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The Largest Landfill in Latin America has Been Turned into a Mangrove Forest
At nearly 150 acres, the Jardim Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro was one of the largest and most infamous in all of Latin...
All Kinds of Trash is Turned into Valuable Graphene That Can Cut Environmental Impact of Concrete by a Third
Imagine if you could turn a material that costs $100 per ton into one that costs thousands of dollars per pound—it's the kind of...
Scientists Are Recycling Wastewater to Reclaim Valuable Phosphorous to Put Back in Soil
Scientists have taken pollutant phosphorus from wastewater and infused it into a soil superfood called biochar to really "close the loop" on several widespread...
Gigatons of Carbon Could be Captured in Offshore Underwater Volcanoes: A Boon for Climate
A new study concludes that an extinct volcano off the shore of Portugal could store as much as 1.2-8.6 gigatons of carbon dioxide, the...
Shredded Diapers Could Replace 40% of Concrete Sand in Construction–Without Affecting Strength
Seeking to find sustainable solutions to low-cost housing in Indonesia, scientists in the world's third-most-populous nation hypothesized that used diapers could, if one can...
Volcanic Microbe Discovered Can Eat CO2 ‘Astonishingly Quickly’ to Cut Climate-Heating Gases
A microbe discovered living on the slopes of an Italian volcano can eat and store CO2 in its body faster than any other species...
Visionary Gardener Turns Piles of Beached Seaweed Into Bricks for Sustainable Construction
While tourists visiting Mexican beaches complain about piles of smelly seaweed, one Mexican gardener reckoned it was something like a gift.
The governments in places...
Recycle Any Device For Free: Apple, Google, Staples, Walmart, Best Buy Are E-Cycling Heroes—Even Paying for Shipping
“You make it, you recycle it.” A new poll found that half of Americans believe major companies need to be accountable for the waste...
The Biggest EV Battery Recycling Plant Opens in the US
In Covington, Georgia, a 30,000-ton-per-year recycling facility for batteries and battery scrap just switched on the disassembly line for the very first time.
Inside its...
Entrepreneur Designs Shoes That Expand As Children Grow, Building Great Business (Watch)
FYI to the non-parents out there, it takes at least 15 pairs of shoes for a child to grow from a toddler to a...
Indian Startup Uses Rice Crop Waste to Make Biodegradable Foam Packaging–Instead of Burning it
A Delhi-based engineer has designed a replacement for polystyrene packaging out of "rice stubble" the dead stalks left over after the rice season in...
She Turns Old Leather Sofas into Chic $200 Handbags to Cut Down on Waste–And They’re Flying Out the Door
An Englishwoman is turning old leather sofas into beautiful handbags as a way to save them from the landfill.
Lisa Crick gets the pre-loved couches...
Old Batteries from Electric Vehicles Get New Life Powering California’s Grid
A California start-up has saved thousands of used electric vehicle battery packs from landfills by diverting them into an energy storage facility.
BWU Storage Solutions...
Flood of ‘Right to Repair’ Bills For Autos, Phones, and Tractors Equals DIY ‘Watershed Moment’
Across America, more than 20 state legislatures are looking over proposed laws that would help guarantee citizens' access to parts, instructions, and diagnoses to...
These Guys Make Edible Cement From Food Waste – And You Can Literally Add it to Your Gingerbread House
A pair of Japanese researchers have launched a startup that turns food waste into cement with 4-times better bending resistance.
The potential applications are endless,...
To Cut Neighbors’ Fuel Costs ‘Baker Ed’ Revived Tradition of a Village Oven – Baking for Others for Free
A baker in the English town of Guisborough, pop. 17k or thereabouts, is reviving an ancient tradition to help his neighbors endure high energy...
Heinz Spent 185,000 Hours Redesigning Their Ketchup Bottle Cap to Be 100% Recyclable
After 185,000 hours, 8 years, and 45 iterations, Heinz has redesigned their superior plastic tops to be completely recyclable.
Why so much? Why'd it cost...
Friends Saved Over a Million Gallons of Paint From Landfill by Rescuing and Remixing it to Give it New Color
Meet the friends who have saved more than 1.05 million gallons of paint from landfills by rescuing used cans—refilling and remixing them to give...
This Company is Mass-Producing T-Shirts From Mass-Produced T-Shirts—Closing a Wasteful Fashion Loop
A company is seeking to target the worst aspects of wasteful fast fashion and demonstrate and economically-profitable circular economy with that most standard of...
Solar Company Gets Bright Idea to Cover Storage Facilities in Solar Panels—Brings Power to 1,400 Homes
New Jersey's largest community solar owner and operator had the bright idea to cover storage space with solar panels.
The project was seen through to...