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Environment
Environment GuatemalaJoining Forces to Stop Plastic Pollution from Reaching the Ocean
A growing number of organizations are mobilizing their efforts to save Guatemala’s Río Motagua, one of the world’s most plastic-emitting rivers, by depolluting it and raising awareness about plastic pollution in local communities.
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Environment FranceGreenest Olympics Ever? Recycled Plastics as a Prime Raw Material
When a Paris-based start-up was hired to create podiums and bleacher seats entirely from recycled plastics, not only did it help make the Summer Olympic Games the greenest in history, but it also kicked off France’s economic transformation with new industries focusing on clean technology.
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Environment The WorldMegacities, Mega Air Quality Improvements
Around the world, many megacities are taking the proper measures to tackle air pollution, whether it’s through clean transport, waste management, or clean energy, and a recent study shows that, consequently, air quality is getting better.
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Society
Society USARecycling Wastewater into (Quality!) Drinking Water
Highly subjected to droughts, California, the United States, has greenlit the recycling of wastewater, thus turning it into drinking water for homes, schools, and businesses and securing reliable sources of potable water for more than 39 million citizens.
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Technology
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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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