Sustainability News
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Native plants can passively remove PFAS-contaminated water
3 months ago from Sustainability MattersNewly published research has demonstrated that native Australian plants can be used to remediate PFAS pollutants floating in...
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New research eats through plastic waste
3 months ago from Sustainability MattersScientists in Texas are working on a variant of an enzyme that can break down plastic in mere days. The discovery of this enzyme by...
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Scientists upcycle polystyrene with sunlight
4 months ago from Sustainability MattersSipping a cup of coffee in the sun might take on a new meaning thanks to research from Cornell University, which has discovered...
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Parkside Sales Account Manager made Freeman of Stationers’
4 months ago from SP NewsSustainable flexible packaging specialist, Parkside, announces that Sales Account Manager, Mark Shaw, has been appointed a...
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Glasgow based Cosmetic Packaging Provider enjoy benefits of 79kW Solar Panel System
4 months ago from SP NewsRichmond Containers CTP Ltd chose Centreco (UK) Limited to deliver industry leading energy system Centreco (UK) Limited, the...
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BASF confirms ambitious climate targets and takes steps to reduce product-related...
4 months ago from SP NewsOne year after its initial announcement, BASF has reaffirmed its ambitious climate targets. 25 percent reduction of...
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Astral Plus
5 months ago from SP NewsFoilco continues to develop new finishes, colours and effects and to look at how to refine existing ranges. Now the Astral Range...
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JJ Chalmers launches nationwide campaign to bag one of the ‘last plastics’ in our...
5 months ago from SP NewsRecycle Now and Clear on Plastics are proud to work with BBC presenter JJ Chalmers on a NEW plastics recycling campaign – Repeat...
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Enzyme plastic recycler receives capital investment
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $1.1 million in Australian advanced plastic recycling company Samsara...
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RMF gets additional $60m for advanced plastic recycling
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersThe federal government has announced $60 million in additional funding for the Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF),...
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Sweden approves controversial iron mine on Indigenous Sami land
5 months ago from Grist NewsThe proposed mining project has been condemned by the Sami and the United Nations.
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Furnace for the Future becomes FurnaceS for the Future
5 months ago from SP NewsCommon strategy, common goal, multiple pathways towards climate neutral glass packaging. Last year, a FEVE-led sectoral...
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Circular economy for Western Parkland City
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersSydney Water has revealed its plans for a $1 trillion circular economy across the Western Parkland City, with the launch of its...
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The next frontier in medicine: Doctors with climate training
5 months ago from Grist NewsMedical schools across the country are increasingly reckoning with the need to teach the intersection of climate change and...
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Study: Every single country is failing the WHO’s new air quality standards
5 months ago from Grist NewsJust 3 percent of the world's cities had an average air quality reading that met WHO standards in 2021.
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Plastic bags see new life as concrete
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersOver 800,000 soft plastic bags have been converted into a recycled aggregate replacement called Polyrok for use by a Queensland...
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There is a greener way to mine crypto
5 months ago from Grist NewsIt’s worth examining how the many, many “clean” crypto initiatives, currencies, blockchains, and...
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Redistricting could make it harder for tribes to protect the environment
5 months ago from Grist NewsIndigenous leaders worry redistricting will lead to more disenfranchisement and environmental issues.
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ACOR recommends ministerial position for circular economy
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersThe Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has called for the creation of a Federal Minister for Resource Recovery and the...
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Smart pipe coating could remove mercury from water
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersFlinders University researchers have developed a smart polymer coating for PVC pipes that is designed to absorb mercury out of the...
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ACOR recommends ministerial position for circular economy
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersThe Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has called for the creation of a Federal Minister for Resource Recovery and the...
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Logging leftovers could be used for sustainable biofuel
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersResearchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast have published a paper showing that waste from the pine-logging industry...
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Logging leftovers could be used for sustainable biofuel
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersResearchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast have published a paper showing that waste from the pine-logging industry...
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Researchers build electrical device from household waste
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersResearchers from the University of Surrey have developed a wearable device that has been made from simple household garbage and...
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Researchers build electrical device from household waste
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersResearchers from the University of Surrey have developed a wearable device that has been made from simple household garbage and...
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Researchers build electrical device from household waste
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersResearchers from the University of Surrey have developed a wearable device that has been made from simple household garbage and...
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A 'greener' way to clean wastewater treatment filters
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersMembrane filters don’t require much energy to purify water, making them popular for wastewater treatment. However, to...
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$45 million PET recycling plant opens in Albury–Wodonga
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersA $45 million PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycling plant, capable of processing one billion plastic bottles each year,...
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The massive disconnect between Big Oil’s words and actions, in data
5 months ago from Grist NewsA new study illustrates fossil fuel companies' greenwashing agenda.
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Deep-sea mining could begin next year. Here’s why ocean experts are calling for a...
5 months ago from Grist NewsThe risks vastly outweigh the potential benefits, they argue.
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Climate migration is part of our future. Is it a problem or a solution?
5 months ago from Grist NewsIt really depends a lot on how countries prepare.
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Congressional watchdog warns of climate threats to chemical plants
5 months ago from Grist NewsMore than a third of risky U.S. chemical facilities face threats exacerbated by global warming, according to a new report.
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How Amazon is drastically undercounting its carbon footprint
5 months ago from Grist NewsA private report shows the loopholes Amazon uses to lessen its climate impact.
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Colorado has an abandoned oil well problem. Now it’s asking drillers to pay up.
5 months ago from Grist NewsColorado’s new oil and gas bonding rules ask for hundreds of thousands of additional dollars — but still might not cover all...
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For mental health, landmark climate report spells disaster
5 months ago from Grist NewsFor the first time, the IPCC recognized what a warming world means for anxiety, trauma, and suicide.
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‘Pain at the pump’: The highly flammable politics of American gas prices
5 months ago from Grist NewsEven for a so-called “climate president,” Biden’s reliance on fossil fuel reserves during the Ukraine crisis is not...
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Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds
5 months ago from Grist NewsCarbon emissions from felling of tropical forest doubled in just two decades and are accelerating, research says.
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UN resolution to beat plastic pollution
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersOn 2 March at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi, representatives from 175 nations endorsed a resolution to end...
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Qenos, Plastic Energy and Axens partner for circular plastics
5 months ago from Sustainability MattersQenos, a manufacturer and supplier of polyethylene and polymers, is taking Australia a step closer to circular plastics, using...
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Big Oil is exiting Russia. What does that mean for the climate?
5 months ago from Grist NewsWithdrawing from Russia may hinder plans to transition to clean energy.