Strawgate: a Critical and Practical View on Replacing Plastic Straws
The popular tide has turned against plastic straws bringing them from objects of convenience down to symbols of waste and pollution, particularly of marine...
India’s Radical Plan to Bury Its Plastic Waste in the Streets
The first road held together by a cheap, polymer glue made from shredded waste plastic is showing to be incredibly resilient. Built in 2002,...
Recycled Plastic Cheaper In France
The French government said that it plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than ones made from new plastic. It will further...
Mining Techniques Used to Recycle Lithium Ion Batteries
A group of researchers from Michigan Technological University, with the assistance from Lei Pan, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, are using mining techniques...
Biodegradable Plastics Market Is Forecasted To Grow
Biodegradable plastics are a billion dollar growing industry that is pushed by the increased regulations and bans against plastic bags and other single-use plastic...
Recycling Your Old Gadgets Now Easier Than Ever
Not recycling your old gadgets has real consequences for the planet. Therefore, their proper disposal is a moral thing to do in the 21st...
Wind Turbine Components Not Recyclable, Says Expert
Currently, Europe's second-largest power source is wind turbines. Germany alone has spent $200 billion on an initiative to transition itself away from fossil fuels...
Eco-Friendly Concrete Created from Recycled Fly Flash, a Coal Byproduct
Wahington State University researchers have developed an alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly flash. This provides a solution for two major problems in...
New Enzyme Converts Plant-Derived Lignin to Bioplastics
An international research team, including scientists from U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has discovered a new family of cytochrome P450 enzymes.
They...
How Can Wood Waste Make Cement, Concrete Stronger and More Watertight?
Furniture factories in Singapore generate huge amount of wood waste – about 530,000 tons in 2016 alone. This carbon-rich waste are usually either incinerated...
