Recycling

Gov’t will ask SC to allow court inspection of samples of seized shabu to hasten its destruction The government will ask the Supreme Court to allow the court inspection of random samples of seized shabu to make way for the immediate destruction of the rest of the contraband, President Duterte…

Publishedduration13 Octoberimage copyrightMikhail Tereshchenkoimage captionIkea will soon be selling pre-used versions of some of its best sellersIkea, the world's biggest furniture business, is planning a second-hand furniture venture. The Swedish giant will next month launch a scheme to buy back your unwanted Billy bookcases, and certain other of its furniture…

The draft regulations were announced by the Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE) last month and included the addition of more detailed instructional notes and larger sizing for all recycling symbols to be included on food and beverage packaging.South Korea has multiple recycling symbols that food and beverage manufacturers or packaging…

TOKYO (AP) — Two remote towns in northern Japan struggling with rapidly graying and shrinking populations signed up Friday to possibly host a high-level radioactive waste storage site as a means of economic survival.Japanese utilities have about 16,000 tons of highly radioactive spent fuel rods stored in cooling pools or…

Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. A new documentary reveals whytrash on the beach (Getty Images)Although our landfills and oceans are full of it, we are as dependent as ever on plastic. And since COVID-19, it's gotten worse.  Last year, Canada announced it…

(Reuters) - Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel wants to build his startup Redwood Materials into the world’s top battery recycling company and one of the largest battery materials companies, he said at a technology conference Wednesday.FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Tesla Gigafactory near Sparks, Nevada, U.S. August 18, 2018.…

Nigerians have criticised a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over his call for the return of Goodluck Jonathan as President in 2023.Fani-Kayode posted a ‘#BringBackGEJ picture’ on his Twitter page, drawing the ire of Nigerians. Wouldn't that be nice? pic.twitter.com/qkt9lKuhqj— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) October 5, 2020 Jonathan was Nigeria’s…

A recycling plant caught alight in Retreat on Monday morning. It took 26 firefighters and four fire engines to prevent the fire from spreading.The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.A recycling plant in Retreat, Cape Town, burst into flames on Monday morning.The City's fire and rescue service responded…

Everyone knows that recycling is good for the environment. Most do their part to make the planet more green by regularly tossing items into the blue recycling bin.But as good as your intentions are, you may be doing more harm than good if you're unaware of the most common recycling…

Apple sues an Ontario recycling partner, Excel may have caused the loss of 16,000 COVID-19 tests in England, and Spotify has a new feature.It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Tuesday, October 6, and I’m your host Baneet Braich.=====Apple is suing an Ontario…