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

  Exclusive: leaked emails show officials planning crisis centres to manage halt in waste exports to EU

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  Feb 2, 2019
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  The world’s e-waste is a huge problem. It’s also a golden opportunity

  World Economic Forum - Guy Ryder, Zhao Houlin

  Humankind’s insatiable demand for electronic devices is creating the world’s fastest-growing waste stream. Some forms are growing exponentially. The …

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

  The Guardian - Dominic Rushe

  Tech giant said it will build facility after speaking with president – but no mention of job creation

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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