A roundup of this week's top stories:
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Free tool launched to help Americans know what to recycle
For better or worse, recycling is a complicated process. Many people do not fully understand what can and cannot be recycled, what goes where, and how, and until recently there was no app that has covered every aspect of recycling, from...
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Consortium to build major green hydrogen & ammonia facility in Portugal
A consortium of Portugal's Madoqua Renewables, Dutch energy transition developer Power2X and Danish find manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has announced plans to construct a €1 billion industrial-scale facility for the production of green...
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Mercedes-backed e-bikes are the 'perfect weekend toy'
As transport companies race to cut emissions in their products, a new range of e-bikes with an integrated digital dashboard could help promote self-locomotion while providing more power and stability...
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ABB shows how retrofitting can make factories greener
One of the pressing issues in the field of green manufacturing is infrastructure. Building new factories is time-consuming and expensive, but a new retrofit of an Italian ABB factory suggests existing factories could meet green goals through...
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Seed-shooting drones could aid in reforestation
Deforestation is a major environmental issue and a top carbon emitter responsible for the destruction of biodiversity and habitats, and the replanting of trees may be essential for a sustainable future. But drones could offer a solution...
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Covid-proof: World spent "record" $2.1 trillion on military in 2021
World military expenditure grew for the seventh year in a row in 2021, passing the $2 trillion mark for the first time in history despite being the second year of the pandemic, according to the latest report by SIPRI...
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What was on the EU's most unsafe products list in 2021?
The European Commission has published its annual 'Safety Gate' report on dangerous non-food products with motor vehicles, toys and electrical appliances coming top of the list...
