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The federal government announced a new registry to track plastic production to set the tone as negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty kick off on April 23 in Ottawa.

Environmental groups are vocally protesting the suggestion that Brazil might sink its decommissioned aircraft carrier the NAe São Paulo as a solution...

A decommissioned aircraft carrier from the Brazilian Navy currently being towed towards is supposed final destination in Turkey is stuck in limbo after Turkish authorities banned it from entering its waters.

Türkiye is requiring a new inventory of hazardous materials of the Brazilian Navy’s aircraft carrier Sao Paulo before it comes to Aliaga for scraping.

JORDAN Dearsley envisions a world free from electronic waste, and she is determined to do her part t...

Secret Canada-U.S. Plastic Waste Trade Deal Revealed   SEATTLE, Washington, December 18, 2020 (ENS) – Environmental groups are calling a secret agreement on plastic wastes signed between Canada and the United States “illegal, unacceptable and dangerous.” In a letter to Canadian Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson earlier this month, Canadian, U.S. and international environmental organizations called for the secret agreement to be made public. They expressed their concerns that the ag...

4 The long-awaited entrance of the new iPhone series to Thai stores has become a trending subject. In addition to the upgraded technology and lavish exterior, one notable contrast is that this series does not come with the customary wall charger and wired earphones. While such omission has reasonably raised eyebrows, especially when there is no trace of any price reduction, Apple justified their action by claiming that the smaller packaging will help them deliver more units at once and, thus, r...