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Reutlingen uses AI-powered cameras to detect incorrect biowaste disposal
The city of Reutlingen, Germany, employs AI-equipped garbage trucks to identify and penalize improper biowaste sorting, resulting in significant costs for residents and property managers.
Reutlingen uses AI-powered cameras to detect incorrect biowaste disposal
The city of Reutlingen, Germany, employs AI-equipped garbage trucks to identify and penalize improper biowaste sorting, resulting in significant costs for residents and property managers.
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40% Bias Score
Wales' Recycling Efforts and Food Waste
A recycling charity, Wrap Cymru, reports that Welsh families waste £90 of food monthly, hindering Wales' goal of becoming the world's top recycler, despite its current second-place ranking.
Wales' Recycling Efforts and Food Waste
A recycling charity, Wrap Cymru, reports that Welsh families waste £90 of food monthly, hindering Wales' goal of becoming the world's top recycler, despite its current second-place ranking.
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24% Bias Score
Rotterdam Children's Hospital Recycles Diapers
The Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam has started recycling diapers in its intensive care unit, diverting over 200,000 diapers annually from landfills through a partnership with a specialized factory that repurposes diaper components.
Rotterdam Children's Hospital Recycles Diapers
The Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam has started recycling diapers in its intensive care unit, diverting over 200,000 diapers annually from landfills through a partnership with a specialized factory that repurposes diaper components.
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40% Bias Score
Queensland's Landfill Diversion Program Falls Far Short of Targets
A Queensland government audit reveals a 1% increase in waste diverted from landfill in three years, falling far short of the 55% target; the shortfall is blamed on reporting weaknesses, regulatory hurdles, and slow grant funding to councils.
Queensland's Landfill Diversion Program Falls Far Short of Targets
A Queensland government audit reveals a 1% increase in waste diverted from landfill in three years, falling far short of the 55% target; the shortfall is blamed on reporting weaknesses, regulatory hurdles, and slow grant funding to councils.
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40% Bias Score
Europe's E-waste Problem: Low Recycling Rates and Health Risks
A Eurostat study reveals that 51% of Europeans store old phones at home, with only 11% recycling them; high percentages of e-waste end up in general waste in Balkan countries, posing health risks due to toxins like lead and mercury.
Europe's E-waste Problem: Low Recycling Rates and Health Risks
A Eurostat study reveals that 51% of Europeans store old phones at home, with only 11% recycling them; high percentages of e-waste end up in general waste in Balkan countries, posing health risks due to toxins like lead and mercury.
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24% Bias Score
France Aims for Rare Earth Independence with New Recycling Plant
France is building a rare earth metal recycling plant in Lacq to reduce reliance on China; the plant, a partnership between Carester and Stellantis, aims to produce 15% of global output within two years and recycle 7,000 tons of magnets and concentrates annually.
France Aims for Rare Earth Independence with New Recycling Plant
France is building a rare earth metal recycling plant in Lacq to reduce reliance on China; the plant, a partnership between Carester and Stellantis, aims to produce 15% of global output within two years and recycle 7,000 tons of magnets and concentrates annually.
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44% Bias Score
Spain's Textile Waste Crisis: A New Approach to Recycling
In Spain, only 10-12% of used clothing is collected, with most ending up in landfills; a new government decree aims to involve producers in financing waste management, prompting the creation of a national textile recycling system.
Spain's Textile Waste Crisis: A New Approach to Recycling
In Spain, only 10-12% of used clothing is collected, with most ending up in landfills; a new government decree aims to involve producers in financing waste management, prompting the creation of a national textile recycling system.
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12% Bias Score
Yale University Develops 3D-Printed Reactor to Convert Plastic Waste into Fuel
Researchers at Yale University have designed a 3D-printed reactor that improves the conversion of plastic waste into fuel by increasing efficiency from 60% to 66% without expensive chemical catalysts, offering a potential solution to plastic pollution but facing challenges in large-scale implementat...
Yale University Develops 3D-Printed Reactor to Convert Plastic Waste into Fuel
Researchers at Yale University have designed a 3D-printed reactor that improves the conversion of plastic waste into fuel by increasing efficiency from 60% to 66% without expensive chemical catalysts, offering a potential solution to plastic pollution but facing challenges in large-scale implementat...
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24% Bias Score
UK Disposable Vape Ban Fails to Curb Illegal Waste Disposal
Despite a June ban on disposable vapes in the UK, a leading waste management firm reports a 3% increase in vapes improperly disposed of in recycling streams, suggesting approximately one million vapes improperly recycled monthly, costing the UK waste industry £1 billion annually.
UK Disposable Vape Ban Fails to Curb Illegal Waste Disposal
Despite a June ban on disposable vapes in the UK, a leading waste management firm reports a 3% increase in vapes improperly disposed of in recycling streams, suggesting approximately one million vapes improperly recycled monthly, costing the UK waste industry £1 billion annually.
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24% Bias Score
Europe's Rare Earth Recycling Challenge: Heraeus Plant Highlights China's Dominance
Germany's Bitterfeld is becoming a rare earth recycling hub, but Heraeus's new plant, while Europe's largest, faces challenges in competing with China's dominant position, highlighting Europe's critical reliance and the need for policy changes to boost domestic recycling and sourcing.
Europe's Rare Earth Recycling Challenge: Heraeus Plant Highlights China's Dominance
Germany's Bitterfeld is becoming a rare earth recycling hub, but Heraeus's new plant, while Europe's largest, faces challenges in competing with China's dominant position, highlighting Europe's critical reliance and the need for policy changes to boost domestic recycling and sourcing.
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36% Bias Score
Global Textile Waste: $150 Billion Loss and Environmental Crisis
In 2024, 120 million tons of discarded clothing globally generated a $150 billion loss, with only a tiny fraction recycled due to inefficient infrastructure, high costs of recycled materials, and fast fashion trends; creating substantial environmental damage and economic losses.
Global Textile Waste: $150 Billion Loss and Environmental Crisis
In 2024, 120 million tons of discarded clothing globally generated a $150 billion loss, with only a tiny fraction recycled due to inefficient infrastructure, high costs of recycled materials, and fast fashion trends; creating substantial environmental damage and economic losses.
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24% Bias Score
Plastic Treaty Talks Stall Amidst Production Limit Dispute
Negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution stalled due to disagreements over limiting plastic production and controlling chemicals, with over 100 countries rejecting the draft treaty text as inadequate.
Plastic Treaty Talks Stall Amidst Production Limit Dispute
Negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution stalled due to disagreements over limiting plastic production and controlling chemicals, with over 100 countries rejecting the draft treaty text as inadequate.
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52% Bias Score
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