The city in Nagasaki Pref decides not to request a government survey of a nuclear waste site.

Wednesday, the mayor of Tsushima, a city in southwestern Japan, announced his decision not to apply to the state for a preliminary survey to determine the city's suitability to host an underground disposal site for highly radioactive refuse from nuclear power production.

"There...

After a data breach, the US Department of Energy was asked for ransom twice.

A representative for the United States Department of Energy said on Friday that the agency had received ransom demands from the Russia-linked extortion gang Cl0p at its nuclear waste plant and the scientific education institutions that had been compromised in a recent global hacking campaign.

Researchers propose a novel approach to lessen garment discards.

On Wednesday, the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technique announced the development of the world's first technology to recycle textile waste by turning unwanted fiber into useable materials. To separate recyclable components from textile waste, a team of scientists lead by KRICT senior...

A Missouri elementary school has been accused of having "unacceptably high" quantities of radioactive waste, which has sparked widespread public outcry

A Missouri elementary school with "unacceptably high" amounts of radioactive waste was shut down after it was determined that pupils' health was at risk from staying open.

Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, will transition to online instruction, as revealed by...

Zero Waste Chicken Plant in Singapore

NTU in Singapore and the Leong Hup Singapore Limited have worked together to create techniques in order to recover the trash that is generated by chicken farms. These methods will help for the recycling of the trash. Among the most notable accomplishments is the creation of egg trays out from the...

Researchers use plant waste to remove heavy metals from water

Scientists from Singapore and Switzerland find a way to filter out heavy metal ions from contaminated water using proteins made from vegetable oil industry leftovers.

A membrane formed from a waste byproduct of the production of vegetable oil was developed by researchers from Nanyang Te...

Scientists from ETH Zurich and NTU Singapore use protein from plant waste to clean heavy metal water

Professor Ali Miserez from the School of Materials Science & Engineering and the School of Biological Sciences, as well as NTU Visiting Professor Raffaele Mezzenga from the Department of Health Science and Technology at ETHZ, headed the research team that found that proteins made from waste p...

Saving Landfills By Waste-free Initiatives

With the launch of a new sustainability program at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, more than two tonnes of garbage, or the equivalent of 20 young elephants, will be diverted from landfills each year (CHW).

The Pathology Department at CHW is the first in Australia to pilot a was...

Global Zero Waste Packaging Market Was Valued at US$ 1439.23 Mn in 2021, Growing at An Estimated CAGR of 9.87% Over the Forecast Period

Right from several countries banning the single-use plastics to increased awareness among people to save the planet is contributing for the growth of the zero waste packaging marke...

Global Waste Recycling Services Market was Valued at US$ 57,2761.23 Mn in 2021, and is Projected to Grow at an Estimated CAGR of 6.56% over the Forecast Period

Recycling one of the most important ‘R’ has actually gained popularity in last couple of few years thanks to rampant awareness programs by several corporates and government bodies. This has surged awareness in regards with recycling, which is extensively contributing towards the growt...

European Union Says Fast Fashion Will be Responsible for Clothing Quality, Toxic Chemicals, and Waste

Most of the clothes we wear are essentially oil and gas. Fossil fuels remain at the heart of fast fashion and produce mountains of waste.

The story of fast fashion goes back to 2000 when cotton was replaced by polyester as the most commonly used fiber. Because of its quality of being ch...

The German States Thuringia and Bavaria to Control E-Waste by Offering Their Residents 200 Euros for Repairing Electronic Devices

Thuringia and Bavaria, two German states, are putting forward the offer of 200 euros in front of their residents so that they can choose whether they want to repair their broken devices or replace them. Basically this trend was initiated by Thuringia, but it soon gained popularity and caught onto...

The Energy Department to Build a Facility where Critical Minerals Are Extracted from Fossil Fuel Waste

Most of the rare earth elements and critical minerals that aid in powering electric vehicles mined overseas however there has been introduced a new initiative by the US Department of Energy, as they are now looking into extraction of these minerals from fossil fuel waste.

The Energy Dep...

Wastewater Analysis Shows Increased Contamination of Designer Drugs

Chemical analysis of water flowing in the sewage of ten different countries has shown that new psychoactive substances are spreading across the world.

This year one of the designer drugs, the mephedrone analog 3-methyl methcathinone, was detected in New Zealand for the first time. Previ...

India to Learn from Japan and Singapore to Manage Plastic Waste

According to a report by the World Bank, the world produced 1.3 billion Tonnes of waste per year in 2012 and this number was expected to spike up to 3.4 billion Tonnes per year by 2050. The waste management market of the world was estimated to be at 400 to 1,600 billion dollars in 2020-2021 and i...

New Australian Nuclear Waste Facility

The Government of Australia has decided to build a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (NRWMF) in Napandee, South Australia (SA).

Traditional owners are in strong opposition to the project and are also planning to file a judicial review. Environmentalists are also not in favo...

KubeKo box helps to convert waste into compost for Ivory Coast farmers

Farmers in Ivory Coast can now convert agricultural by-products into compost for their fields by using Award-winning waste converters.

Highlights

•  KubeKo box converts waste into compost
• The team has sold 50 composters to Ivorian cocoa, ...

Apple against the idea to have a universal charger for all devices

Highlights

• The USB-C charger to be considered as the standard charger for all new devices
• Apple said that innovation around chargers will be stunted

Brussels has proposed to establish one common charging solution for all electro...

KBR gains contract in Central Europe for recycling of plastic wastes

Highlights

• KBR gains contracts in Central Europe for recycling of plastic wastes
• KBR uses Hydro-PRT technology for recycling

KBR has been awarded with a feasibility contract for recycling projects in Central Europe. This contract has...

Global Waste Heat to Power Market by Current Industry Status, Growth Opportunities, Top Key Players, and Forecast for 2021-2029 - A Report by Absolute Markets Insights

There are many power grids across the world that do not depend on coal and are equipped to burn waste products and convert the heat into power, and setting up such grids is becoming a huge market in itself. Energy recovered from a furnace, kiln, oven, and other industrial processes can be convert...