"This really exemplifies the 'trash to treasure' mantra." Scientists make stunning discovery while studying material thought ...

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

The International Mineralogical Association (IMA) has officially recognised a new mineral – ehrigite – named after BHP ...

Australian scientists are exploring ways to extract rare earth metals, like gallium and germanium, more efficiently from mining waste. These are crucial in semiconductor manufacturing and are ...

buildings or storage of waste. The order also lays the groundwork for possible mineral projects at military sites through leasing arrangements, and financing — loans, capital assistance ...

In 2023, the program’s scientists accelerated their efforts to explore the critical mineral content of mine waste located in tailings ponds and rock piles around the country. Mine waste is ...

in which the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a mining company cannot dispose of waste rock on national forest lands that are not part of the associated mineral deposit. Trump’s ...

Yuliot said that plastic waste will be processed using pyrolysis technology to produce fuel oil. Meanwhile, organic waste will be used to produce bioenergy “in the form of either biogas or biomass.” ...

To put this in context 2,460Mt of waste was generated within the EU-28 in 2012 (UK 240Mt), of which 920Mt was non-mineral waste (UK 120Mt) (source). Wasting this energy means that emissions of both ...

Our approach is to focus on process-related CO 2 emissions that account for 60 percent of the industry's CO 2 emissions, and to develop a carbon recycling system based on performing mineral ...