Mining Zinc, Nickel, and Cobalt from Plants: "Phytomining" is the Sustainable Future
Mining companies look to scientists to demonstrate "phytomining" on a large scale, letting plants pull nickel out of the ground instead.
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Nutrient-Rich Human Waste is Poised to Sustain Agriculture and Improve Economies, Say Researchers
University of Illinois research finds that countries could be moving closer to using human waste as fertilizer, a good thing.
Artist Makes the Most Amazing Animal Sculptures From Trash - LOOK
This artist takes waste and turns it into the most amazing animals sculptures. Take a look at Stephanie Hongo's work.
Company Collects 80% of City's Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber
More than 80% of the municipal plastic recyclables of Halifax are being processed by a brilliant local company that turns it all into lumber.
Bronx Housing Complex Comes With Giant Machine Stomach to Turn All Food Waste Into Fertilizer
An on-site aerobic digester that can turn 1,100 pounds of food scraps into 220 pounds of daily fertilizer is coming to the Bronx at The Peninsula.
Dutch Visionary Helps Refugee Camp Recycling All of its Plastic Trash into New Products
Dutch visionary startup Precious Plastic allows anyone to start a plastic recycling business, even refugees camped in the northern Sahara.
Leaving No Molecule Behind: 'Landfill of the Future' Turns Farming Waste Into Soaps, Compost, and Candles
3F Waste Recovery is trying to build a landfill of the future in Newfoundland's rugged remoteness with an ever-expanding line of products.
Monumental Animal Sculptures Made From 35 Tons of Plastic Collected on Oregon Coast by Volunteers-LOOK
The 86 sculptures represent 300 miles of clean American beaches, and nearly 60,000 pounds of plastic garbage.
German City Diverts Goods From Landfills, Repairs Them, Then Sells in 'Department Store for Reuse'
Organized and run by the city's sanitation department, Stilbruch repairs and resells everything collected in the trash that's still useable.
100 Nations Take Action To Save Oceans from Illegal Fishing and Plastic Pollution
A meeting of the One Ocean Summit last week saw 100 nations hash out an agreement to create more sustainable use of the high seas.
Scientists Discover How to Destroy Toxic PFAS - the 'Forever Chemicals'
A supercritical water oxidation may be the key to breaking forever chemicals indestructible hold on our groundwater sources.
Family Goes Weeks Without Producing a Single Piece of Trash With 'Zero Waste' Lifestyle
Esther Peí±arrubia is a mom of four living in Barcelona, Spain who is living a zero-waste lifestyle such that they go weeks without making any trash.
New Technology is Recycling Tons of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Canada and the U.S.
Boasting that they've created a closed-loop circular economy in lithium-ion batteries, Li-Cycle turns any Li battery into raw materials.
Scientists Create Biodegradable Batteries That Can Be Buried in Soil After Use
Scientists at NTU Singapore have created biodegradable batteries that can be buried in soil after use.
The Ever-Growing Pile of Electronic Waste is Now On the Decline, Study Finds
A new study has found that the total mass of electronic waste generated by Americans has been declining since 2015. In an age when most of us can't imagine life without our digital devices, this surprising finding has ramifications for both how we think about electronic waste's future and for the laws and regulations regarding e-waste […]
This 'Floating Continent' Could Collect and Recycle Plastic from the Ocean in Future
The "8th Continent" is an award-winning concept for a flower-shaped ocean station that researchers, as well as cleans, the seas.
Pittsburgh Woman's Food Rescue App Diverts 20 Million Pounds of Surplus into 17mil Meals For Those in Need
The FoodRescueHero app is now used by 13,000+ volunteer drivers in 15 cities to turn 20 million lbs of surplus food into 17 million meals.
New Solution to Ridding Oceans of Microplastics Uses Acoustic Waves
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember researchers have found that acoustic wave could be one solution for helping clean up microplastics from the world's oceans.
Washington, DC Sewage Plant Spins Human Sewage into Fertilizer Gold
Operating the world's largest advanced treatment plant, D.C. Water creates high-quality fertilizer, and energy from the capital's crap.
11-Year-Old's Idea to Become Law
Florida restaurants usually throw out perfectly good food that 11 year-old Jack Davis figures can feed the hungry and the homeless. He is now trying to reverse a Florida law and provide protection for restaurants from being sued if anyone who ate the food became ill or developed food poisoning.
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