Cell ‘Tower of Babel’ highlights China e-waste problem | Inquirer News
A Chinese artist unveiled a sculpture made of discarded mobile phones and shaped like a cell tower to highlight the problem of e-waste.
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A Chinese artist unveiled a sculpture made of discarded mobile phones and shaped like a cell tower to highlight the problem of e-waste.
Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net
After the first drug-laden submersible ever caught in European waters was seized on Sunday, police are wondering whether there are more such vessels at the bottom of the sea…
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The Group plans to buy one million tonnes of sustainable jet fuel per year, enabling it to cut its annual emissions by two million tonnes by 2030.
This equates to removing one million cars from Europe’s roads each year.
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