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Zero-energy-consumption magneto-optical storage for next-generation flexible plastic computers
2014-04-17 18:38:48| Extremetech
Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered a method of converting magnetic data into optical data for free, without external electricity. This is a very big step towards flexible, cheap, throwaway plastic computers, which are gaining in popularity due to society's recent shift towards mobile computing and "quantified self" activity monitors.
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European Parliament votes to slash plastic bag waste
2014-04-17 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Plans to cut plastic bag use by 80 per cent across the European Union have taken a major step forward, after the European Parliament gave the green light to a new package of regulations designed to slash plastic bag waste. MEPs yesterday voted strongly in favour of the European Commission's proposals that would require all member states to clamp down on single use carrier bags. The plans would also make it legal for countries to impose an outright ban on plastic bags without contravening single...
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EU seeks to cut plastic bag use by 80 percent by 2017
2014-04-16 19:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Parliament passed a directive on Wednesday aimed at cutting the use of thin single-use plastic carrier bags by 50 percent by 2017 and 80 percent two years later. The directive leaves it to individual states to choose their strategy, for example taxing bags or banning them. EU ministers are due to debate the law in June and the parliament will take it up again later this year following elections in May. Some 100 billion plastic bags are used every year within the European Union and...
Recyclings Challenge: Plastic Bags
2014-04-16 15:58:00| Waste Age
Plastic bags are a staple of convenience, but they pose a challenge for recycling. Content Classification: Influencer Waste Wise read more
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SA City Council to begin the plastic bag debate
2014-04-16 13:57:17| Waste Management - Topix.net
City staffers Wednesday plan to recommend to the City Council's Governance Committee that San Antonio move forward with a ban on single-use plastic and paper bags.
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