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A pipe flows into water

More than 60 prescription drugs are getting into river foodchains

6 November 2018

Dozens of common pharmaceuticals have been detected in Australian aquatic wildlife, suggesting an urgent need for improved wastewater purification processes
A pile of clothes

Your old, unwanted clothes can be turned into building materials

3 November 2018

Every year millions of tonnes of clothes are sent to landfill. A new project shows how they could be reused as tiles and panels for home interiors

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