Recycling

Photo: Courtesy of The Big FavoritePhoto: Courtesy of The Big FavoriteIf you had to guess how long it takes 11 million pounds of underwear to end up in United States landfills, what would you say? Six months? One year? Try one day. Undergarments are a glaring pain point in the…

National Green Tribunal has refused to interfere in the grant of Environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone Clearance by the Environment Ministry for upgrade of existing ship recycling yard at Alang TopicsAlang Ship breaking | environmental clearance | ngt The National Green Tribunal has refused to interfere in the grant of Environmental and Coastal Regulation…

The research team operated the greywater treatment system for a year and monitored the different physicochemical and biological characteristics of the greywater at the entry and exits points. TopicsIISc | waste recycling Researchers at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have claimed they have developed an efficient decentralised…

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Nov. 23, 2020—Cutting-edge technologies ranging from more effective plastics recycling to using AI for systems monitoring were recently showcased by a select group of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists to businesses and investment groups as part of the Laboratory’s annual DisrupTECH event.“Part of the mission of Los…

Around 100 million tons of multilayer thermoplastics are produced globally every year. 40% of that total is waste from the manufacturing process itself, and because there has been no way to separate the polymers, practically the entirety of that plastic ends up in landfills or incinerators. Now, the University of…

The solvent-targeted recovery and precipitation (STRAP) process recycles multilayered plastic waste into pure, reusable plastic materials, such as polyethylene (PE), ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), or polyethylene teraphthalate (PET). Credit: Alex K. Chew Multilayer plastic materials are ubiquitous in food and medical supply packaging, particularly since layering polymers can give those…

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By the end of 1930, Austrian-born theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli was at the height of his achievements, yet an absolute emotional wreck. His brilliant contributions to science—such as the famous exclusion principle that would eventually earn him a Nobel Prize—had cemented his reputation as a genius. Remarkably, it demonstrated, among…

written by The WellBeing Team ,November 18, 2020 Marcus Wallis, Unsplash Recycling almond orchards, coral reef conservation and how education can change the face of climate change. Here is the latest in environmental news. Our ability to revive the climate is going to be dependent on our  ability to do things…

PUTRAJAYA: Collection of waste for recycling increased to 2,188.95 tonnes from January to September this year compared to 1,546.81 tonnes in the same period last year, with a significant increase recorded since the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO). Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pix, center) said…