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2 months ago | msn.com | Fintan Burke

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2 months ago | euronews.com | Fintan Burke

Recycling has become second nature for many of us, but what products in Europe still struggle to find a second life? Municipalities collected half a tonne of waste per person living in the EU in 2023, the latest figures show, with only around48 per cent of that getting recycled. The pressure is now on to raise that statistic. New EU rules state that by the end of this year, 55 per cent of municipal waste and 65 per cent of packaging waste must be prepared for re-use or recycling.

2 months ago | cen.acs.org | Fintan Burke

When wildfires reach sites contaminated with high levels of arsenic, the extreme heat can cause any biomass or soil to emit that arsenic to the wider environment. But just how much arsenic gets released during these wildfires remains tough to predict In a new study, researchers led by Marek Tuhý at Charles University have determined at which temperatures certain minerals and compounds release their arsenic ( Appl. Geochem. 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2025.106318).

Feb 17, 2025 | sciencebusiness.net | Fintan Burke

Targeted EU funding for refugee scholars and researchers at risk has been recommended by an expert group reporting to the European Commission on scientific diplomacy. Associations for Europe’s scientific diaspora should also be set up and resourced, its report says. Around 130 science and diplomacy experts from across Europe were involved in creating the report, which was released last week.