Recycling

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…

Hardware in general, and smartphones in particular, have taken over our lives so quickly that few of us have had the chance to think about what happens to them when we no longer use them. The answer is that they become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global…

Optical sensors such as cameras and lidar are a fundamental part of modern robotics platforms, but they suffer from a common flaw: transparent objects like glass containers tend to confuse them. That’s because most of the algorithms analyzing data from those sensors assume all surfaces are Lambertian, or that they…

The growing global crisis of plastics waste is often framed as a problem stemming from careless consumers, but a new bill introduced in the US Congress Tuesday seeks to shift the responsiblity back to industry Carry your own cup to the coffee shop. Recycle that soda bottle. Say no to…

Yoyo's recycling strategy involves building community ties | Photo source Yoyo Innovation Sustainability Startup develops a behavioural-change program for recycling Sustainability A French programme applies some of the same principles of organisations like Alcoholics Anonymous to help people recycle more Spotted: Most people know they should recycle, but their good…