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Cutting Hidden E-Waste from Digital Transformation Takes Knowledge and Time
2020-11-24 13:53:00| Waste Age
In April 2018, the music video for 'Despacito reached five billion views on YouTube. The amount of energy spent viewing it was the equivalent of what 40,000 U.S. homes consume in a year. Despite efforts to digitize and create less physical waste, e-
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Adam Minter Stuff: The Hidden Borderland of Waste and Recycling
2020-10-09 21:08:00| Waste Age
In the early 2000s Adam Minter began exploring the hidden world of globalized recycling, producing groundbreaking reports from China, India, Ghana, and other countries. Then, in the mid-2000s, he abruptly shifted focus to the world of thrift stores a
The Hidden Risks of Medical Waste and the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-10-08 08:00:00| Waste Age
Global healthcare systems are burdened following the spread of COVID-19 in 2020. As the public health crisis continues, some countries such as China have experienced a substantial increase in medical waste, while other countries such as the United St
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Pilot to probe hidden Bangladesh RMG supply chains
2020-09-23 12:33:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
GoodWeave International, a non-profit working to end child, forced and bonded labour in global supply chains, has launched a new project to provide marginalised apparel workers in Bangladesh with immediate Covid-19 relief and conduct research on the impact of the pandemic.
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Kingsland Drinks launches ocean clean-up campaign with The Hidden Sea wine
2020-08-05 13:47:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
UK drinks company Kingsland Drinks has agreed to distribute Australian sustainable wine brand The Hidden Sea, as the pair look to push an ocean clean-up campaign.
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