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Activists Vow to Continue Protests After Police Dismantle Winnipeg Landfill Blockade

Activists blockading a Winnipeg landfill site have promised to continue their protests after police carried out a court order to dismantle the blockade on July 18 without incident. “This is nothing. There’ll be another blockade. We’ll blockade railways. We’ll blockade highways. We’ll do whatever we have to do to keep this in the news, to…


Sick School

A community fears that mysterious illnesses and deaths at an elementary school may be caused by a nearby landfill. …


California Dumps Nearly Half of Its Hazardous Waste Out of State

California is revealing new information to the public that shows the eco-friendly state is dumping tons of toxic waste in other states every year. Since 2010, California has dumped nearly half of its hazardous waste out of state—mostly in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada—according to the state’s latest figures (pdf). Thirteen more states also have received…


Major Upscale for Australian Plastic Recycler

An Australian company banking on harnessing enzymes with the ability to chomp through plastic “like Pac-Man” has raised more than A$50 million (US$33.52 million) in a bid to turn waste recycling on its head. The synthetic proteins, developed by researchers at Australian National University, can break down almost any plastic product into reusable high-quality components…


Polar Bear Cub Seeks Human for Help After Tongue Gets Stuck in Tin Can Near Outpost in Northern Russia

A polar bear roaming around an Arctic outpost in northern Russia has been rescued after getting its tongue caught in a can of condensed milk. Residents of the remote settlement of Dikson sounded the alarm when the stricken 2-year-old female was seen wandering up to huts in the village on July 20. A team from…


Barbara Kay: Canada’s ‘Plastic Ban’ Will Have Zero Impact on Ocean Pollution

Commentary Eco-warriors neither slumber nor sleep in their pursuit of universal sustainability. Plastic looms large on their enemies list because of its non-biodegradability. Three years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised his government would phase out the production and use of hard-to-recycle plastic items, with the goal of zero plastic waste by 1930. Thus, on…


Texas Scientists Create Plastic-Eating Enzyme That Could Help Clean up Landfills

An enzyme that can chemically break down bottles and packaging that typically take centuries to degrade may be able to clean up billions of tons of plastic at landfills and other polluted sites, according to researchers at the University of Texas. Engineers and scientists at the university’s Cockrell School of Engineering and College of Natural Sciences created the…


The Untold Truth of California’s Recycling | Heidi Sanborn

Many Californians care about recycling, but you may not know a lot of what you’re recycling ends up in the landfill. We used to rely on China to take our recyclables, but they’re no longer taking them. My guest is Heidi Sanborn, executive director at the National Stewardship Action Council. She discusses California’s recycling infrastructure…


$11 Million Investment to Improve Recycling in Regional Northern Territory

The Australian and Northern Territory (NT) Governments will invest $11 million (US$7.9 million) in new recycling infrastructure to ensure better access to recycling in regional and remote areas of the Northern Territory. The project, which will be conducted under the Morrison government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF), will focus on addressing the imbalance of recycling opportunities across…


Welsh Man Would Give Council Over £50 Million if It Let Him Dig Landfill for Lost Bitcoin

A Welsh man on Friday repeated his previous request to the local council for permission to search a landfill site for a lost hard drive, which he claims contains bitcoin now worth around £210 million ($287 million). The 35-year-old said that he’s willing to donate 25 percent of the value of the lost treasure to…