Hundreds of workers at a troubled clinical waste firm in North Lanarkshire have been made redundant. Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) said its banking facilities had been cut off following the loss of NHS contracts in Scotland and England. How did this happen and what does it mean for those affected? Where did the trouble start? […]

A year ago, experts warned that the UK could face a mountain of waste plastic as China imposed a ban on waste imports. In recent years, the UK has heavily relied on China to take our unwanted plastic packaging. Three years ago, the UK was exporting half a million tonnes of plastic to China and […]

HONOLULU  – The flash flood warning for Kauai and Niihau expired Saturday afternoon while Kuhio Highway near the Hanalei Bridge remains restricted due to flooding. Unstable conditions brought torrential rain to Kauai on Saturday, causing landslides on Kuhio Highway in Hanalei. State Department of Transportation crews have since cleared the landslide, but the highway remains […]

Three decades after a top climate scientist warned Congress of the dangers of global warming, greenhouse gas emissions keep rising and so do global temperatures. Thirty years ago, a NASA scientist, James Hansen, told lawmakers at a Senate hearing that “global warming is now large enough that we can ascribe with a high degree of confidence a […]

Now that Santa has brought you that new gadget you wanted, the time has come to work out what to do with the old version of it. If it still works, you can always donate it or sell it. But if it’s dead or nearly dead, it’s important to remember that you can’t just bin […]

Kilauea’s historically huge 2018 eruption didn’t just transform the southeastern corner of Hawaii’s Big Island. Most of the lava wound up spilling into the ocean, creating an enormous new undersea delta that hardy ocean microbes are already colonizing. That finding, along with the broader exploratory campaign that made it possible, might inform the search for life on […]

Arizona has invested a lot into the medical cannabis program, but one investment not often considered is energy. As the industry grows, some dispensaries are considering their impact on the environment. Demitri Downing, executive director of the Marijuana Industry Trade Association, said it’s important for Arizona businesses to consider how to grow sustainably, both environmentally […]

THE WA Labor Government wants West Australians to stop buying balloons, Christmas crackers and party poppers. They are also urging shoppers to ditch plastic water bottles, wet wipes and plastic toothbrushes, swap cling film for beeswax wraps and only buy loose fruit and vegetables instead of produce packed in bags and on polystyrene trays. The […]

The presents have been opened, the wine has been consumed and the lights have gone out. So, which of this stuff goes in the recycling bin? When it comes to wrapping paper, if it’s just paper, throw it in the bin. If it’s a little more flashy, don’t. Wine bottles made of glass are recyclable, […]

Household recyclables aren’t nearly as profitable as they used to be. The value of household recyclables has declined sharply in the past year after China, once the biggest consumer of recycled materials, has all but stopped accepting them. The Chinese government decided earlier this year to stop taking any recycled material from the U.S., and the […]