Recycling

Malaysia says it returned 4,120 tons of plastic trash to 13 affluent nations in late 2019.Forty-three containers full of trash were returned to France, 42 to the UK, 17 to the US, and 11 to Canada."If people want to see us as the rubbish dump of the world, you dream…

Malaysia will no longer allow other countries to dump their plastic waste on its land. The country has successfully returned 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mostly wealthy nations since the end of last year.  On Monday, Minister of Energy, Science, Tec…

Abstract Despite ongoing (macro)pinocytosis of extracellular fluid, the volume of the endocytic pathway remains unchanged. To investigate the underlying mechanism, we used high-resolution video imaging to analyze the fate of macropinosomes formed by macropha…

If you buy a cup of coffee to go at Babette Café in Berkeley, California, later this month, you might not be able to get it in a disposable cup. The owners have one case of compostable cups left, and aren’t planning to buy more. Instead, anyone who doesn’t have…

Chemical Recycling: Break It Down

The next generation of entrepreneurs is looking to earn cash in the most resourceful ways possible, by using an app they can access on their phones to launch six-figure businesses.  YouTube stars, for example, can earn six figure paychecks by posting videos …

A team of chemists at McMaster University has discovered an innovative way to break down and dissolve the rubber used in automobile tires, a process which could lead to new recycling methods that have so far proven to be expensive, difficult and largely ineff…

We’ve covered Apple’s recycling robot Daisy, and its predecessor, Liam, before. Both are part of Apple’s efforts to become a ‘closed-loop’ manufacturer that doesn’t rely on the mining industry for the materials that make up its products. Apple gave Reuters a tour of the warehouse in Austin, Texas that houses…

Apple's efforts to improve its recycling has an end goal of becoming a "closed-loop" manufacturer in the future, an extremely difficult goal to accomplish, and one that would end the need to mine for new materials if achieved by the iPhone maker. The Cupertin…

I see these little disposable batteries all over the place now. In coffe shops, mall kiosks, even bookstores. They're showing up at mucsic festivals, handed out to those who need a quick boost. For $4.99, you can get this little battery for your phone with ju…