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Waste Heat Generated from Electronics to Warm Finnish City in Winter Thanks to Groundbreaking Thermal Energy Project
Heat stored underground in caverns can be set aside in Finland's summer months to be re-used during frigid winters thanks to a state-of-the-art 'seasonal...
Nuclear Waste from Unused Weapons Is Being Safely Turned to Glass After Leaking for Years
A public-private partnership will soon see one of the world's largest nuclear waste treatment facilities begin operations, as liquid and solid waste is turned...
Amazon.com Now Builds Packaging to Fit Items And Cut Waste—With Weather-Resistant Paper
Retail giant Amazon.com has developed a weather-resistant paper that stretches into the shape of a package, in order to cut waste—and it can be...
Researchers Invent Way to Turn Harmful Mine Waste into Healthy Soil
An Australian-Canadian science and engineering team has discovered a way of turning mine waste into arable soil that is already being used to grow...
Concrete Made 30% Stronger by Adding Waste Coffee Grounds–Cutting Emissions and Mining in the Process
Engineers in Australia have found a way of making stronger concrete by utilizing coffee grounds, giving the roast a “double shot” at life and...
Man Used 80 Discarded Vape Batteries to Power an Electric Scooter Proving the Importance of E-Waste
A clever graduate has used 80 discarded vape batteries to power his e-scooter—and to make a point about waste.
The 23-year-old Brit says disposable vape...
Digging A Wastewater Pipe Reveals Fossil Treasure Trove of Unknown Species 3-Million-Years-Old
Excavations had begun on two huge vertical shafts for a major upgrade of Auckland's raw sewage pipeline when the groundworks crew came across something...
Plastic Waste Can Now be Turned into Soap Thanks to Eureka Moment from Virginia Tech
Polyethylene, one of the most common plastics used today, is actually very similar in chemical structure to the chief fatty acid in soap, and...
The Guys Who Sell Ocean Plastic Bracelets Just Reached 30 Million Pounds of Waste Pulled From Seas
4ocean has reached a stellar milestone: 30 million pounds of plastic waste recovered from the our oceans, rivers, and coastlines since the company began...
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...
Clean Fuel Made by Pulling CO2 From Air and Plastic Waste–Powered Only by the Sun and Photosynthesis
Cambridge University researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed...
Ring Lost Down Toilet 13 Years Ago is Discovered at Wastewater Treatment Facility 1,000 Feet From Her Home
A woman in Minnesota has been reunited with an anniversary ring she accidentally flushed down the toilet 13 years ago.
It was found in 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...
Zero-Waste Recycling on Mallorca Turns Crushed Stone and Ceramic into Awesome New Material
A Mallorcan design company has come up with a water-absorbant mortar made from masonry waste on the island archipelago.
Not only does this green building...
Australia Cut Plastic Waste on Her Beaches by Nearly One-Third Over Just 6 Years
A recently-completed scientific survey found that plastic on Australian beaches has fallen by 29% since the last survey in 2013.
The authors state it is...
5 U.S. States Are Repaving Roads With Unrecyclable Plastic Waste–And Results Are Impressive
Headache-inducing plastic waste such as printer cartridges and plastic bags are being turned into aggregate material for asphalt road mixtures around the country.
Plastic roads...
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,...
This Greek Island Replaced its Landfill with Recycling Plant That Now Reduces Waste by 85%
In order to keep their little island the pristine Aegean paradise it is, Tilos has gotten rid of their landfill, and replaced it with...
Startup is Recycling Solar Panels Turning Waste into Valuable Material
An American firm called Solar Cycle is transforming broken solar panels from landfill waste to valuable raw materials—perfect for making more solar panels.
Copper, aluminum,...