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09/06/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists say that waste from landfills could be recycled as energy or reused as raw materials

We’ve long considered landfills and open dumps as necessary eyesores. However, a Swedish researcher suggests that we could reconsider their contents as sources of potential energy and raw materials, according to an article on ScienceDaily. According to Yahya Jani, doctor of environmental science and chemical engineering, if people and industries think of waste as a source of potential […]

05/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

What is being done to limit the 8 million metric tons of plastic that escapes into the world’s oceans each year?

Each year, eight million metric tons of plastic finds its way into the oceans of the world – with much of it coming from Southeast Asia. To prevent further damage, environmentalists, the plastics industry, and national governments have all taken steps to reduce plastic pollution and improve waste management, according to an article on Chemical […]

04/19/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Future buildings could be constructed out of blocks made from olive waste

Different varieties of the versatile olive are used to create foods like olive tapenade crostini or olive focaccia. However, scientists have determined that olive waste can also be used to create building materials. In fact, waste from the olive oil industry, such as ground olive stones, olive stone ash, and sludge from pomace oil extraction […]

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