Australia and the US are at odds on a plastics treaty, with last-ditch negotiations underway
On Monday, esteemed British medical journal The Lancet delivered a dire warning, as nations were readying for last-ditch…
“This Is the Carbon Bomb We Can Defuse” Using Retired EV Batteries Cuts More Emissions Than Recycling Every Year
IN A NUTSHELL 🔋 California faces a growing surplus of retired electric vehicle batteries, necessitating strategic management. 🌱…
salvaged materials compose studio-method’s new hub for art and ecology in dutch forest
Studio-Method builds Low-Tech Pavilion from Salvaged Materials Set within the UNESCO-listed arboretum of Fredriksoord in the Netherlands,…
myco-type creates mycelium blocks and sheets from local waste
Myco-type’s mycelium blocks and sheets from waste Myco-Type produces mycelium blocks, sheets, and paste using sawdust, coffee…
How composting works wherever you live
Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings.…
Trump calls wind energy a ‘con job’: Here’s what the data actually says about his tirade on turbines
ADVERTISEMENT During a visit to Scotland this week, Donald Trump urged Europe to “stop the windmills”, branding wind…
The science behind plastic recycling and why it needs a rethink
Waste isn’t new, and neither is humanity’s role in creating it. Since the dawn of industrialization, our ability…
Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO
In Rome, for example, tens of thousands of people signed a petition to stop the mayor from greenlighting…
Recycled cigarette butts can make roads more durable
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terracotta, bricks, and metal wrap peter besley’s australian house
a ziggurat-like skylight crowns birdwood in brisbane, australia Peter Besley’s Birdwood is a home of fragments and salvaged…
DIY plastic recycling made easy: How a global community is fighting plastic pollution
ADVERTISEMENT It all started in 2014 when Dave Hakkens, then a student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released…
Common Bacteria Can Turn Plastic Bottles into the Painkiller Acetaminophen/Paracetamol
Biologist Stephen Wallace – credit Edinburgh Innovations Scientists in Scotland recently engineered bacteria to be able to turn…