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Tag: Recycling of Waste Materials

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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025KAREN ZRAICKComments Off on Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

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United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

August 15, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

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The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

July 1, 2025July 2, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Zunaira SaieedComments Off on The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

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The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

July 1, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Zunaira SaieedComments Off on The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

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South Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Caroline GutmanComments Off on South Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site

For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.”

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After Israel-Hezbollah Truce, Lebanon Ponders How to Clear Debris

January 28, 2025Aryn BakerComments Off on After Israel-Hezbollah Truce, Lebanon Ponders How to Clear Debris

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has left behind lots of rubble. Some experts fear that much of it will be dumped into the environment without controls.

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In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said.

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Belgium’s Food Agency Advises Against Eating Your Christmas Tree

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025Amelia NierenbergComments Off on Belgium’s Food Agency Advises Against Eating Your Christmas Tree

The country’s food agency warned against using evergreens in food after the city of Ghent suggested an unusual form of recycling: spruce needle butter.

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‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds

January 6, 2025January 8, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on ‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds

Wastewater, even after treatment to make it drinkable, contains high levels of PFAS, according to researchers.

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