Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying
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Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It’s not just your old DVD player getting shipped to West Africa. Today’s waste trade is an opportunistic bonanza, an escape valve of environmental responsibility that profits off routing detritus of every conceivable variety to places that are in no position to take…

In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer
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In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health risks, saying in a study on Tuesday that, in some cases, the risks could exceed the agency’s…

Belgium’s Food Agency Advises Against Eating Your Christmas Tree
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Belgium’s Food Agency Advises Against Eating Your Christmas Tree

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Go ahead and recycle your Christmas tree. But please, the Belgian authorities say, don’t try to eat it. The country’s federal food agency delivered that unusual warning this week after a suggestion from the climate-friendly city of Ghent. If you’re trying to cut…