In Prato, Italy, some family businesses specialize in transforming used wool into new fabrics. Some may think that they’re owned by young entrepreneurs who care...
Archive for tag: recycling
Scientists Have Made a Better Recycling Method for Carbon Composite Waste
So far, we know that a type of waste that might be problematic in the future (if we don’t find a way to handle it...
Environmental Issue of Solar Panel Waste: Will It be Unreliable?
We all know the advantageous sides of solar panels. Sometimes, news comes up to let us know the concerning materials needed to make them. But...
Green Efforts at Home: This Mom Recycled More Than 1 Ton of Trash
When we talk about making green efforts at home, recycling our own waste, let alone other people’s, it’s pretty hard to do. However, this mother...
Battery Recycling: Important and Potentially More Profitable to the EV Industry
We are shifting our gears towards cleaner energy, and one of them is having more electric vehicles (EV). While EVs are good for their emissions...
Japan Loves Plastic, but Doesn’t Pollute as much – This is How the Country Manage its Waste
Plastic bottles production in Japan has increased to 23.2 billion per year from 14 billion in 2004. In 2014, the country generated 32.4kg (71lb) of...
Biochar may be Another Sustainable Solution for Eco-friendly Agriculture
If you’ve never heard of biochar before, you may think that it’s a blend of two words: bio and charcoal. You’re definitely not wrong. Fundamentally,...
Capturing Microfibers and Upcycling Them may be Possible in the Near Future, New Research Says
We all know it: microfiber is another long-term problem like microplastic. And so far, we’ve only tried to prevent and reduce it even though microfiber...
So Many Pledges, but not Enough Resources; The Issue with Using Recycled Products
Due to the increasing awareness of waste issues—and with it, demand for environmentally friendly alternatives, a lot of companies have made a public promise to...
Recycling Rigid Plastic Have Happened, But What About the Multilayer Kind?
Recycling plastics have happened to those rigid in forms, such as pallets and furniture, or the ones with only one polymer material (monolayer). The flexible,...