Recycling

"I mean, it's loud, it's noisy. It kind of smells sometimes. If it's going to be a safety hazard like in Becker, I think it's a good decision then," said Haley Ohama, who lives near the Minneapolis facility.  The Becker facility has been burning since Tuesday, sending flames and plumes of…

After “Make a rainbow”, the 100% recyclable eco-friendly bottle lifted by Virgil Abloh for Evian, a new limited edition of bottles was unveiled on February 10 and is available since February 14 at Bon Marché, La Grande Epicerie and on evianchezvous . The multidisciplinary creator and the famous brand of…

February 21, 2020 — 0:41 AM Apparently, the concrete industry is going green. First, scientists brought the material to life (seriously) as a part of efforts to make it more sustainable. And now, researchers at The University of Tokyo are working on making concrete recyclable.One of the most common materials…

Police in New Jersey are investigating the deaths of two newborn babies whose bodies were found hours apart on Wednesday at the same commercial recycling business in New Brunswick. Detectives are trying to determine what the connection may be between the unidentified newborns, and they want to know how they…

With an appearance that almost mimics the fragmented beauty of terrazzo, the PVC Bench by UAE-based designer Ammar Kalo relies on a new type of composite material developed by recycling old PVC drainpipes. Designed as a two-person bench, the seating design comes with Kalo’s signature organic aesthetic featuring legs and…

Like many of Siberia's homeless, Alexei Vergunov (pictured below) survives freezing night-time temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius by sleeping under an industrial heating pipe for warmth. It's a perilous existence. Too far from the pipe and he could die of exposure to the cold. Too close and he could get…

The discussion between Dutch designer Richard Hutten and Ellen MacArthur Foundation CEO Andrew Morlet at the inaugural Dezeen Day conference last year was one of the liveliest, with the two disagreeing over whether plastic can be part of a circular economy.Morlet, who runs circular economy advocate the Ellen MacArthur Foundation,…

Once your veggies are sautéed or your pancetta’s pan-crisped to perfection, it’s understandably tempting to dump the excess cooking oil or grease down the drain and dig in. After all, the sink is right there and the oil’s liquid anyway, so what could it hurt?Pouring hot oil down the drain…

The company already has nearly a dozen locations in New Mexico, California, Texas, Monterrey, Mexico, and Mexico City. CEO Lane Gaddy said the location and incentives were among the reasons for its decision to come to Santa Teresa, where it will process metals using magnets, machines, compaction and manual labor…

Serious lead poisoning cases are a growing problem on the continent. Credit: GeetyImages Africa is facing a serious lead poisoning problem. In Senegal, for example, researchers linked the deaths of children from processing lead waste to supply a lead battery recycling plant in a poor suburb of Dakar. Villagers supply…