Recycling

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government introduced legislation Thursday that would phase out exports of waste plastic, paper, glass and tires beginning January next year.The legislation introduced to Parliament aims to end the export of 645,000 metric tons (711,000 U.S. tons) of unprocessed trash that Australia ships overseas each…

Environment 19 August 2020 By Alice Klein We need solutions to deal with plastic pollutionShutterstock / MOHAMED ABDULRAHEEMA new type of plastic that can be easily broken down into its chemical building blocks and reassembled into high-quality products could reduce the amount of plastic waste ending up in landfill. More…

The global call for a just, green recovery from COVID-19 will require planning for the short and long term. One immediate need is to stop subsidizing the polluting, climate-altering fossil fuel industry -- other than to create opportunities for workers displaced by automation, market forces and now this pandemic. That isn't…

As tech lovers, we all need to make a greater effort to be responsible for our aging devices. After all, not everyone is aware of just how damaging e-waste can be for the environment, especially in the U.S. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, electronic waste contains lead, mercury, and…

IMAGE: Bradlee Heckmann, Ph.D., of St. Jude Immunology view more  Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are advancing understanding of a potential Alzheimer's disease treatment. The work focuses on LC3-associated endocytosis (LANDO) and its role in neuroinflammation. The results appeared as an advance online…

Melissa Yeager Arizona RepublicPublished 1:33 PM EDT Aug 12, 2020When the Venetian Resort on the Las Vegas Strip reopened in June, it made face masks easily accessible. It placed amenity kits with disposable masks in rooms daily. It offered masks at doors around the property. Employees receive fresh masks at the start of…

Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA)The Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA), the national voice of the organics recycling industry, believes that last night’s Four Corners contains valuable lessons for Australia in better managing its waste and recycling tasks.Plastic Wars, a PBS Frontline production from the USA, was featured on Four Corners…

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Wound onto a spool, the viscose filament yarn was spun from recycled cotton provided in form of cellulose sheets. Researchers at the Fraunhofer IAP have found a way to turn cotton clothes such as jeans into new high-quality garments rather than lowly cleaning rags. Credit: Fraunhofer IAP The technical hurdles…

Every effort needs to be made to to save the country's recycling sector as an increase of plastic waste as a result of Covid-19 threatens nature, writes Zaynab Sadan and Lethabo Pholotho.One of the awkward realities of the Covid-19 crisis has been the collision of nature and humanity.This has been the…