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Space fishing: ESA floats plan to net space junk - 0 views

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shared by Del Birmingham on 25 Jun 14 - No Cached

Del Birmingham on 25 Jun 14

ESA's Clean Space initiative is looking at developing a satellite that can rendezvous with space debris and render it harmless by netting it like fish. According to ESA, there are 17,000 trackable objects larger than a coffee cup orbiting the Earth and many more down to the size of paint chips. This may not seem like anything very dangerous, but at orbital velocity, even a paint chip can hit like a bullet and a steel nut has the impact of a hand grenade.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ESA's Clean Space initiative is looking at developing a satellite that can rendezvous with space debris and render it harmless by netting it like fish. According to ESA, there are 17,000 trackable objects larger than a coffee cup orbiting the Earth and many more down to the size of paint chips. This may not seem like anything very dangerous, but at orbital velocity, even a paint chip can hit like a bullet and a steel nut has the impact of a hand grenade.</div>

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From trash to treasure: Adidas designs shoes made of ocean garbage - CNET - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jul 15 - No Cached

Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jul 15

The oceans are crammed with floating junk, including thousands of pieces of plastic per square mile of water, the U.N. says. In a bid to raise awareness of the problem, Adidas has developed a prototype sneaker made mostly from recycled floating plastic.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The oceans are crammed with floating junk, including thousands of pieces of plastic per square mile of water, the U.N. says. In a bid to raise awareness of the problem, Adidas has developed a prototype sneaker made mostly from recycled floating plastic. </div>

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Basel Action Network (BAN) : Developing Countries Rally to Prevent Industry Efforts to ... - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jun 13 - No Cached

repairable electronic waste to be exempt from the international Basel Convention hazardous waste trade control procedures.
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developing countries cannot control the junk electronic computers, faxes, printers and TVs flooding into their countries from North America and Europe
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Transboundary Movement of e-Waste in Geneva
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all exports of hazardous electronic waste be notified to importing countries, and receive their consent prior to shipment.  
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without lifting the established hazardous waste trade controls, reuse of used equipment would be inhibited
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if manufacturers would make efforts to create non-toxic components, readily upgradable hardware and longer-lived products.
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Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jun 13

Developing coutnries are trying to defeat a policy that would require knowledge and consent to hazardous waste material being shipped into that country

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Developing coutnries are trying to defeat a policy that would require knowledge and consent to hazardous waste material being shipped into that country</div>

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