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A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas – and causing widespread pollution linked to health problems
Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic waste the world is predicted to be generating every year by 2050 if nothing ...
A new study explores waste management systems and reveals that achieving zero waste leakage by 2030 is unlikely, potentially jeopardizing related Sustainable Development Goals. The authors emphasize ...
CHICAGO — Más de 40 millones de personas en Estados Unidos y Canadá dependen de los Grandes Lagos para su abastecimiento de agua potable. Cada vaso de agua tratada procedente de los lagos contiene dim ...
Water pollution caused by pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other organic contaminants is an increasing global issue, ...
It takes 200 years for polyester clothing to break down meaning that every piece of polyester clothing ever made still exists today. Even for the most conscious consumers, it can be a challenge to ...
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A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...
Poor solid waste management remains a major environmental and public health concern in low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana. Solid waste includes non-hazardous materials like plastics, ...
Trash piles atop the South Kent County Landfill in Byron, Michigan. The landfill opened in 1986 and will be at capacity in around 5 years. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of ...
Leachate from municipal solid waste landfills poses a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems due to poor management practices. This study evaluated thirty leachate samples from Iranian metropolises ...
Colleen O’Neil, of the Mountain Watershed Association, fixes a crooked sign posted near a landfill's discharge pipe that flows into Sewickley Creek in Yukon, Pa. Credit: Scott Goldsmith/Inside Climate ...
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Tong sues North Haven business owner over hazardous waste and air pollution violations
AG William Tong announced the state’s lawsuit Tuesday against North Haven metal finishing business NikLyn over its alleged ...
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