All waste articles
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NewsDisposable vapes contribute to nearly $10 billion of ‘invisible’ e-waste every year
Small items of electronic waste are not being recycled properly or are ending up in landfill
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OpinionBattery materials going up in smoke
We cannot afford to simply throw away, rather than recycle, these valuable resources
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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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NewsAssembling 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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ResearchMixed 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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OpinionWastewater has huge potential for global health
Monitoring programmes can help healthcare and empower communities
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OpinionJames 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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CareersHow 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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ResearchPhotocatalytic 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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OpinionSolving solar panel waste highlights the need for sustainable thinking
Moving to a circular economy requires political, economic and scientific cooperation
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NewsScientists 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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ResearchInorganic ‘sponge’ made from seafood waste
New form of calcite can absorb water as well as contaminants like oil and dyes
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OpinionUK 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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NewsCall to address e-waste ‘stockpile’
Royal Society of Chemistry backs recycling drive to recover endangered elements from old electronic devices
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ResearchAlgorithm 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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ResearchC–H fluoroalkylation tackles plastic waste
Photocatalytic method that upcycles aromatic polymers could breathe new life into rubbish
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ResearchConverting waste plastic bottles into jet fuel
Simple three-step process generates minimal waste and diverts plastic from landfill
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OpinionThinking differently about waste
Plastic and carbon emissions are valuable resources we can’t afford to discard
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NewsNo decisive action on UK coffee cup waste problem
Despite environmental committee’s urging the UK government is hesitant to introduce a ‘latte levy’