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A recycling centre has been barred from accepting general waste due to 'a serious risk of pollution'. Staffordshire Waste Recycling Centre Limited, in Longport, has had its environmental permit for ...

Millions of tonnes of asbestos are being removed from buildings around the world – can this dangerous mineral be disposed of permanently? Or even be put to good use? At a small industrial unit in ...

Only 18 per cent of the 196 Sustainable Development Goal 2030 targets are on track, according to the United Nations’ 2025 report. Latin America faces setbacks in critical areas such as hunger, access ...

More people are recycling across the borough but there are still some teething problems about what can be put into black boxes. More people are recycling across the borough but there are still some ...

Research found Brits would eat enough tubs of sweets over Christmas that, if laid down together, would stretch out to nearby ...

Effective nuclear waste management is a critical global challenge, particularly for countries like the UK looking to expand their nuclear power sectors. The UK has a substantial amount of existing ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world’s waste industry will not be swallowed by the economic black hole, but it will experience a few bumps ...

This article is part of a special report, The Recycling Myth. You separate your trash, leave it to be collected and then it gets sorted in a waste facility, after which it's turned into new things — ...