Your grocery bag might not have been recycled
Laws encourage recycling plastics, but verifying recycled content relies on tricky math. Enlarge / Recycling is sorted at the Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in New York City in 2015. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images).....»»
The squeeze on powering the open road
Regularly in the news, grocery stores, and at the pump, we are experiencing the limits of our planetary supply......»»
Your grocery bag might not have been recycled
Laws encourage recycling plastics, but verifying recycled content relies on tricky math. Enlarge / Recycling is sorted at the Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in New York City in 2015. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images).....»»
Asian Americans are anxious about hate crimes. TikTok ban rhetoric isn"t helping
Ellen Min doesn't go to the grocery store anymore. She avoids bars and going out to eat with her friends; festivals and community events are out, too. This year, she opted not to take her kids to the local St. Patrick's Day parade......»»
How coffee plantations limit birds" diets
Cast your mind back to the spring of 2020, when grocery store shelves sat bare of essential items and ingredients. For birds who live in the forests of Central America, replacement of forest land with coffee plantations essentially "clears out the sh.....»»
Researchers build hard, self-healing plastic that can be reshaped and recycled
Rigid plastic is very useful, but difficult to recycle. At least it was, until the discovery of so-called vitrimers. Using those vitrimers, Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have laid the foundation for a new type of sustainable, hard p.....»»
Can electric car batteries be recycled?
Electric cars may be better for the environment than gas-powered cars, but they still have their own environmental challenges -- like their huge batteries......»»
Here’s what Redwood learned in its first year of EV battery recycling
The company recycled 500,000 lbs of material from 1,268 EV battery packs. Enlarge (credit: D3Damon) In February 2022, Redwood Materials began a pilot program in California to recycle electric vehicle batteries. The start.....»»
Redwood recycled more than 1,000 battery packs through California program last year
The recycled packs produced high-quality battery materials......»»
This is the Nokia G22, Nokia’s Easily-Repairable Smartphone
Announced during MWC 2023, the Nokia G22 is described by Nokia as being "Built to last, with recycled materials and QuickFix repairability." The post This is the Nokia G22, Nokia’s Easily-Repairable Smartphone first appeared on Phandroid......»»
Hidden AirTags crucial in Singapore recycling failure investigation
AirTags have been used to investigate whether a program by the Singapore government and chemical producer Dow really recycled sneakers, but instead found most were exported to another country.An AirTag on a keyringIn 2022, the government of Singapore.....»»
Hidden AirTags used to investigate Singapore recycling failures
AirTags have been used to investigate whether a program by the Singapore government and chemical producer Dow really recycled sneakers, but instead found most were exported to another country.An AirTag on a keyringIn 2022, the government of Singapore.....»»
Yams benefit from banana "paper" cocoon
Wrapping yam seeds in biodegradable paper made from a mixture of unusable parts of banana plants and recycled cardboard boxes sharply increased yam size and yields in field tests conducted in Benin, Africa......»»
Microbes may play a key role in unleashing "forever chemicals" from recycled-waste fertilizer
"Forever chemicals" are everywhere—water, soil, crops, animals, the blood of 97% of Americans—researchers from Drexel University's College of Engineering are trying to figure out how they got there. Their recent findings suggest that the microbes.....»»
Redwood gets $2 billion commitment from DoE for recycled batteries
The company has already started producing copper-anode foil from recycled cells. Enlarge / Workers dismantle an EV battery module at Redwood Materials. (credit: Redwood Materials) Battery-recycling company Redwood Materi.....»»
UK study examines coastal city attitudes about recycling
Coastal city residents would like to do more to reduce their single-use plastic waste and they are trying to recycle more, even trying to recycle items that simply can't be recycled, often called "wish-cycling.".....»»
The best grocery list apps for iPhone and Android in 2023
Always forgetting something at the store? Keeping a digital grocery list on your phone helps you stay organized and on budget. These are our top picks......»»
Fuel 4-in-1 Power Station review: Small footprint, big capabilities
The Fuel 4-in-1 Power Station from Case-Mate can simultaneously recharge an iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, and a fourth device in an all-in-one charging system.Fuel 4-in-1 Power StationMade with recycled materials, the power station has wireless power.....»»
A systematic framework to compare performance of plastics recycling approaches
With only a small percentage of plastics recycled, determining the best way to recycle and reuse these materials may enable higher adoption of plastics recycling and reduce plastic waste pollution. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE'.....»»
Our toilets can yield excellent alternatives for widespread polluting fertilizers
To tackle the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution, humanity will need to move to a circular economy, where all resources are recycled. Why not recycle our own body waste too as fertilizer, provided there is no risk that harmful microbes.....»»
Hyper"s new SSD enclosure & docks are made with recycled material
At the 2023 CES, Hyper introduced a trio of new products made of recycled materials, including a high-speed USB 4 SSD enclosure, a USB 4 docking station, and a dual monitor travel dock.New Hyper docks are sustainableHyper is well known for its produc.....»»