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Less than one-fourth of the 62 million tonnes of e-waste generated globally in 2022 was verified as being recycled from the millions of broken and obsolete electrical and electronic devices tossed into the trash per year, according to WHO.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The ground stations have also had a drastic round of weight loss – from 13 tonnes down to just 100 kg (220 lb).
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
As if to highlight its own role as a rising user of coal, India’s Ministry of Coal put out a post on X celebrating its having reached the milestone of 1 billion tonnes of coal production on Sunday, 24 hours ahead of the IEA’s publishing of its annual report.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The arbitrage spread between U.S. COMEX prices over those on the London Metal Exchange widened above $1,100 per tonne on Feb. 13 on tariff expectations before cooling back toward $400, according to Benchmark, COMEX and LME data.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The ground stations have also had a drastic round of weight loss – from 13 tonnes down to just 100 kg (220 lb).
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
As if to highlight its own role as a rising user of coal, India’s Ministry of Coal put out a post on X celebrating its having reached the milestone of 1 billion tonnes of coal production on Sunday, 24 hours ahead of the IEA’s publishing of its annual report.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The arbitrage spread between U.S. COMEX prices over those on the London Metal Exchange widened above $1,100 per tonne on Feb. 13 on tariff expectations before cooling back toward $400, according to Benchmark, COMEX and LME data.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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