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09/13/2018
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By RJ Jhonson
The challenges of reusing trash
Waste is a major issue in the modern world, so much that there is a concerted effort among different industries to reduce trash. Reusing and recycling are among the most popular solutions and while they have worked in certain countries and for specific types of garbage, uniform implementation remains an issue. Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, a […]
09/06/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists say that waste from landfills could be recycled as energy or reused as raw materials
We’ve long considered landfills and open dumps as necessary eyesores. However, a Swedish researcher suggests that we could reconsider their contents as sources of potential energy and raw materials, according to an article on ScienceDaily. According to Yahya Jani, doctor of environmental science and chemical engineering, if people and industries think of waste as a source of potential […]
02/21/2018
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By Edsel Cook
The ocean’s filter feeders threatened by microplastics: Whales, sharks and rays are dying from obstructions, toxins
Plastics have long been known to pose a threat to sea life. But now tiny bits of toxic microplastics are threatening to choke and poison many of the ocean’s gentlest giants, warned articles in EcoWatch and The Guardian. Published in the Trends in Ecology and Evolution journal, a new study took a look at the possible effects […]
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