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Mais »New technique could accelerate waste-to-methane production
In a recent study, environmental engineering master‘s student Bappi Chowdhury and his colleagues found that adding conductive materials to the waste products could potentially turn them into a reliable feedstock, allowing for a production rate of up to 70 percent more biomethanea renewable energy sourcefrom a mixture of fat, oil …
Mais »What happens to your old laptop? The growing problem of e-waste
Monday morning, and a sorry bunch of tangled cables, a broken coffee machine and a single clip-on light is all there is inside the metal crates at Veolia, a noisy recycling depot where residents of the London borough of Southwark off brokenunwanted electrical devices. Link:
Mais »We averted an economic crisis by turning food waste into black gold
Few foresaw the waste crisis that plagued Massachusetts in the 2030s. By 2029, global recycling markets had collapsed, and every Massachusetts landfill was closed. All state waste was exported to distant places like Alabama and Mississippi, at exorbitant prices. For mainland municipalities, the cost of disposal doubled, and transportation costs …
Mais »Plans submitted to resurrect £70m energy from waste plant blueprint
Binn Group seeks approval for Perthshire facility it says would prevent landfill of non-recyclable rubbish Link:
Mais »Identifying the modern slavery risk in the waste industry
Its not happening in a land far away, its not condemned to the past slavery is here in the 21st century, happening in organisations around the country, and could be closer than you think. Link:
Mais »Your next pair of sneakers could be made from coffee
Coffee is a big deal. While just a handful of countries dominate production, its consumed in vast amounts almost everywhere on the planet: around 2 billion cups are drunk every day. Link:
Mais »This Finnish start-up is making shoes from waste coffee
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Mais »How student, 19, is empowering women and tackling Indias industrial waste crisis at the same time
A Loughborough student is balancing her university life with helping women cross cultural barriers and get jobs in her home city of Mumbai. Link:
Mais »Seattle will soon get world‘s first human composting site
Seattle, Washington, will soon become home to the world‘s first "human composting" site, a place where individuals can have their postmortem remains slowly decompose into soil. Link to full article
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