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Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground

Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems

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2CBM20E Humorous blue public toilet sign, Koh Samui, Thailand

Environment

How toilet waste is being rebranded as a valuable resource

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2AFX2PH aerial view of Allerton Waste Recovery Park, on the A1(M) near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK

Environment

Putting food waste in the bin felt wrong until I learned where it went

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Shewanella oneidensis bacteria. Computer illustration of Shewanella oneidensis metal-reducing bacteria. This extremophile bacteria is able to convert toxic metals and compounds, such as uranium, chromium and technetium, into water-insoluble forms. This ability could one day be used to clean contaminated ground-water.

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Engineered bacteria destroy antibiotic resistance DNA in wastewater

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Digital generated image of huge sphere made out of wasted plastic on blue background.

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Let's not trash recycling technologies that could end plastic waste

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RGY487 Used plastic crushed, Prepared to be re-melted into recycled plastic pellets

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The incredible new tech that can recycle all plastics, forever

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Old milk can be used to extract gold and other metals from e-waste

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Environment

Toys produce far more electronic waste than vapes

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Abrasion-resistant and enhanced super-slippery flush toilets fabricated by a selective laser sintering 3D printing technology

Technology

3D-printed toilet is so slippery that nothing can leave a mark

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British Formula E racing team, Envision Racing's Recover-e car, made entirely out of electronic waste

Technology

Formula E unveils racing car made from electronic waste

A Formula E racing car made from iPhones, chargers, batteries and single-use vapes has been built in the UK to highlight the increasing problem of electronic waste

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US toxic chemical emissions to air, water and soil increased in 2021

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US military to test destroying toxic PFAS with superheated water

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Technology

Bacteria and catalysts recycle waste plastic into useful chemicals

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Environment

Plastic litter on Australian beaches cut by 29 per cent over six years

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