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Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Final Report

The purpose of this report is to provide an independent technical review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) proposed characterization plan for defense-related remote-handled (RH) transuranic ...
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Of the material Ohio’s Franklin County landfills, 76 percent can be composted or recycled

The Solid Waste Authority of Southern Ohio (SWACO), Grove City, Ohio, has released a waste characterization study documenting that up to 76 percent of the material currently disposed of at the ...
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Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste

Once produced, plastics are formed into a range of products that are used for a period of time. Some products, such as packaging, may have a very short use time while other more durable plastic ...