Recycling

It was just a couple of years ago that we heard how scientists had used soybean waste to produce a healthy (and supposedly tasty) probiotic drink. Now, they've done the same thing with unsold bread that would otherwise be discarded.The research was led by Assoc. Prof. Liu Shao Quan, Dr.…

ANNANDALE, VA - APRIL 8: Nick Anderson, L, Gerald Lassiter Sr., driving, and Irvin Corlley, all with ... Fairfax County Government, collect residential trash in the Glen Forest community of Fairfax County in Annandale, VA, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. With Virginia schools closed and more people working from home…

So you got your jumbo pack of toilet paper from Costco. You speed home so nobody Mad Maxes you off the highway and steals your treasure, and immediately rip open the plastic packaging and throw it in the recycling bin. You stash rolls in the bathroom but also hide them…

Scientists have created a mutant bacterial enzyme that not only breaks down plastic bottles in hours, but the leftover material is good enough to be recycled into high-quality new bottles. Existing technology only produces recycled plastic that can be used for certain items, like sweaters, sleeping bags, jacket insulation and…

The recycling industry was already struggling before the pandemic. Now, an increasing number of cities are suspending recycling services, partly out of fear that workers might contract the coronavirus from one another while sorting through used water bottles, food containers and boxes.One solution: Let robots do the job.Since the coronavirus…

We've been hearing more and more about eco-friendly biodegradable plastics, made from cellulose nanofibers. Although those fibers are typically harvested from wood waste, new research shows that they could also be obtained from mega-plentiful used coffee grounds.Cellulose is the most abundant organic compound on Earth. Among other places, it's found…

Steel slag is currently utilized both to treat wastewater, and as a concrete aggregate. New research now indicates that using it for the former makes it perform even better as the latter – so the same slag could be used twice, first for one purpose and then for the other.Slag…

April 6, 2020 AT 11:00 am Thank you Novolex for the plastic donation so our team at Adafruit as well as teams in NYC can continue manufacturing face shields for the NYC area and beyond. The plastic that is needed for the face shield became nearly impossible to source, Novolex’s…

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Our love of gadgets and technology is leading to a huge electronic waste problem. TCO Development, the folks behind the global sustainability certification, has announced a new initiative to help with our growing e-waste problem.According to the United Nations University's E-waste Monitor effort, around 50 million tonnes of electronic waste…