Chocolate made with fewer calories, less waste
“Whole fruit chocolate” uses cocoa pulp and inner shell in lieu of sugar. Enlarge (credit: YelenaYemchuk) Commercialization has not dealt kindly with the Mayan Food of the Gods. Modern chocolate products are filled w.....»»
Uber Eats will let you pick restaurants using less terrible packaging
Uber Eats is aiming to cut down on plastic waste in food deliveries by 2030. Announced on Thursday, customers ordering delivery through the Uber Eats app will be able to specifically search for cafes and restaurants that use less terrible, "reusable,.....»»
Zero Waste Daniel is drag"s sustainable fashion pioneer
There's a bird roosting outside of designer Daniel Silverstein's white-trimmed window, peeking into the animated tableau ensconced in a bright corner art studio on the third floor of a sticker-plastered Bushwick building. The bird, holding white fibe.....»»
World"s first city-wide plastic survey: Harnessing people power to help with plastic pollution in Portsmouth
A UK city has become the first in the world to use city wide surveys to track plastic waste, in an effort to tackle plastic pollution......»»
Fill ‘er up! Epson’s EcoTank ET-2850 wastes less so you can print more
Epson's EcoTank ET-2850 is a tank printer that eliminates the hassle and waste of cartridges while offering great prints and high-resolution scanning......»»
Chicken feed made of food waste could slash costs and emissions
New research from Australia's University of New England (UNE) has revealed using food waste to create commercial chicken feed would not only save the Australian poultry industry an estimated $500 million a year, but it could reduce the country's tota.....»»
Improving the quality of recyclate films by additivation
The quality of recyclate materials of plastics significantly affects their application. With the exception of slightly damaged production waste, recycled plastics cannot be used in their original form. Usually, they are sorted, cleaned, and reprocess.....»»
Birds and bats enhance yields for cacao farmers in northern Peru, study finds
Healthy bat and bird populations don't only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests of northern Peru in equilibrium. For the region's farmers of cacao—the main ingredient in chocolate—these predators are worth almost $1,000 per hectare o.....»»
Interdisciplinary team tracks the fate of plastic waste in the North Sea
The dispersal pathways of plastic waste in the southern North Sea have been investigated by an interdisciplinary research team led by the University of Oldenburg. A key part of the "Macroplastics" project was the participation of citizens. The volunt.....»»
Building activity produces 18% of emissions and a shocking 40% of our landfill waste
Architecture, engineering and construction employ 1.2 million people in Australia and account for 9% of GDP. But our biggest services sector also produces roughly 40% of landfill waste and accounts for 18.1% of Australia's carbon footprint. The secto.....»»
How chocolate could counter climate change
At a red-brick factory in the German port city of Hamburg, cocoa bean shells go in one end, and out the other comes an amazing black powder with the potential to counter climate change......»»
Mining atlas helps map Australia"s clean energy future
The Atlas of Australian Mine Waste was launched this week by Geoscience Australia in partnership with RMIT and University of Queensland researchers and geological surveys across the country......»»
Plastics circularity needs to become meaningful, inclusive, and practical, says study
In a new paper published today in Waste Management journal, four scientists from Brunel University London, Politecnico di Milano, University of Southern Denmark and Wageningen University & Research remind us that circularity is not necessarily synony.....»»
Study finds familiarity promotes resident cooperation with volunteers in waste separation
Imagine when you take out leftover food and throw it away, and a volunteer in front of the bucket tells you to separate the waste. If you have two options, one is to do it by yourself, and the other is not to sort the waste or even to give it to the.....»»
Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste......»»
Canada"s pH7 Technologies utilizes SolvoMetallurgy technology to build platforms for metal extraction and e-waste recycling
Canada-based startup pH7 Technologies has developed a new chemical process solution that can extract precious and critical metals, mainly platinum-group metals (PGM) from both primary and secondary sources. By utilizing an emerging branch of close-lo.....»»
Your chocolate comes with a side order of deforestation
Developing economies pay a steep price for that sweet treat. Enlarge / A cocoa pod, this one grown in Asia. (credit: Tan Dao Duy) Cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire make less than a dollar a day. And there are alm.....»»
You’ll waste hours of your life on this Pentagram-designed website for Moog
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Moog Model D synth, Pentagram partner Yuri Suzuki designed a digital mansion for exploring the machine’s legacy. Head to minimoogmodeld.com, my friends, because you are in for a trippy treat to celebra.....»»
Biden EPA pushes for federal regulation of toxic coal ash dumps threatening drinking water in multiple states
As energy companies shift away from burning coal to generate electricity, many are leaving behind toxic waste that could endanger public health and the environment for years to come......»»
Here’s how to finally stop infuriating spam calls on your iPhone
Spam calls are a total waste of time, and they’re also a violation of your privacy. Personal data removal service Incogni can make the harassment stop. more… The post Here’s how to finally stop infuriating spam calls on your iPhone appear.....»»
Plastic-eating fungi thriving in man-made "plastisphere" may help tackle global waste
A new study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and partners has identified a diverse microbiome of plastic-degrading fungi and bacteria in the coastal salt marshes of Jiangsu, China......»»