Tag: waste
Fly-tipping: Government plans to tackle 'new narcotics' of waste crime
Illegal dumping of rubbish is on the rise as criminals exploit flaws in the system.
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This Singapore tech company says its recycling 90% of waste heat from Bitcoin mining
It takes a lot of energy for miners to verify transactions and mint new blocks on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain. According to Statistica, one Bitcoi [...]
Flooding and Nuclear Waste Eat Away at a Tribe’s Ancestral Home
For decades, chronic flooding and nuclear waste have encroached on the ancestral lands in southeastern Minnesota that the Prairie Island Indian Com [...]
Tears as councillor foots South Hams waste collection bill
She said: "After listening to the debate and not wishing to bring this council into disrepute, which is why I made my apology in the beginning, I w [...]
Brighton bin strike: Deal could end weeks of waste pile-up, union says
Union and council officials reach a provisional agreement after 13 days of industrial action.
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US miner raises $105M to recycle waste coal into crypto
The Pennsylvania-based Stronghold Digital Mining has introduced the completion of two non-public fairness securities raises value $105 million.In l [...]
G7: ‘Mount Recyclemore’ of leaders comprised of digital waste in Cornwall
The seven leaders depicted within the sculpture are UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, French President Emmanu [...]
UK plastic waste being dumped and burned in Turkey, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace says it discovered plastic waste from UK supermarkets dumped and burned at quite a few websites.
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