All waste articles
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BusinessTransforming sawdust with ultrasound
Bio-Sep can break down biomass and extract valuable molecules without damaging them
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News
Assembling the UN’s new panel on chemical waste
Discussions are underway to agree funding, goals and procedures to create an IPCC for pollution
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Research
Mixed plastic waste converted into useful materials in dual chemical–biological approach
Process can convert polystyrene, PET and polyethylene waste into chemical feedstocks
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Opinion
Wastewater has huge potential for global health
Monitoring programmes can help healthcare and empower communities
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Opinion
James Clark: ‘I hate waste in any sense’
The pioneering green chemist on the development of the field and the power of waste
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Careers
How to run a sustainable chemistry lab
A lot of research focuses on sustainability and climate change – but how much thought is put into making research itself more sustainable?
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Research
Photocatalytic process picks out precious metals from waste electronics
Silver, gold, platinum and palladium can be retrieved sequentially from circuit boards and catalytic convertors
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Opinion
Solving solar panel waste highlights the need for sustainable thinking
Moving to a circular economy requires political, economic and scientific cooperation
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News
Scientists back creation of an international body to oversee chemicals and waste
New organisation could tackle problem of ‘limited and fragmented’ coverage of environmental impact of these issues
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Research
Inorganic ‘sponge’ made from seafood waste
New form of calcite can absorb water as well as contaminants like oil and dyes
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Opinion
UK homes stockpiling 40 million electronic devices containing rare elements
Hoarding of electronic devices stores up problem for the future as demand for rare elements increases
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News
Call to address e-waste ‘stockpile’
Royal Society of Chemistry backs recycling drive to recover endangered elements from old electronic devices
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Research
Algorithm finds the 569 molecules that might drive a waste-free economy
Strategic compounds within a huge chemical network pinpointed by machine learning
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Research
C–H fluoroalkylation tackles plastic waste
Photocatalytic method that upcycles aromatic polymers could breathe new life into rubbish
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Research
Converting waste plastic bottles into jet fuel
Simple three-step process generates minimal waste and diverts plastic from landfill
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Opinion
Thinking differently about waste
Plastic and carbon emissions are valuable resources we can’t afford to discard
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News
No decisive action on UK coffee cup waste problem
Despite environmental committee’s urging the UK government is hesitant to introduce a ‘latte levy’
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News
EU leaders announce plans to tackle plastic waste
Efforts will focus on improved recycling and phasing out single-use plastics
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Feature
Recycling is taking back plastic
Angeli Mehta explores the evolution of plastic recycling technology and looks to a rubbish-free future
