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- Loophole allows 1M tons of sludge to be dumped on Great Barrier Reef Wed, 27 Feb 19, 6:30amThe world's largest coral reef is facing a major sludge crisis. Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority just approved the dumping of one million tons of sludge on the delicate reef system thanks to a loophole...
- Washington’s Hanford Nuclear Dump is Leaking Toxic Waste Thu, 28 Feb 13, 6:30amOne of the biggest problems with nuclear power is the radioactive waste it produces; governments and the scientific community have struggled to find ways to safely contain the hazardous materials...
- Indian Researchers Create Low-Cost Bricks From Recycled Paper Mill Waste Fri, 1 Feb 13, 7:00amWhile recycling trash is preferable to simply chucking refuse into the dump, the process still creates tons of byproducts that end up making their way to the landfill...
- Orlando Turns Poop into Profit with Lucrative Sewage to Fuel Project Wed, 11 May 11, 12:30amBrooklyn has found a way to turn farts into fuel, and now Orlando, Florida is following suit. Partnering with several private industry partners, Orlando city officials think they have mastered the conversion from “poop...
- Researchers Transform Sewage Sludge Into Power Tue, 28 Sep 10, 4:10amWaste treatment plants have to get rid of sludge somehow, so why not try to find a way to turn all that muck into energy? That’s what researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are attempting to do at the Truckee...