Energizer’s Recycled Battery Hits Market as “EcoAdvanced”
Energizer's new recycled batteries are about to revolutionize the commercial industry as we know it. The "EcoAdvanced" line of products contains recycled old cells.
Manufacturing...
Project ARA: Google’s New DIY Mobile Phone Could Cut Down E-Waste
Earlier this week, Google finally gave details on their latest invention during an event held in San Francisco. Under the project called "Project Ara",...
Making Plastic Pallets From Recycled Tires
If you think old tires should be disposed of as fast as possible, think again. CTC Plastics together with Lehigh Technologies Inc.are producing a...
Mexico City Officials Encourage Recycling by Providing Organic Produce for Trash
The "Mercado de Trueque", or barter market, gathered thousands of people in Mexico City on Sunday. For a second year running, thanks to this...
Bacteria Turn Old Newspapers Into Biofuel to Power Cars
There is something sacred about the unique relationship between the morning coffee and the printed newspaper, which no website can recreate. Unfortunately, this comes...
World’s first industrial facility to recycle diapers and sanitary napkins in Italy
Diapers and sanitary napkins are widely used, take half a million years to decompose and, at least until now, they end up in landfill....
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Electronics-Scavenged Gallium Responsibly Recycled by Mitsubishi
Often, recovering rare-earth elements from recycled scraps, such as scrap electronic devices or car electronics, requires processes that aren't very earth-friendly. Gallium , for...
Recycled Wood Pallets Used to Build Attractive Pavilion
It may be arguable as to whether wooden pallets actually make good building materials, but the fact remains that they are capable of a...
Silo, The First Zero-Waste Restaurant in the UK
Food waste is increasing at alarming rates and the food industry is the biggest contributor to this. Most restaurants and supermarkets dump perfectly good...
New Biodegradable Battery Leads Way to Greener Electronics
Recycling of used batteries is always a big challenge. Regardless of how many improvements to current energy storage devices are made, sooner or later...
