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a man climbs a pile of garbage

If you recycled all the plastic garbage in the world, you could buy the NFL, Apple and Microsoft

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“It’s really concerning that so little plastic has ever been recycled and, as a result, so much plastic waste has leached out into the world’s environment. It’s a great, growing and genuinely world problem,” said RSS president, Sir David Spiegelhalter.

schoolchildren stand near a well at their high school in Kerala, India

Saving Kerala’s Fresh Water

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Cape Town residents gather to collect water at a spring with makshift spigots ear Table Mountain. It's one of dozens of open springs across the city where residents come to collect extra water to add to their meager daily quota of 13 gallons.

In drought-stricken Cape Town, parched residents gather at a watering hole

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A visitor walks near the receding waters at California's Folsom Lake, which is at 17 percent of its capacity, On April 1, California Governor Jerry Brown announced unprecedented mandatory water restrictions and ordered the State Water Resources Board to r

California faces the worst water emergency since the Dust Bowl, and it needs solutions fast

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New Study Shows Damaged Products Less Likely to Be Recycled

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U.K. researchers develop new grass type to better capture water runoff

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A warming climate is likely to mean rising rainfall totals in part of the world — which could lead to flooding. But scientists in the United Kingdom are hoping to ameliorate that somewhat, by producing a new kind of grass that helps the soil absorb more water.

With water system unreliable, some Mexicans turn to rain to keep their homes supplied

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Mexico City’s water system is fragile, because the growth of the population has put a heavy burden on the underground aquifer that feeds the city. So some entrepreneurs have devised a system to collect and store rain water, to keep houses supplied.

‘Green magician’ uses magic to show power of recycling

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CJ May is a green magician, trying to use magic and performances to show how by recycling, we can perform magic in our everyday lives.

Western e-waste dumped in Africa

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Increasingly, used electronics are winding up in Africa, and Africans are paying a price – with their health.

In Mexico City, Harvesting Water from the Sky

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Faced with chronic water shortages, many residents of Mexico City aren’t wafting for the city government to fix things. They’re turning to the sky.

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