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Researchers develop environmentally-friendly way recycle smelting by-products
Researchers developed a waste-free technology to produce valuable smelting products from the complete disposal of slag.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 15, 2021


Shipping Container Swimming Pools Make a Splash
From intricate urban marketplaces to offices and housing, shipping containers across the country have been given a new lease on life lately
Joseph Shavit
Aug 14, 2021


Cleaning up water pollution with sunlight
In addition to providing vitamin D, helping flowers grow and creating the perfect excuse to head to the beach, sunlight also breaks down
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021


Gen Z willing to rent clothes to reduce waste
Gen Z adults are interested in using apparel rental services to reduce overconsumption according to a new study
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021


Turning municipal wastewater into freshwater using recycled CO2
Turning cities’ wastewater into usable freshwater is an environmental win.
Engineering the system to be more energy efficient is better
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021


Airline cabin crew's new uniforms made from recycled plastic bottles
easyJet has announced that it is introducing a new uniform for cabin crew and pilots, each made from around 45 recycled plastic bottles
Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021


New material offers ecofriendly solution to converting waste heat into energy
Potential areas of application for the thermoelectric material include the automobile industry, heavy manufacturing industries and engines
Joshua Shavit
Aug 3, 2021


Introducing Cyrus Kabiru, The Kenyan Artist Turning Trash Into Eyewear Gold
Laura Allsop meets the artist collecting trash from the streets of his native Nairobi and alchemising it into wildly inventive sculptures
Joseph Shavit
Jul 29, 2021


Turning diapers into sticky notes to prevent millions of tons of waste
Every year, 3.5 million metric tons of sodden diapers end up in landfills. The superabsorbent material inside diapers expands once damp
Joseph Shavit
Jul 28, 2021


Eco-friendly plastic from cellulose and water
Gottingen University researchers create new kind of environmentally friendly bioplastic with hydroplastic polymers
Joseph Shavit
Jul 24, 2021


This Eco-Friendly Toilet Pays For Your Crap in Digital Currency
An eco-friendly toilet that pays people in digital currency for using it has been installed at a university in South Korea.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2021


Designers mobilize the power of nature towards green and sustainable products
Choices made at the design stage contribute to giving more to ecosystems than taking from them.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2021


'Plugging in' to produce environmentally friendly bioplastics
Agriculture byproducts can help produce eco-friendly, economical and environmentally friendly biodegradable plastics.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 4, 2021


Turning plastic into foam to combat pollution
Researchers develop a method to reuse previously nonrecyclable plastic.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 1, 2021


Introducing The First Lego Bricks Built from Recycled PET Plastic Bottles
Prototype made using PET plastic from discarded bottles is the first recycled material brick to meet the company’s strict standards.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 25, 2021


New technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Often the only option is to condense air humidity...
Joseph Shavit
Jun 24, 2021


Local man picks up nearly 10,000 bags of trash from NC highways, streams
On any given weekend you might find Daniel Toben sweeping litter up and down I-40, or picking trash out of a local stream or park.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 14, 2021


A novel way to create vanilla flavoring through recycled plastic
Scientists devised a novel way of tackling the plastic pollution issue by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavoring
Joseph Shavit
Jun 10, 2021


The Brighter 5: Five important non-profits looking to clean our oceans
In support of Oceans Day, The Brighter Side of News has compiled a list of five top non-profit organizations that support ocean cleanup
Joseph Shavit
Jun 8, 2021


How bubbles are being used in Amsterdam to catch canal plastic
wall of bubbles can intercept plastics in rivers and canals without blocking the passage of boats and marine wildlife.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 8, 2021
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