The dominant position that China holds in global manufacturing means that for many years China has also been the largest global importer of many types of recyclable materials. Last year, Chinese manufacturers imported 7.3m ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2017
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A ban on plastic bags came into force in Kenya on Monday in a bid to slow pollution, with offenders liable to jail time or hefty fines.
Environment
Aug 28, 2017
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On your way home tonight, you might stop at the supermarket to grab some ingredients for the evening meal. If you're like many shoppers, you'll pass through the self-service checkout, scan your items, and hurriedly place ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2017
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Can exposure to inequality influence whether people support proposals such as the so-called "millionaire's tax"?
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2017
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Once a fortnight we diligently wheel our recycling bin to the kerb, and then probably give ourselves a pat on the back while thinking of all the useful products we have helped to create, and the resources and energy we have ...
Environment
May 29, 2017
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Norwegian zoologists have found about 30 plastic bags and other plastic waste in the stomach of a beaked whale that had beached on a southwestern Norway coast.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2017
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A line of prisoners emerges from Bangkok's sewers covered in a thick film of slime and hauling buckets of sludge—frontline troops in the battle against a rising tide of plastic waste.
Environment
Sep 6, 2016
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A little girl shrieks with excitement as she strolls along the beach: "Oh look mummy. Hong Kong snow."
Environment
Feb 2, 2016
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A leading marine scientist has welcomed news that government legislation on charges for plastic bags has led to a substantial reduction in their use.
Environment
Dec 9, 2015
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Ever buy a fish at a pet store that died within days of being put in an aquarium at home?
Environment
Jul 2, 2015
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