Reassembling Rubbish

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  Hayabusa 2 will finally start mining an asteroid on February 22nd

  Engadget - Saqib Shah

  It's set to grab some space rock samples to bring back to Earth. After blasting off toward a diamond-shaped asteroid in 2014, Japan's Hayabusa 2 probe reached its target more than three years later. It then began mapping the rock known as Ryugu (which means "Dragon Palace" in Japanese) before …

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  Officials warn of putrefying piles of rubbish after no-deal Brexit

  The Guardian - Damian Carrington

  Government officials are preparing to deal with “putrefying stockpiles” of rubbish in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to documents leaked to the Guardian. If the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March, export licences for millions of tonnes of waste will become invalid overnight. …

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  My Good Planet

  Feb 2, 2019

  Status, convenience and planned obsolescence have come at an indelible environmental cost: a situation which requires immediate attention from both government, corporations and the consumer. … … #ewaste #tech #Electronic #environment #Mining

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  The world’s e-waste is a huge problem. It’s also a golden opportunity

  World Economic Forum

  Of the staggering 50 million tonnes of e-waste produced globally each year, just 20% is recycled. But a circular approach, as outlined in a new …

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  Foxconn makes U-turn on $10bn Wisconsin factory after call with Trump

  The Guardian - Dominic Rushe and agencies

  Tech giant said it will build facility after speaking with president – but no mention of job creation Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn Technology said Friday it would build a heavily subsidized $10bn factory in Wisconsin days after the company appeared to be backing away from those plans.

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  What happened to Foxconn's plan to build a $10bn factory in Wisconsin?

  The Guardian - Randy Bryce

  The Taiwanese company was offered $4bn in tax credits for a factory that might never materialize In 2017, Donald Trump and Wisconsin’s then governor, Scott Walker, broke out the champagne and announced that they had lured the Taiwanese company Foxconn into building a $10bn factory in Wisconsin. It …