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Waste

Waste(s) (also known as rubbish, trash, refuse, garbage, junk, and litter) is a pejorative term for unwanted materials. The term can be described as subjective and inaccurate because waste to one person is not waste to another. Litter refers to waste disposed of improperly.

Dublin’s smart trash cans found a new purpose in the pandemic: Snitching
  • Infrastructure

Dublin’s smart trash cans found a new purpose in the pandemic: Snitching

  • Cities Today
  • 4 years ago
Surprise! Beer cans are less polluting than glass bottles
  • Carbon dioxide

Surprise! Beer cans are less polluting than glass bottles

  • The Conversation
  • 4 years ago
Tipping point? Humanity’s stuff now weighs more than all living things
  • Human

Tipping point? Humanity’s stuff now weighs more than all living things

  • The Conversation
  • 4 years ago

The ewaste crisis could be avoided if we made batteries cheaper and easier to recycle
  • List of iOS devices

The ewaste crisis could be avoided if we made batteries cheaper and easier to recycle

  • The Conversation
  • 4 years ago
TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky on why ‘caring’ about recycling isn’t enough
  • Recycling

TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky on why ‘caring’ about recycling isn’t enough

  • Rachel Kaser
  • 4 years ago
Microbes are cleaning up all your e-waste — here’s how
  • Recycling

Microbes are cleaning up all your e-waste — here’s how

  • The Conversation
  • 5 years ago
Plastics could help build a sustainable future — yes, you read that right
  • Sustainability

Plastics could help build a sustainable future — yes, you read that right

  • The Conversation
  • 5 years ago
You can only see 1% of all microplastics dumped into the ocean
  • Waste

You can only see 1% of all microplastics dumped into the ocean

  • The Conversation
  • 5 years ago
Scientists are working on new ways to recycle chemicals from electronic waste
  • Recycling

Scientists are working on new ways to recycle chemicals from electronic waste

  • The Conversation
  • 5 years ago
The EU’s dull-ass fight with Apple over the Lightning connector sucks
  • Gear

The EU’s dull-ass fight with Apple over the Lightning connector sucks

  • Callum Booth
  • 5 years ago

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