Category "Waste"

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Study finds 800,000 extra fibres are shed than on standard washing machine setting.

21. September 2019 | via Theguardian.com | Read more

Study finds 800,000 extra fibres are shed than on standard washing machine setting.

21. September 2019 | via Theguardian.com | Read more
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“Nurdles”, also known as “mermaid tears”, pose a huge risk to the marine environment.

19. September 2019 | via Theconversation.com | Read more

“Nurdles”, also known as “mermaid tears”, pose a huge risk to the marine environment.

19. September 2019 | via Theconversation.com | Read more
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CARBIOS breakthrough technology enables production of PET Bottles from 100% recycled plastic waste.

17. September 2019 | via Plasticsinsight.com | Read more

CARBIOS breakthrough technology enables production of PET Bottles from 100% recycled plastic waste.

17. September 2019 | via Plasticsinsight.com | Read more
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Cigarette filters are composed of thousands of cellulose acetate fibres, contain thousands of chemicals and take years to disappear from the environment.

16. September 2019 | via Theconversation.com | Read more

Cigarette filters are composed of thousands of cellulose acetate fibres, contain thousands of chemicals and take years to disappear from the environment.

16. September 2019 | via Theconversation.com | Read more
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Black soldier fly maggots provide a zero waste option for organic recycling, according to Jeff Tomberlin, professor in the department of entomology at Texas A&M University.

14. September 2019 | via Phys.org | Read more

Black soldier fly maggots provide a zero waste option for organic recycling, according to Jeff Tomberlin, professor in the department of entomology at Texas A&M University.

14. September 2019 | via Phys.org | Read more
biofase

Biofase has found an ingenious way to recycle discarded avocado pits. The Mexican company turns them into eco-friendly utensils.

09. September 2019 | via Mymodernmet.com | Read more

Biofase has found an ingenious way to recycle discarded avocado pits. The Mexican company turns them into eco-friendly utensils.

09. September 2019 | via Mymodernmet.com | Read more
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O Calme combines two products: the bubble bath and the exfoliating scrub. One is the content and the other is the container.

07. September 2019 | via Worldbranddesign.com | Read more

O Calme combines two products: the bubble bath and the exfoliating scrub. One is the content and the other is the container.

07. September 2019 | via Worldbranddesign.com | Read more
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The people of Kamikatsu have Zen-like patience when it comes to recycling. The Village aims to go “zero waste” and has 45 separate categories of recycling items.

06. September 2019 | via Fastcompany.com | Read more

The people of Kamikatsu have Zen-like patience when it comes to recycling. The Village aims to go “zero waste” and has 45 separate categories of recycling items.

06. September 2019 | via Fastcompany.com | Read more
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Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardising oceans, coastlines and other environments.

03. September 2019 | via Theguardian.com | Read more

Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardising oceans, coastlines and other environments.

03. September 2019 | via Theguardian.com | Read more
CirEco

Australians, for example, landfill 2,500 tonnes of waste per hour, every hour, of every day, 365 days a year.

02. September 2019 | via Blog.mraconsulting.com.au | Read more

Australians, for example, landfill 2,500 tonnes of waste per hour, every hour, of every day, 365 days a year.

02. September 2019 | via Blog.mraconsulting.com.au | Read more