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Pennsylvanias Susquehanna River is Contaminated with Plastic
2021-03-10 07:00:00| Waste Age
The north branch of Pennsylvanias Susquehanna River is among 53 waterways across the state to be contaminated by microplastics. The staggering amount of microplastics found which are smaller than five millimeters most likely means that no river,
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Japan to Release Contaminated Water into Ocean
2020-10-20 08:00:00| Waste Age
In 2011, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. suffered multiple nuclear meltdowns after both an earthquake and tsunami. Almost a decade later, the Japanese government will release nearly 1.2 million tons of contaminated water into the ocean. S
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Contaminated surroundings risk FMD spread
2020-09-08 19:44:00| Beef
Infected cows could shed FMD virus into environment before they displayed clinical signs.
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Singapores New Law Restricts Contaminated Plastic Exports
2020-02-12 09:00:00| Waste Age
Under the new law, export of plastics that are newly covered under the Basel Convention can be done only when receiving countries give prior informed consent.
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Haulers in Atlanta Reject Contaminated Recyclables
2020-01-30 09:00:00| Waste Age
Collection teams are tagging contaminated recyclables with OOPS labels and refusing to pick up materials if residents dont sort them properly.
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