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Eight Million Tons of Plastic Dumped in Ocean Every Year
2015-02-12 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Scientists have come up with a new way to measure ocean trash-and the numbers are even worse than thought. In 2010, eight million tons of plastic trash ended up in the ocean from coastal countries-far more than the total that has been measured floating on the surface in the ocean's "garbage patches." That's the bad news. The even worse news is that the tonnage is on target to increase tenfold in the next decade unless the world finds a way to improve how garbage is collected and managed. The...
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Safelight Autoglass Diverts 23,000 Tons of Glass From Landfills in 2014
2015-02-11 23:10:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.waste-management-world.com/>Waste Management World</a> Under its partnership with Shark Glass Recycling North America, Columbus, Ohio based windscreen replacement firm, Safelite AutoGlass recycled more than 1.3 million windshields in 2014, diverting more than 23,000 tons (20,800 tonnes) of waste from the landfill. read more
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Moving 50 Tons of Gas Equipment to Uzbekistan Earns Volga-Dnepr Another Long-Term Partner
2015-02-11 12:13:00| Offshore Technology
Logistics provider G&O Solutions chose to partner with Volga-Dnepr Airlines when it needed to transport 50t of gas equipment for a compressor station from Kazan in Russia to Karshi, Uzbekistan.
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New York Takes in Tons of Hydrofracking Waste from Pennsylvania
2015-02-09 15:58:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/">Democrat & Chronicle</a> At least 460,000 tons and 23,000 barrels of waste from Pennsylvania drilling operations have been taken in by a handful of New York landfills since 2010, according to a new analysis Thursday. read more
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NY Landfills Accept 460,000 Tons of PA Drilling Waste, Study Says
2015-02-06 17:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lohud: At least 460,000 tons and 23,000 barrels of waste from Pennsylvania drilling operations have been taken in by a few New York landfills since 2010, a new analysis Thursday indicates. The report from Environmental Advocates of New York analyzed state data from Pennsylvania showing where natural-gas drillers reported taking their waste. Drillers hauled waste to five New York landfills from 2010 through 2014, including three along the Pennsylvania border: Chemung County Landfill in Lowman; Hakes Landfill...
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