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Technology
Technology United KingdomExtracting Gold from Electronic Waste Is Getting Easier
The Royal Mint, the United Kingdom’s official coin producer, spent the last two years developing a mysterious technique to extract gold from electronic waste, preventing hundreds of kilograms of gold every year from ending up in landfills.
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Environment
Environment AustraliaNo Time to Waste… and No Plastic Either
By the end of June, an Australian chain of supermarkets will no longer use soft-plastic shopping bags in its stores, providing its clients with eco-friendlier bags and making its part to reduce the quantity of harmful plastic from ending up in landfills.
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Environment
Environment AustraliaPotatoes Not Wasted: Compostable Stretch Wraps Hit the Market
With landfills overflowing with plastic waste, an Australian company decided to develop the first fully-compostable alternative to plastic wrap made from potato waste, and the enterprise is looking to become as circular as possible in the following years.
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Society
Society FijiWaste Pickers Are Officially Champions of the Environment
Fiji is the first Pacific nation to officially recognize waste pickers as the "Collection Pillars of Recycling", marking them environmental champions whose work has had a positive impact on the country's fight against climate change and pollution.
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Technology
Technology United KingdomScientists Work to Transform Plastic Waste into Valuable Products
A team of scientists who pioneered the use of a plastic-eating enzyme has undertaken the next sustainable step in their research: converting plastic waste to sustainable chemicals and materials using nature-based solutions, thus contributing to curbing a global pollution crisis.
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Technology
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Environment
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Environment
Environment AustraliaBig Brands Join Forces to Reduce Plastic Waste
More than 60 organizations and companies throughout Australia and surrounding countries - including Nestle and Coca-Cola - signed a pact to reduce plastic waste by 2025, so those polluting debris don’t end up in landfills and oceans.
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