SBIR solicitations currently openplanned for 2018 can be found below. The list may change periodically and should only be used as a guide to assist potential applicants. Please check back for updatessign up to receive notifications of new funding opportunities. Link: https://www.epa.gov/sbir/sbir-funding-opportunities?utm_source=%40BioCycle&utm_campaign=49fffd6d98-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_20_03_59&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54de51a9ab-49fffd6d98-294294185
Mais »Connections: Carbon Intensity
It is all a question of intensity. If I have a leisurely stroll around the park, spending an hour on the 2-mile loop looking at leaves and the lake, I will have brought peace to my soul but not burned enough calories to justify eating a pint of ice cream. …
Mais »Biodegradable packaging made from crustaceans
CARAPAC was born out of the University of Sydney’s “Inventing the Future” program, which calls on highly capable graduate students from various disciplines to come together to find solutions to pressing world issues. Link: https://www.foodmag.com.au/saving-the-world-from-plastic-one-crustacean-at-a-time/
Mais »Composting in America
A Path to Eliminate Waste, Revitalize Soil and Tackle Global Warming Link: https://uspirg.org/reports/usp/composting-america?utm_source=%40BioCycle&utm_campaign=49fffd6d98-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_20_03_59&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54de51a9ab-49fffd6d98-294294185
Mais »Connections: Soil Health Indicators
It is pretty easy to tell if you are healthy. You go to the doctor and they test your blood pressure, weight and every couple of years you get a blood panel. There are even tools to make sure you stay healthy. I recently read that if you eat well …
Mais »Minimal waste shop celebrates first anniversary
Waste Not offers customers packaging free food and cleaning product refills into their own containers, alongside a wide range of every day alternatives to help them lead a minimal waste lifestyle. Link: https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/17703551.minimal-waste-shop-celebrates-first-anniversary/
Mais »Waste management in Sabah to go hi-tech
KOTA KINABALU: All landfills in Sabah will use cell technology and leachate treatment methods under a RM130 million allocation to improve and enhance solid waste management in the state. Link: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/06/495992/waste-management-sabah-go-hi-tech
Mais »First world’s chance to rethink how it deals with waste
Over the last few weeks, the leaders of several Southeast Asian nations have taken unusually strong measures to protect the environment of their countries. Almost in unison, leaders and senior government officials have threatened and then carried out the threat of returning illegal exports of garbage, most of it very …
Mais »Editorial: Composting of human remains an idea to consider
“By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken for dust you are and to dust you will return,” the Book of Genesis says. But what if instead of dust, your remains were composted into dirt? …
Mais »Smart Waste Management Market Report Examines Latest Trends and Key Drivers Supporting Growth
Smart waste management market is growing rapidly across the globe especially in urban regions. There has been a significance rise in waste management technology in the past few years in order to collect, dispose and manage the waste coming from various end-use industries. Link: https://amarketresearchgazette.com/smart-waste-management-market-report-examines-latest-trends-and-key-drivers-supporting-growth/
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