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Waste recycling is improving in Russia: the volume of recycling will increase 10 times by 2025
According to the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, at the forum “Year of Ecology in Russia: Tasks of the State and Business”, the head of the organization Sergey Donskoy said that by 2020 the volume of waste processing in Russia will double, and by 2025 - 10 times. Territorial schemes for waste management,…
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Scientists have calculated the positive impact of vegetarian Buddhists from China on the environment
On March 12, 2017, the study "Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Chinese Buddhists Eating a Vegetarian Diet: A Quantification" was published in the multidisciplinary journal Contemporary Buddhism. Its author is Professor Ampere Tseng...
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For the benefit of the environment: German Environment Minister bans meat at official events
The decision of the German Minister of the Environment to serve only vegetarian food at official government events caused conflicting reactions from politicians in the European country. Barbara Hendricks, who represents the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and has been (since the end of 2013) Minister…
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Coca-Cola has changed its mind and approved a deposit refund for bottles of drinks in Scotland
Back in late January, it was reported that the world leader in soft drinks - Coca-Cola - has long been preventing the introduction of a package refund scheme in Scotland. The other day there was information that the company changed its mind and supported the trial initiative. Deposit return schemes (deposit…
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Most Americans disagree with Donald Trump's environmental policies
One of the most popular American publications - TIME - states that the majority of US residents do not support the country's new president, Donald Trump, in his actions regarding environmental protection and combating climate change. Even before Trump was elected President of the United States, many media cited ...
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86% of Europe's energy capacity, which appeared in 2016, is from renewable energy sources
Of the 24.5 GW of new energy capacity put into operation on the territory of the European Union in 2016, about 86% (21.1 GW) are produced by renewable sources: wind, solar, biomass, water. Thus, the previous record figure was broken - 79%, - ...
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UN University: Landfills of 'electronic waste' (discarded equipment) are skyrocketing in Asia
On January 15, the website of the United Nations University (UNU) published the results of a study on the analysis of the number of electronic devices that ended up in landfills in East and Southeast Asia (SEA). Monitoring the so-called "e-waste"* in these Asian…
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UK wastes £13bn worth of food every year
In 2015, people in the UK threw away a huge amount of food as food waste - its value is estimated at 13 billion pounds (about 15.8 billion USD). The resulting statistics show that every British house for the year sent to the basket of food that could have been ...
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The Year of Ecology has begun in Russia: what is the program of environmental events for 2017?
About a year ago, on January 5, 2016, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a Decree on holding the Year of Ecology in the country, which became the year 2017. For its implementation, the Government of the Russian Federation was entrusted with the development and approval of a plan of main activities, and the executive…
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US Dietitians: Vegetarian and Vegan Diet - Healthy, Suitable for All and More Green
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) in the December issue of its magazine published a new official position regarding vegetarian and vegan diets. It comes down to the fact that a balanced diet is not only completely healthy, but also ...