Nearly two-thirds of electronic devices discarded in Canada are still fully functional. Researchers found that most items are replaced due to minor issues like battery life or carrier upgrades, contributing to an e-waste crisis expected to reach 2.3 million tonnes by 2030.
Narco-sub carrying 1.7 tonnes of cocaine seized in Atlantic
Rogue planet gains 6 billion tonnes per second in record growth spurt
China’s emissions may drop by 1.6 billion tonnes with green funds – report
Google’s huge new Essex datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
Millions of Tonnes of Nanoplastics Are Polluting the Ocean
Fraudsters steal 22 tonnes of high-value cheddar
Mercedes’ first EU plant to recycle 96% of batteries to power 50,000 new EVs yearly | The facility processes 2,500 tonnes of batteries yearly, supplying recycled materials for over 50,000 new EV battery modules.
Dumped orange peel transformed a barren pasture (2017)
World’s largest air-to-water heat pump to warm 30,000 homes in Finland | The heat pump will supply 200 GWh of energy annually and help save 26,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.
The world's largest single-site solar farm just came online and it will power nearly 200,000 homes and eliminate over 2.4 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually
