Notícias

Reduce your plastic footprint

With COVID-19 also contributing to a rise in single use plastic waste, eco-warriors discuss why smaller changes can muster a larger collective impact in the long term

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Ecogensus device converts waste into solid fuel

Hartford, Connecticut-based Ecogensus LLC says its EGS-5000L product designed to thermally treat waste and convert it into a fuel “has exceeded key performance metrics” in energy consumption and processing capacity.

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Coca-Cola avanza en la circularidad del PET

El principal embotellador independiente de Coca-Cola, la firma Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), avanza en el uso de un 100 de PET reciclado en sus envases, a través de la financiación de la startup de reciclaje CuRe Technology.

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You Can Recycle Cigarette Butts!

Did you know cigarette butts are not fully biodegradable? But there’s a solution: TerraCycle, the company that strives to find a way to recycle everything, offers a free Cigarette Waste Recycling Program. Just sign up with TerraCycle, collect the waste, and ship it to them for recycling.

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É oficial. O plástico está, literalmente, a cair do céu

Micropartículas detetadas no ar são consistentes com as que se acumulam no tecido pulmonar. O plástico já domina os quatro cantos do planeta (chega mesmo aos locais mais remotos) e nem os cientistas queriam acreditar nos resultados recolhidos.

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