World’s first solar-powered furnaces unveiled to recycle luxury steel
A Swiss company has recently launched the world’s first two solar furnaces that will reportedly melt down and…
China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution – POLITICO
The Chinese wild card Countries in the self-named High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution — which backs…
Japan backs development of new materials to cut marine plastic waste
The industry ministry is supporting the development of a new plastic material that naturally decomposes in the sea…
How your coffee grounds are being recycled with animal poo to help grow gardens across Victoria’s zoos
As far as rubbish goes, it smells pretty good. Former barista Ninna Larsen wheels a common rubbish bin…
EU probes Greece on recycling projects – POLITICO
The company had won the tender for the project despite suggesting that the kiosks would be around five…
Illegal tyre dumping scam shut down as NT Environment Protection Authority opens investigation
When Anwar Albatat returned to work after a two-week holiday, he was stunned by what had been left…
Battery in bin causes fire, leads to 15 tonnes of rubbish dumped in Dubbo street
It took just eight seconds and one embedded battery for a routine garbage run to end with 15…
Port Adelaide Salvage and director found guilty of illegally dumping asbestos
An Adelaide demolition company and its director have been ordered to pay more than $700,000 after being found…
Australia and the US are at odds on a plastics treaty, with last-ditch negotiations underway
On Monday, esteemed British medical journal The Lancet delivered a dire warning, as nations were readying for last-ditch…
In the Philippines, informal e-waste dismantling poses health risks
Manila – Dexter Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and…
10 New Poetry Books About Our Relationship With Nature • The Revelator
“I cannot keep you safe.” This recurring line in Primeval, Mai Der Vang’s powerful new poetry collection, doesn’t…
Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO
In Rome, for example, tens of thousands of people signed a petition to stop the mayor from greenlighting…