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This street art is raising attention to endangered animals and it is made of plastic waste
From damaged car bumpers to industrial bin lids any waste turns out to be art in the hands of Portuguese street artist Bordalo II . He already invaded the streets of 23 countries with his portraits about endangered animals, made "with...
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Solving the planet's plastic problem by closing the recycling loop
Our planet has a plastic problem. Of the billions of tons produced, only a small part, less than 10%, has been recycled . The rest is thrown into dumps. It is burnt, or ends up in the ocean. The international Statistic of the Year for...
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Deep in the forest lie future EU bio-industries
Paul Nemes is Vice-President at "Paper Province" in Karlstad. This is where innovative ideas come in and where many seminars, training courses, etc. are held. Paper Province is proud to receive suggestions from all over Europe. The...
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G7 meets in Halifax to promote ocean plastics charter
Environment ministers from G7 nations have started gathering for a two-day meeting in Halifax.
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Burberry to stop burning unsold clothes
British luxury fashion brand Burberry is going to stop burning unsold clothes, bags and perfume, and will instead focus on recycling and donating their leftover product.
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Zoo dumps plastic waste in aquarium to highlight ocean pollution problem
A zoo in Hungary has tipped plastic waste into an aquarium to draw attention to the destructive impact of ocean pollution. Yoghurt pots, plastic bags, fishing nets and flippers are just some of the pieces of rubbish staff at Pecs Zoo...
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#AskSpace: Can rockets be recycled?
We take your questions about the universe and put them to the experts using the hashtag Ask Space. This week we put your questions to Giorgio Tumino, Vega Development Programme Manager at the European Space Agency. Can rockets be reused?...
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#AskSpace: What's the latest on rocket re-usability and are there alternatives to combustion?
We take your questions about the universe and put them to the experts using the hashtag Ask Space. This week we put your questions to Giorgio Tumino, Vega Development Programme Manager at the European Space Agency. Can rockets be reused?...
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How the most modern waste treatment centre changed Slovenia
The RCERO waste treatment centre in the Slovenian capital is the most modern and one of the largest in Europe. It handles the waste of 58 municipalities. More than 170.000 tons of waste is treated there every year, whether it is...
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Better recycling of electrical and electronic waste
A key challenge facing entrepreneurs is how to recycle more and recycle better, notably when it comes to electrical and electronic waste. 'Business Planet' reporter Serge Rombi travelled to Germany to discover a unique initiative opening...
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Plastics, as Dangerous as Climate Change, Without the Dissent
More than 9 million tons of unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the ocean every year, according to Jenna Jambeck, an associate professor at the University of Georgia and a National Georgraphic explorer. In its June issue, the magazine is...
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Plastics: As Dangerous as Climate Change, But With a Solution
More than 9 million tons of unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the ocean every year, according to Jenna Jambeck, an associate professor at the University of Georgia and a National Georgraphic explorer. In its June issue, the magazine is...
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Trying to recycle everything comes at a high cost | Reduce, Reuse, Rethink
Trying to recycle everything — including hard-to-recycle items like coffee pods and cigarette butts — can come at a high cost. As part of the CBC News series Reduce, Reuse, Rethink, we take a look at the push to make product makers...
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Can industrial waste be mined and recycled in sustainable ways?
"Since the 1990s, some 20 million tonnes of industrial waste have been buried in this landfill site," said Futuris correspondent Julian Lopez Gomez, reporting from Houthalen-Helchteren in northeast Belgium. "It's a huge ecological...
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How your lifestyle is making recycling unsustainable | Reduce, Reuse, Rethink
Our changing lifestyle is making the standard 'blue box recycling' unsustainable as communities struggle to adapt to more plastics and fewer newspapers. New composite plastics are harder to recycle so new technologies are needed — and...
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Canadian connection
CBC's Nil Koksal on Turkish designers recycling trash into trendy accessories
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Coke VP: All of Our Packaging Will be Recycled by 2030
Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at The Coca-Cola Company, delves into the company's mission to collect and recycle 100 percent of its packaging by 2030.
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Tesla Who? DIYers Are Building Their Own Powerwalls
The DIY community is figuring out a way to power your home using your recycled laptop batteries. ""DIY Powerwalls"" take Tesla's Powerwall electricity storage tech to more powerful and efficient levels using discarded batteries....
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Samsung to recycle 157 tonnes of rare metals from its recalled Galaxy Note 7s
Samsung plans to recycle 157 tonnes of rare metals, including gold, from its recalled Galaxy Note 7s, in an attempt to reduce the environmental impact. The company was forced to launch a 16-billion-euro recall in October last year after...
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The rebirth of construction waste in Slovenia
Serge: “Hello and welcome to Business Planet, here in Maribor, Slovenia. “Two tonnes of waste per person, this is what is generated each year in the European construction sector. “Alenka, thanks for welcoming us, you have led the...
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Turning discarded flip-flops into art for tourists
These funky animal sculptures are made of recycled flip-flops – not the tired ones you still have in your closet, but those the tide brings in every single day at Watamu Bay in Kenya, along with tonnes and tonnes of other plastic...
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Waste not, want not. Business Planet looks at the food we throw away
Unleashing the power of the collaborative economy to fight food waste, while creating new business opportunities at the same time. This is already happening in Italy, so Business Planet went to find out more… Euronews’ Giacomo Segantini...
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Beer and wine coming to Ontario corner stores this fall
Ontario is expanding alcohol sales to include convenience stores, gas stations and big box stores this fall, 16 months earlier than anticipated. Grocery stores will also be allowed to sell ready-made cocktails, and the province will pay...
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Why it’s so hard to end plastic pollution
Thousands of delegates are in Ottawa trying to hammer out an historic treaty to end plastic pollution, but the road to get there is littered with hurdles. CBC’s Susan Ormiston examines why it’s so hard to curb the problem and what it...