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Britain looking for sites to host radioactive waste

BritainwantstodevelopageologicalstoragesiteforhighlevelradioactivewasteandlaunchedapublicconsultationonThursdaytosolicitcommunitiespreparedtohostthefacility.Aro

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Where is the recycling world going after China’s foreign waste ban?

TheChinesegovernmentannouncedinJuly2017thatfromJanuary1,2018itwillbanimportsof24typesofsolidwaste.Thisratherunexpectedmovesentshockwaveswithintherecyclingindust

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China's waste import ban upends global recycling industry

ForyearsChinawastheworld'stopdestinationforrecyclabletrash,butabanoncertainimportshasleftnationsscramblingtofindnewdumpinggroundsforgrowingpilesofgarbage.Thedec

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UK plans to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042

Britainplanstoeliminateallavoidableplasticwastewithin25years,PrimeMinisterTheresaMaywillannounceThursdayaspartoflong-termplansfortheenvironment.Thegovernmentwan

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Eight arrested over solid waste smuggling in Hebei

Eightsuspectshavebeenarrestedforsmugglingabout20,000tonnesofsolidwaste,saidShijiazhuangcustomsofnorthChina'sHebeiProvince.Thecustomssaidthesuspectspurchasedwast

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India: 2 million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2016

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,Dec.15(APD)-AccordingtoarecentlyreleasedUnitedNationsreport,theworldproduced44.7milliontonnesofelectronicwaste(e-waste)in2016,

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UN warns of surging e-waste, little recycling

TheUNwarnedWednesdaythatwastefromdiscardedelectronicslikemobilephones,laptopsandrefrigeratorsispilingupworldwide,anditurgedfarbetterrecyclingoftheoftenhazardous

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Clean-up dives, recycling: Lebanese respond to garbage crisis

Lebanesediversplungebelowthesurface,scubatanksontheirbacksandnetsinhand.Butwhatthey'relookingforunderthesea'ssurfaceisnottreasure,it'strash.Thegroupisconducting

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China faces waste hangover after Singles' Day buying binge

China’sSingles’DayonlinediscountsalesbonanzaonSaturdaysawbargain-hungrybuyersspendover$38billion,floodingthepostalandcourierbusinesseswitharound331millionpackag

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Trash to art: China’s first low carbon sculpture park opens in Beijing

ThefirstsculptureparkinChinafeaturingartworkmadefromindustrialwastehasopenedinChangping,thenorthwestsuburbofBeijing.ThebrainchildofcuratorandartistZhangBaogui,w

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Corrugated board prices surge in China ahead of Singles' Day

Everyyear,ChineseconsumersspendquiteachunkofmoneyonSingles’DayshoppingextravaganzainNovember.Thisyearisexpectedtobenodifference,onlythatshoppersmayhavetobraceth

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British Airways plans to use jet fuel converted from household waste

BritishAirwaysMondayannouncedthatithasenteredapartnershiptodesignaseriesofwasteplantsthatconverthouseholdwasteintorenewablejetfueltopoweritsfleet.Thefirstplantw

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China to ban imports of 24 kinds of solid waste

ChinanotifiedtheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)onTuesdayitwillbantheimportof24differenttypesofsolidwasteshipmentsaspartofacampaigntocurbenvironmentalpollution.Theim

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Inspections of imported waste to rise

Mishandlingofmaterialscanposethreattoenvironment,publichealth.Legislatorshavevowedtoincreasesupervisionofgovernmentdepartmentsinchargeofhandlingimportedsolidwas

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Inspections of imported waste to rise in China

Mishandlingofmaterialscanposethreattoenvironment,publichealth.Legislatorshavevowedtoincreasesupervisionofgovernmentdepartmentsinchargeofhandlingimportedsolidwas

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Karachi officials told to clean up their act as city becomes ‘huge rubbish bin’

Neighbours forced their way into Mohammad Umair’s home battling smoke and flames in a desperate bid to rescue his young family – he and his wife survived, their children did not.

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Instagram generation is fuelling UK food waste mountain, study finds

Research highlights generational divide in attitudes towards food as millennials focus on its appearance while buying too much