As Gadgets, like computers, telephones, and smartwatches become increasingly prevalent in our everyday lives, a huge mountain of electronic waste looms on the horizon. Unfortunately, the majority of this waste is difficult to recycle since it includes harmful components and is difficult to degrade. What’s most, people do not realize;Continue Reading
One pair of leather shoes requires about 9,000 gallons of water to produce. On average, a household of four consumes little more than 500 litres of water each day for various purposes. If you own more than two pairs of shoes, you have just contributed to the usage of moreContinue Reading
Plastics are one of the world’s largest polluters, taking hundreds of years to degrade in nature. Efforts to shift from petrochemical plastics to renewable and biodegradable plastics have proven tricky — the production process can require toxic chemicals and is expensive, and the mechanical strength and water stability is oftenContinue Reading
Half of the waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in India shut down soon after starting operations and the remaining plants are under scrutiny for environmental violations. There are several reasons these plants do not work in India. The most common reason for the failure of Waste-to-Energy plants is a mismatch between theContinue Reading
Researchers at Nanjing Tech University have developed a method of converting fish scales into bendable biodegradable screens. They thought about this odd yet noteworthy application while trying to find how they can make the most of 70.5 million metric tons of fish waste that is produced every year by theContinue Reading
We replace our tires as the tread wears over time. That’s the way things go. At Goodyear, maybe that’s not the way it’ll go in the future — what if you simply regenerated new tread? Tire maker debuted a futuristic tire concept on Tuesday, called ReCharge, that has the abilityContinue Reading
It is possible to go “plastic free,” the coastal town of Penzance, in England is showing us how to do that. Jubilee Pool Café, is a ”single use plastic free venue.” Customers will find no plastic straws, cups or cutlery here. Instead there are wooden stirrers, cornstarch straws, and disposableContinue Reading
China plans to ban the production of certain single-use plastic items by the end of this year to curb the amount of waste clogging the country’s landfills and waterways. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the country aims to gradually limit the production,Continue Reading
