Recycling

While there are still a significant number of died-in-the-wool deniers out there, it does seem that most of us have now got the message that we cant keep treating the planet as if its resources were inexhaustible. And that will mean abandoning the old idea of…

Stepping up the drive against plastic menace, the district unit of the Haritha Keralam Mission has launched a novel initiative Pen Friend in Kasaragod. Under the drive, used plastic pens will be collected for recycling. Its other objectives include creating…

Researchers discover "Fishwrap" disinformation campaign recycling images and reports from past terrorist attacks and presenting them as breaking news (Sean Gallagher/Ars Technica)

Researchers have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass - by turning it back into sand. A team from Australia were able to turn the waste into a replacement for industrial flooring - which opens the door for new uses for old glass. They discove…

Yesterday, we learned that acerbic office satire Corporate will be escorted from the Comedy Central premises, cardboard box in hand, following its upcoming third season. Today, the team behind the series sought to earn a little goodwill among awards voters by…

‘Corporate’ Wants to Help You Get Rid of All Your Awards Season Screeners

Crisp packets aren’t widely recyclable Jack Sullivan / Alamy By Adam Vaughan When people took to posting their crisp packets back to Walkers crisps to protest that they werent easily recycled, the firm took notice and launched collection points for recycl…

0 with 0 posters participating In mammals, there's a relatively simple relationship among metabolism, body mass, and lifespan. As the size of the mammal goes up, for the most part their metabolism slows down, and their longevity increases. Their are exceptio…

The hope is that it will never actually happenand certainly there are geologists and political theorists who think the idea is far-fetched. But still, the threat of water scarcity does remain, a distant and creeping thunderhead as time marches forward. When …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his government's intention to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 during a news conference in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., June 10, 2019. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press The oil industrys next threat could be in t…