Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
waste, Tag
- UK scientists turn coffee industry waste into electricity Mon, 15 Oct 18, 2:34amFuel cell could help Colombian farmers by using microbes to eat waste and develop energy
- Virgin Atlantic plane takes flight with fuel from recycled waste Fri, 12 Oct 18, 7:30amA Virgin Atlantic plane flying from Orlando to London has become the first commercial flight to use jet fuel partly made from recycled industrial waste...
- A disgraceful cascade of trash follows a rare Yellowstone Ear Spring geyser eruption Tue, 9 Oct 18, 5:30amWhile tourists flock from all corners of the globe to witness the Yellowstone National Park geysers such as famous Old Faithful, it is a small and relatively-unknown geyser catching international attention this time around...
- UK government urged not to bury nuclear waste under national parks Fri, 28 Sep 18, 10:18pmConservation groups speak out as fears grow of Lake District being eyed as possible site
- Global movement will call out consumer brands most responsible for plastic pollution Fri, 14 Sep 18, 7:30amThe Story of Stuff Project is launching a global call to action in combating plastic pollution. The ambitious initiative plans to identify the most pervasive polluting companies while simultaneously cleaning up coastal and...
- Hurricane Florence could cause dangerous floods of toxic sludge and animal waste Thu, 13 Sep 18, 6:00amTorrential rains are not the only thing Hurricane Florence will bring once it hits landfall. The massive storm is expected to dump record amounts of rain in the southeastern United States — rain that could overflow toxic...
- Indonesia mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up plastic pollution Thu, 6 Sep 18, 6:15amIndonesia wastes upward of 10 billion plastic bags every year, making it the second highest polluter of plastic in the entire world. To address the growing plastic pollution problem, thousands of volunteers gathered around...
- Allow nuclear waste disposal under national parks, say MPs Tue, 31 Jul 18, 3:01pmSafest site should be chosen regardless of location, committee says – but opponents call idea ‘outrageous’
- Allow nuclear waste disposal in national parks, say MPs Tue, 31 Jul 18, 3:01pmSafest site should be chosen regardless of location, committee says – but opponents call idea ‘outrageous’
- UK nuclear cleanup contract back in public hands after £122m bill Mon, 2 Jul 18, 10:25pmBotched tender was for the disposal of materials at 12 UK sites including Dungeness
- Glowing labyrinth made from plastic waste pops up in Buenos Aires Sat, 23 Jun 18, 8:30amOver 15,000 plastic bottles were temporarily given a new lease on life as a glowing labyrinth in Vatican Square, one of Buenos Aires’ most celebrated public spaces...
- The Agraloop turns food waste into sustainable clothing fibers Tue, 19 Jun 18, 2:00amDon't throw it out — throw it on. The Agraloop Bio-Refinery, a new technology developed by materials science company Circular Systems S.P.C., is capable of turning food waste such as banana peels, pineapple leaves and hemp...
- This LEED Gold wastewater treatment center is helping a community rethink poo Thu, 14 Jun 18, 8:00amAs anyone who’s been to a community meeting knows, the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome is often a frustrating roadblock. So when Vancouver-based firm PUBLIC: Architecture + Communication was approached to build a wastewater...
- New study suggests that plastic waste may be transformed into usable energy Wed, 13 Jun 18, 4:00amA new study from the Earth Engineering Center (EEC|CCNY) at the Grove School of Engineering of the City College of New York suggests that plastic waste can effectively be converted into usable fuel and energy rather than...
- The latest weak attacks on EVs and solar panels | Dana Nuccitelli Mon, 4 Jun 18, 8:00pmThe powerful few who benefit from the fossil fuel status quo are exerting their influence