Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill waste
An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics ...
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NTU Singapore scientists use recycled glass waste as sand replacement in 3D printing
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed the capability to use recycled glass in 3D printing, opening ...
Startup “WasteAnt” wants to make efficient use of waste with artificial intelligence
On average, each person in Germany produced 476 kilograms of household waste in 2020. It is incinerated, recycled, landfilled. What ...
Methane from waste should not be wasted: Exploring landfill ecosystems
Each year, humans across the globe produce billions of tons of solid waste. Roughly 70% of this refuse ends up ...
Solution to world’s largest waste stream: Make sand
After water, sand is the most exploited natural resource on the planet. However, its extraction from seas, rivers, beaches and ...
Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide
HOUSTON – (April 5, 2022) – Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak ...
Fuel from waste wood
Ethanol is usually produced through the fermentation of sugars from starchy raw materials such as corn, or from lignocellulosic biomass, ...
New enzyme discovery is another leap towards beating plastic waste
Scientists who helped to pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic have taken an important next step in developing ...
Upcyling polyester could reduce plastic waste
Less than 10% of the 380 million metrics tons of annually produced plastics are currently recycled in the U.S., creating ...
Waste coffee grounds could someday help detect brain waves
SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2022 — There’s nothing like a steaming cup of joe to give your morning a quick ...
Sustainably sourcing coal waste
In the fight against climate change, one of the biggest challenges is addressing the potential economic and social impacts of ...
Converting plastic waste into porous carbon for capturing carbon dioxide
Besides climate change, which is mostly the result of our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, plastic pollution stands as one of ...
Producing ethylene from food waste without greenhouse gas emissions
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Dr. Yoon, Seok-Jin) announced that a research team led by Dr. ...
We should be eating more insects and using their waste to grow crops, says plant ecologist
Marcel Dicke (@DickeMarcel) already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to ...
Bacteria upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals
Bacteria are known for breaking down lactose to make yogurt and sugar to make beer. Now researchers led by Northwestern University ...
Satellite imagery gives researchers timeline of when swine waste lagoons were built
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an automated technique that uses satellite imagery to determine when swine waste ...
Rare earth elements await in waste
NEWS RELEASE Credit: Tour Group/Rice University NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Mike Williams 713-348-6728 mikewilliams@rice.edu Rare earth elements await ...
Satellites and light reflections help spot costal plastic waste
Millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. While stopping this flow is crucial, so is tracking down ...
Will the COVID-19 pandemic make waste management more uncontrollable?
The outbreak of COVID-19 has changed our life style, and even the environment around us, such as the reduction of ...
Creating sustainable material from waste
It’s no secret that we need more sustainable materials if we hope to help the planet. Bio-derived materials are one ...