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10/30/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Finnish startup creates new type of fabric that they hope will eventually compete with cotton

From the forests of Finland comes a new product made from the most common waste material of the wood industry. A startup company is turning wood pulp into a fabric that could become a viable alternative to cotton, an article in Fast Company stated. Spinnova set up its brand new factory in Jyväskylä. The city […]

10/28/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Are bioplastics really as eco-friendly as they’re touted to be?

Approximately 165 million tons of petroleum-based plastic now pollute the ocean. Another nine million tons of plastic are added to the seas each year. Only nine percent of plastic is recycled. It takes at least 500 years for traditional plastic to decompose, as toxic chemicals break down and leach into the environment. In the rush […]

09/30/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Functional recycling: Spent coffee grounds can make soil more fertile

Once you are done with your cup of brewed coffee, what do you do with the used grounds? Do you throw them away as garbage or consign them to the compost heap? Spanish researchers believe that using spent coffee grounds as a means of organic soil amendment will offer many benefits in agriculture and for […]

09/13/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

The challenges of reusing trash

Waste is a major issue in the modern world, so much that there is a concerted effort among different industries to reduce trash. Reusing and recycling are among the most popular solutions and while they have worked in certain countries and for specific types of garbage, uniform implementation remains an issue. Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, a […]

09/13/2018 / By Ralph Flores

How we can really reduce plastic pollution (it’s not by recycling)

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental concerns in the world today. However, dealing with our plastic problem isn’t as simple as it seems. Indeed, a lot has been done – especially in recent times – to raise awareness on the issues and drum up ways of addressing it, but for some of us, it’s […]

06/20/2018 / By Carol Anderson

One company is attempting to improve India’s air and water by making packaging out of plant fibers

In India alone, around 15,000 tons of plastic are used every single day, which translates to over 5.5 million tons every year. These numbers wouldn’t be a problem – if every single piece of plastic was being recycled. Sadly, that’s not the case as 6,000 out of the 15,000 tons go to either landfills or different […]

06/19/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Novel recycling process turns discarded hard disk drive magnets into new material

With the rise of technology also comes the rise of electronic waste across the globe. It may seem as if these unused materials are easier to discard than typical garbage, but the truth is, it’s really difficult to do so due to the high levels of toxic chemicals. To address this problem, the U.S. Department of […]

06/05/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Landfills seen as potential source of raw materials in the future

The results put forth by a paper from Sweden bring a whole new meaning to the statement “a person’s trash is another man’s treasure”. In his dissertation, Yahya Jani from Linnaeus University suggested that decontaminating landfills and open dumpsites won’t just benefit the environment – it can prove to be an economically viable move as well. […]

05/26/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Streets of the future could be made from tire waste and organic wax

Streets of the future could be made out of tire waste and organic wax, according to a study published in the journal Materiales de Construcción. The study revealed that tire waste and organic wax could be used to make sustainable asphalt. A team of researchers at the Technical University of Madrid in Spain developed a […]

05/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Zero-waste cellphone now a reality: Researchers have perfected the process to completely recycle a phone

Fiberglass and resin are the main components of a cell phone, yet they are also the most commonly disposed parts. In a Science Daily article, Canadian researchers have come up with a process that neatly separates the two materials for recycling purposes. The new method is perhaps the first of its kind to lift organic resins […]

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