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  2. Skylab - Wikipedia

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    Skylab did not have recycling systems such as the conversion of urine to drinking water; it also did not dispose of waste by dumping it into space. The S-IVB's 73,280 liters (16,120 imp gal; 19,360 U.S. gal) liquid oxygen tank below the Orbital Work Shop was used to store trash and wastewater, passed through an airlock .

  3. Perth Mint Swindle - Wikipedia

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    The Perth Mint Swindle was a robbery of 49 gold bars weighing 69 kilograms (152 pounds; 2,200 troy ounces) from the Perth Mint in Western Australia on 22 June 1982. The bullion was valued at A$653,000 at that time (equivalent to $2,587,607 in 2022).

  4. Electronic waste recycling - Wikipedia

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    Computer monitors are typically packed into low stacks on wooden pallets for recycling and then shrink-wrapped. [1]Electronic waste recycling, electronics recycling, or e-waste recycling is the disassembly and separation of components and raw materials of waste electronics; when referring to specific types of e-waste, the terms like computer recycling or mobile phone recycling may be used.

  5. The Great Mint Swindle - Wikipedia

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    They purchase gold bars from the Perth mint, with which they fabricate a gold nugget, dubbed the "Yellow Rose of Texas", which is purchased by tycoon Alan Bond (David Meadows) for substantially more than its gold value. They are subsequently convicted of the unconnected theft of 49 gold bars from the Perth Mint, purchased by forged bank cheques.

  6. Electronic waste in the United States - Wikipedia

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    To address this, the US e-waste recycling industry is growing and continuing to implement robust workplace and environmental standards. In 2011, US e-waste recycling added an estimated $20.6 billion to the US economy and created roughly 45,000 jobs. [30]

  7. Caesium-137 - Wikipedia

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    Caesium-137 (137 55 Cs), cesium-137 (US), [7] or radiocaesium, is a radioactive isotope of caesium that is formed as one of the more common fission products by the nuclear fission of uranium-235 and other fissionable isotopes in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

  8. List of Australian architects - Wikipedia

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    Late 20th century Perth Regional; Late 20th century Brutalist; Late 20th century Late Modern; Reid Library, University of Western Australia, Crawley (1964) National Carillon, Canberra (1970) Allendale Square, St Georges Terrace, Perth (1976) Fire Brigades Board Headquarters, Hay Street, Perth (1986) RAIA Gold Medal (1983) John James Clark [33]

  9. Particulates - Wikipedia

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    The second cleanest city is Perth, with 1.7 μg/m 3 and PM 2.5 levels dropping by −6.2 μg/m 3 since 2019. Of the top ten cleanest cities, five are from Australia. They are Hobart, Wollongong, Launceston, Sydney and Perth. Honolulu is the only U.S. city in the top ten list, ranking tenth with levels of 4 μg/m 3, with a tiny increase since 2019.