waste incineration
Is this the world's most eco-friendly landfill?
Once-endangered Pinzgau goats are among the many animals to flourish on Vienna's ‘trash mountain’, which heats roughly a fifth of the city’s homes.
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Combatting climate change, COVID-19, and systemic injustice on the same front
‘We have to end making some communities sacrifice zones.’
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When does recycling your plastic make sense? The answer isn't so simple
The vast majority of plastic — about 76 percent — ends up in landfills. Here's what to do about yours.
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In Bali, young people lead the fight as a plastic plague threatens paradise
Bali has long grappled with plastic pollution both on land and in its seas. With the problem growing more acute, local organizations and youths are spearheading the fight against plastic waste. Words by Johan Augustin; Images by Jonas Gratzer.
What lies beneath: the nature park covering up a dirty secret
Once one of western Europe's biggest landfill sites, Thurrock Thameside Nature Park is now a thriving haven for wildlife.
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Denmark took a mountain of trash and made a ski hill
Renowned architect Bjarke Ingels has crafted an epic synthetic slope on top of a massive waste-to-energy plant.
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Federal bill seeks to make companies responsible for plastic waste
The legislation, to be introduced Tuesday, has little chance of becoming a law, but the effort shows the increased influence of environmental groups in taking on recycling issues.
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