bentu design turns fly ash from power plant into concrete street furniture
fly ash becomes material in bentu design’s second mine project At the confluence of Poyang Lake and…
This Santa Rosa waste facility takes in tons of plastic daily. Where it goes after that, we tried to find out
Lea el artículo en español aquí. At an 85,000-square-foot solid waste plant in south Santa Rosa, a tractor…
A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel — Colossal
In a converted 18th-century chapel on the grounds of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, a strange form creeps through openings…
EPA change for plastics recycling could increase pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same…
Portugal’s plastic recycling rates lag behind European targets, but a new scheme aims to change that
Until today, when buying a bottled drink or a canned beverage in the supermarket in Portugal, the cost…
South West locals say funding, education keys to fixing troubled three-bin waste system
Locals and leaders across Western Australia’s South West say a solution to the region’s growing waste management problem…
mud, bamboo, and tin craft a vernacular home in rural bangladesh
Local Materials Shape a Climate-Responsive Home in Bangladesh Located in Para Dash, a bamboo-weaving village in rural…
Used Diapers Turned into New Ones Thanks to Super-Recycling Japanese Towns and New Innovation
Japanese diaper brands on a shelf – credit 維基小霸王- CC BY-SA 4.0. In the 1990s, a pair of…
What the New Starbucks ‘Widely Recyclable’ Label Really Means
Frappuccino lovers, rejoice: Your plastic to-go cups are now “widely recyclable.” That’s according to an announcement made in…
Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough
SHIBUSHI, KAGOSHIMA PREF. – Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan —…
Australians expected to generate more solar panel waste each year by 2030, inquiry hears
The annual level of solar panel waste generated in Australia is expected to grow by 30,000 tonnes by…
What happens to obsolete oil rigs in a green future?
Recycling steel and copper from fossil fuel infrastructure to build wind turbines, solar panels, and the like could…