed Water
When VODAVODA first appeared on our market in 2004, in just three months, it won millions of consumers and a third of the domestic market of bottled water. The water factory stopped operation in the meantime, VODAVODA disappeared from the…
U.S. Asks China to ‘Immediately Halt’ Ban on Foreign Waste
Last year, China—the world’s largest importer of waste—announced it no longer wanted to take in other countries’ trash so it could focus on its own pollution problems. This unexpected policy shift, which took effect Jan. 1, has left exporters in…
‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ Sprawling with More Debris than Thought
An enormous area of rubbish floating in the Pacific Ocean is teeming with far more debris than previously thought, heightening alarm that the world’s oceans are being increasingly choked by trillions of pieces of plastic. The sprawling patch of detritus…
Those Little Produce Stickers? They’re a Big Waste Problem
Those little produce stickers are ubiquitous fruits and vegetables everywhere. But, as CBC notes, they’re actually a significant problem despite their small size. Produce stickers carry price look-up (PLU) codes. PLU codes are decided on by the International Federation for…
Not in da Club: Deltic Group Declares ‘No Straw Attached’
The notice displayed in night clubs informing you of which substances are banned is going to need to be updated to include another item of contraband: the plastic straw. The Deltic Group, the UK’s largest operator of ‘premium late night…