Scientists at North Carolina A&T University have developed some new ways to store and reuse coal as interior and exterior building materials.
Category: Technology
How Companies Can Reduce The Waste and Toxicity of Medical Plastics
From mealworms to mushrooms, companies and scientists are experimenting with more sustainable methods of disposing of medical plastics.
Compost Water Heaters And The Allure Of Jean Pain
French inventor Jean Pain figured out ways to harvest the heat produced by composting for heating water and air.
Running Your Car On Apple Peels? The Sodium-Ion Battery That Harnesses Food Waste
New research out of Germany shows that apple peels have the right chemical properties to power a sodium-ion battery.
What Does Copyright Have To Do With Your Right To Repair? Plenty…
An available, efficient repair infrastructure could contribute significantly to a reduced waste stream: why toss and replace when you can fix it? Right? Unfortunately, not only have we gotten out of [ … ]
Palm Oil From Food Waste? A Process That Could Create All Sorts Of Environmental Wins [Video]
Palm oil production takes quite a toll on tropical rainforests. A process that makes a similar substance from food waste could reduce this impact.
The Waterless Toilet That Can Charge Your Phone
A waterless toilet that produces its own energy? That’s just part of the genius design behind the nano membrane toilet, scheduled for testing this year.
Is Food Waste Largely A Communications Problem?
Maria Rose Belding created the MEANS database to create an easy means of communication that could help avoid food waste, and address hunger.
Brooklyn Design Firm Figures Out How To Print 3D With Potato Chip Bags [Video]
3D Brooklyn wanted to use waste plastic to print 3D items. By partnering with Terracycle, they came across a good answer: post-industrial potato chip bags.
Waste Heat Recovery… From The Sewer? Canadian Firm Harvests Wasted Hot Water [Video]
That warm or hot water going down your drain? That’s energy being wasted! A Canadian firm has developed waste heat recovery technology to save it.
The Waste Biz: Are Waste Sorting Robots The Answer To Recycling Industry Woes?
Are waste sorting robots, which can sort materials more efficiently, an answer to recycling industry revenue woes?
Happy World Toilet Day! [Video]
Non-profit Ohorizons celebrates World Toilet Day by talking to New Yorkers about the water they drink, and the water they flush.
How Much Waste Can One Million Clean Cookstoves Prevent? [Video]
I’ve been writing about clean cookstoves for years: these simple pieces of technology are wonders of sustainability. They address dangers to human health posed by open-fire cooking; they also free [ … ]