German Supermarket Saves Over 2,000 Tons of Food By Reselling Items Other Stores Won't
SirPlus, a Berlin supermarket, specializes in selling ugly, misshapen produce and mislabeled food products to consumers at 80% of its original price.
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Toronto Garbage Trucks Will Soon Be Powered by Biogas From the Very Food Scraps That They Collect
Toronto is one of the first North American cities to harness the biogas from their food waste and turn it into something useful.
Fashion Designers Replace Plastic-Based Vegan 'Leather' With Fabric Made Out of Apple Peels
These two sisters wanted to make a more eco-friendly vegan leather for their cruelty-free purses-so they used apple peels from the juicing industry.
Researchers Recycle McDonald's Deep Fryer Oil into Cheap, Biodegradable 3D Printing Material
Rather than allowing restaurant cooking oil to clog up sewage lines, scientists have found that the oil is an ideal candidate for 3D-printing resins.
Disaster Breeds Invention: Philippine Residents Use Volcanic Ash to Repair Damaged Buildings
Volcanic ash from the recently erupted Taal volcano on Luzon in the Philippines is being used to create bricks to repair local buildings
State Recycling Rate Reaches All-Time High at Double the National Average Thanks to 10 Cent Payments
A bottle recycling program has witnessed record-breaking results thanks to a 10-cent incentive for state residents.
They Recycle Electronics - And People's Lives - By Giving Ex-Felons Good Jobs to Imagine a Better World
Brightmark and RecycleForce have partnered to train ex-felons for good jobs in recycling electronics, helping them better their lives and the world.
New Factory That Uses Enzymes to Recycle All Plastics At Once Has the Backing of Major Corporations
Carbios created the first PET-bottle made with 100% bio-recycled waste—and is poised to solve the toughest recycling problems with backing from major firms.
In World First, Recycling Plant Uses Special Kiln to Make Disposing of Asbestos Safe For Future Generations
The company Thermal Recycling in England developed an envrionmentally responsible way of disposing of asbestos, a world first.
New York Turned the World's Largest Garbage Dump into a Green Oasis of Native Grasses That Also Powers Homes
Staten Island's Freshkills Park is about to open after Fresh Kills, the world's largest landfill, closed down in 2001.
Tech Startup Can Now Brew Up Carbon-Negative Rocket Fuel by Capturing CO2 Emissions From the Air
Air Company is using their NASA award-winning carbon conversion technology to turn air pollution into eco-friendly rocket fuel.
Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Valuable Commodities, to Create a Bigger Market for Waste Materials
Scientists find simple method for retrieving valuable chemicals from plastic waste using microwaves, so recyclers can make more money
Ikea to Buy Back Used Furniture Worldwide in Recycling Push For Black Friday
Ikea is opening used furniture shops in its locations while offering a buy back plan for your old Ikea chairs and bookcases.
America's Largest Solar Panel-Maker Leads the World in Panel Recycling-Recovering 95% of Materials
America's largest solar panel maker is also the world's largest recycler of panels, with their program recovering 95% of materials for reuse.
Singapore Says Water Recycled from Sewage Will Meet a Third of Its Needs by 2011
Singapore has met a target for water recycling four years early. Tired of importing half its water from neighboring countries, Singapore is making itself more self-sufficient through recycling.
60+ Major Companies Sign 'Radical' Deal to Dramatically Reduce Plastic Waste in Just 4 Years
Over 60 companies from New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, have signed the ANZPAC pledge to reduce plastic waste and more.
World's Largest Wind Turbine Manufacturer Says All Its Blades Will Soon be Fully Recycled
Tackling a huge landfill bug, wind turbine blades from the world's largest manufacturer will now be fully-recyclable.
World's First Fully-Recyclable Electronic Transistor Produced By 3D Printers at Duke University
Duke University unveiled the world's first fully recyclable 3D printed electronic transistor-recovering nearly 100% of the materials used.
They Melted Down 22,000 Firearms in Belgium, Recycling Them Into Steel
Belgium has recenlty melted down more than 22,000 firearms into recycled steel.
Battery Parts Can Be Recycled Without Crushing or Melting, Saving Valuable Raw Materials
Aalto University researchers in Finland have found that battery parts can be recycled without crushing or melting them.
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