Tag: Waste
25% of Traceable Plastic Waste Belongs to Only 5 Companies
A new study has revealed that almost a quarter of traceable plastic waste belongs to just 5 big companies. On the other hand, of course, these companies are not the…
The Country That Imports the Most “Plastic Waste” from Europe is Türkiye
According to the statement made by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), Turkey was the country that imported the most recyclable plastic waste from the European Union in 2022. European Statistical…
What Can We Do About Electronic Waste?
Electronic waste, one of the biggest wastes of today, is increasing significantly as brand and new model technological devices are perceived as fashionable. Hazardous substance pollution in the soil is…
For the First Time in History, Space Waste Was Penalized!
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined Dish Network for not shifting its satellite to a safe location. This penalty was the first penalty imposed on space debris, which is…
Heating law turns waste incineration into “renewable energy”
incinerator It is said that unavoidable waste must continue to be incinerated in the future. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The draft of the Building Energy Act (GEG) provides for waste heat…
Google does not waste time for its new smart watch!
Some brands update their smartwatch models on a two-year cycle, while companies like Samsung and Apple renew wearables annually. Introducing the Pixel Watch model last October, Google seems to follow…
A Disease Caused by Plastic Waste Identified
Scientists have described a new disease caused by plastic waste ingested by living things. According to 2017 data of waste plastics 79% find themselves in landfills or in nature. Of…
Food for the bin – an overview in graphics
Despite many efforts, the resources for the production of food are still unequally distributed around the world: While people are suffering from hunger in many regions, richer countries live in…
We all need to outlaw food waste
Young people get groceries from a ton The federal government wants to legalize the so-called containers. (Photo: imago images/Sabine Gudath) Basically, we should all be ashamed: it cannot seriously be…
Impressive Artifacts Made with Waste Materials
Deniz Sağdıç shows us her boundlessness in sustainability with her impressive paintings and the materials used in these paintings. When we look at this weather, which does not feel like…
This company has solved the problem of plastic waste
sample depots The strategists (from left): Laetitia-Zarah Gerbes (Acatis Investment), Gabriele Hartmann (Perspective Asset Management) and David Wehner (Do Investment). (Photo: private) Frankfurt Let’s start the year with optimism –…
Turning waste into profit – A new global trend is emerging
Cologne The World Bank calculated in 2018 that people leave behind two billion tons of garbage worldwide every year. And by 2050 the mountain is likely to grow to 3.4…
How Kenfo finances nuclear waste disposal with controversial systems
Interim Storage North of the EWN A warning sign «Radioactive – Caution! Increased radiation” is written on December 11, 2017 in Lubmin (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) in the “Interim Storage Facility North”…
How Kenfo finances nuclear waste disposal with controversial systems
autocrats among themselves Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and his counterpart Ilham Aliyev from Baku: The nuclear fund Kenfo has invested in Azerbaijani government bonds, among other things. (Photo: via…
How “Transmutation” could change the search for a nuclear waste dump
Berlin For Guido Houben, the matter is clear: the radioactivity of nuclear waste could be “considerably reduced” by means of transmutation, difficult fission products such as iodine 129 or technetium…
How waste is turned into fuel
Munich Robert Daschner lifts a bottle in which a black liquid is sloshing. “The appearance and chemical properties are comparable to crude oil,” says the 37-year-old mechanical engineer proudly. Daschner…
Famous Investor Announces The Time For Bitcoin (BTC) Is Near: Skeptics Don’t Waste Time!
Leading real estate investor “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” who wrote books on finance and financial literacy Robert Kiyosaki, bitcoin‘of (BTC) He said it was very valuable. She tweeted that it…
Decision for nuclear waste disposal site purely geological
Bern According to Swiss experts, the planned location for the Swiss nuclear waste repository near the border to Baden-Württemberg is the safest place for radioactive waste. The Nördlich Lägern region,…
Decision for nuclear waste disposal site purely geological
Castors Nuclear waste disposal is scheduled to begin in 2050. (Photo: dpa) Bern Experts are convinced that the planned site for the Swiss nuclear waste repository has the best geological…
Swiss nuclear waste repository on the German border: plans cause concern
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s plans to build a nuclear waste repository on the border with Germany have met…