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DID you know that a species of bacteria that resides in the ocean is responsible for producing 10 percent of the oxygen that we breathe in? Now, a new study has found that the plastic polluting...

DID you know that a species of bacteria that resides in the ocean is responsible for producing 10 percent of the oxygen that we breathe in? Now, a new study has found that the plastic polluting...

ALMOST all the world’s countries have agreed on a deal aimed at restricting shipments of hard-to-recycle plastic waste to poorer countries, the United Nations announced on Friday. Exporting countries – including the US – now will...

FROM grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the U.S. to Australia, China’s ban on accepting the world’s used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. For many years,...

AIR pollution is as bad for pregnant women as smoking in raising the risk of miscarriage, according to a scientific study. They said the finding was upsetting and that toxic air must be cut to protect...

THE UK faces a wave of protests as the number of incinerators used to burn rubbish is set to more than double within a decade The waste incineration boom will increase air pollution, exacerbate climate change...

PALM oil can be used in everything from cosmetics to fuel and is cheap and efficient to produce. But this versatile crop has a dark side — its incredible popularity has caused widespread environmental destruction. Ancient...

For Matilda Payne, founder of My Extreme Deco, waste is the new gold. Her small Ghanabased enterprise has found a way to valorize waste in an unexpected and creative way: by transforming it into jewelry, furniture...

A court has ruled that companies must first seek permission from local communities if they plan to mine on their ancestral land. This represents a new achievement in land and mining rights for South Africa.ON 9...