insulation
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Machines strip the insulation material off the copper, then use blades to chop and shred it into granules a few millimeters long, sometimes known as ‘copper chops.’
This is often a decidedly low-tech operation involving spray-foam insulation to seal cracks, and weather stripping around windows and doors.
The country's seeming insulation from natural disasters like tropical storms and earthquakes, meanwhile, made its risk profile more attractive than Australia, Japan and parts of North America and Europe.
From Reuters
Campaigners are frustrated that it appears there is no significant increase in funding for home insulation.
From BBC
It said the UK was "falling behind" on some climate targets, needed to be more ambitious, and should speed up the rollout of renewable energy, heat pumps, and insulation among other recommendations.
From BBC
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