The navy said it had begun an operation to send the aircraft carrier São Paulo to the bottom.
Tag: Recycling of Waste Materials
A Proud Ship Turned Into a Giant Recycling Problem. So Brazil Plans to Sink It.
The old aircraft carrier, once the navy’s flagship, is packed with asbestos. No country, including Brazil, will let it dock to be dismantled.
French Food Giant Danone Sued Over Plastic Use Under Landmark Law
Environmental groups are relying on a law in France requiring large companies to address their environmental footprint.
Electric Cars Are Taking Off, but When Will Battery Recycling Follow?
Many companies and investors are eager to recycle batteries, but it could take a decade or more before enough used lithium-ion batteries become available.
Virginia Uses Treated Wastewater to Shore Up a Drinking Water Aquifer
A crucial aquifer is running low, so officials are pumping in treated sewage. It’s an increasingly common strategy as heavy demand and climate change strain water supplies.
Inside the Global Effort to Keep Perfectly Good Food Out of the Dump
Around the world, lawmakers and entrepreneurs are taking steps to tackle two of humanity’s most pressing problems: hunger and climate change.
Be ‘Less Squeamish’ About Drinking Recycled Wastewater, British Official Says
As droughts become more frequent, drinking water that has been reprocessed from sewage treatment is the future, the head of Britain’s Environment Agency said.
California Requires Plastics Makers to Foot the Bill for Recycling
The landmark legislation also restricts single-use plastics. Because California’s economy is so big, experts say, the law could have far-reaching effects.
Meet the Peecyclers. Their Idea to Help Farmers Is No. 1.
A shortage of chemical fertilizer, worsened by the war in Ukraine, has growers desperate. It just so happens that human urine has the very nutrients that crops need.
The Unlikely Ascent of New York’s Compost Champion
An ad led to Domingo Morales falling in love with compost. A windfall is helping him spread the word.