Recycling
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Why you may be paying to help make the mattress industry more eco-friendly
Workers dismantling a mattress. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images News | Getty Images Consumers in a handful of states are…
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The world’s top hotels and restaurants are changing how they serve water
You can ask for a bottle of Evian or San Pellegrino at Singapore’s three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Zen. But you won’t get…
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Food bills about to get a lot more expensive with new ‘plastic tax’
It’s hoped the new levy on firms will help cut the huge amount of packaging produced in the UK –…
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Will the fifth Global Plastic Treaty talks finally seal a deal?
Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to hit almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950. ADVERTISEMENT The Global Plastics…
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Mercedes-Benz seeks to plug gap with own battery recycling factory
Mercedes is opening its own battery recycling plant in southern Germany, in an attempt to recover raw materials such as…
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France plans to turns radioactive waste into forks and pans
Sweden and Germany already have novel ways of recycling materials once a nuclear plant has closed. ADVERTISEMENT What does one…
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Has Shein misled customers with its environmental claims?
The Chinese fast fashion giant is being investigated in Italy over its sustainability claims. ADVERTISEMENT Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating…
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Simple chemistry can recycle polystyrene into more valuable products
UV light plus aluminium chloride as a catalyst can break down polystyrene so that it can be turned into a…
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Earth Day: 9-year-old from New Jersey saving the planet 1 battery at a time
EDISON, New Jersey (WABC) — A 9-year-old boy from New Jersey is saving the planet, one battery at a time.…
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Inside the $644 billion business of reselling returned items, from electronics to bizarre finds
Inside Liquidity Services‘ 130,000-square-foot warehouse in Garland, Texas, the aisles aren’t lined with typical merchandise. Instead, they’re stacked with returns…
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