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What is waste?
The word "waste" comes from the Latin word "vastus" meaning vast, void or a desert.
At the height of its power, the Latin Roman Empire reached into Algeria, Syria, Morocco, Turkey, Egypt and Libya.…
Category: Universal waste
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Limbs, gold, radioactive urine and medical waste
Apart from hospitals, our medical and related waste comes from a weird array of organizations.
Dentists, veterinary clinics, juvenile correctional centres, police cells, jails, local health centres, hospital linen…
Category: Human waste
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The Berlin Wall and Cold War rubbish agreements
During the Cold War, West Berlin was completely surrounded by East Germany. The Berlin Wall sealed the city...and its waste.
While food and supplies could be transported in from West…
Category: Government waste
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Using dust to track rubbish
US researchers are hoping to eventually use smart dust technology to track household rubbish and e-waste.
At the moment the smallest tracking device is a tag, about the size…
Category: Communications waste
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Meet Dr Budyko
Russia is very cold. So cold that when Russians are asked if they are concerned about global warming, they tend to frown, look bewildered and ask things like: " When..?".…
Category: Industrial waste
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Was petrol really once a waste product?
Yes, petrol (or gasoline as it is known in the US) was not only a waste product, it was an unprofitable nuisance.
During the mid to late 1800s industrializing countries…
Category: Industrial waste
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Is human hair really used in pizzas and bakeries?
Yes and that's because it contains an amino acid called Cysteine Hydrochloride (HCL). This amino acid is refined into L-Cysteine and can be used to process dough. It conditions and…
Category: Human waste
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