Transforming cigarette butts into eye glass frames

One company is trying to produce eye glass frames out of an unlikely source: discarded cigarette butts.

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|2022-07-08T13:45:03-04:00July 8th, 2022|Comments Off on Transforming cigarette butts into eye glass frames

Petri dishes could soon be made from recycled computer parts

A creative way to recycle "e-waste"

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|2022-01-11T13:27:37-05:00January 11th, 2022|Comments Off on Petri dishes could soon be made from recycled computer parts

“Buy Nothing” movement grows in popularity, lowers consumer waste

Some enviro-preneurs have come up with one interesting solution to address a least part of it – a sort of recycling of consumer items via online which doesn’t require any government involvement and best of all, doesn’t involve any exchange of money.

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|2021-11-18T20:23:12-05:00November 19th, 2021|Comments Off on “Buy Nothing” movement grows in popularity, lowers consumer waste

Sweet! New technology churns vanilla from plastic waste

Scientists believe they have uncovered a means to convert old, discarded bottles into vanilla flavoring using a genetically engineered bacteria -- a technological breakthrough that could help tackle the growing problem of plastic waste.

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|2021-07-08T12:10:56-04:00July 8th, 2021|Comments Off on Sweet! New technology churns vanilla from plastic waste

Portland Green taxes could kill recycling plant

Could killing a plant that recycles 440,000 glass bottles a day possibly be considered Green?

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|2021-02-01T16:23:23-05:00February 1st, 2021|Comments Off on Portland Green taxes could kill recycling plant

Using microwaves to turn plastic waste into hydrogen

Some creative options for dealing with plastic waste are in the offing.

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|2020-10-19T08:51:40-04:00October 20th, 2020|Comments Off on Using microwaves to turn plastic waste into hydrogen

Recycling plastic lids into prosthetic limbs

Tim Miller has energized not only his family, but also a whole community to undertake the collection of plastic lids to turn them into brightly colored limbs for child amputees.

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|2019-07-12T15:27:55-04:00July 12th, 2019|Comments Off on Recycling plastic lids into prosthetic limbs

Ralph Lauren: Turning plastic bottles into Polo?

Ralph Lauren declared it is reimagining its legendary polo shirt with Mother Earth in mind. The new “Earth Polo” will be made from recycled plastic: Old soda bottles to be more precise.

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|2019-04-25T23:24:11-04:00April 26th, 2019|Comments Off on Ralph Lauren: Turning plastic bottles into Polo?

Disposal of wind turbines a major environmental headache

The high-tech blades used in wind turbines contain exotic compounds that are laborious to recycle.

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|2018-07-16T14:32:17-04:00July 16th, 2018|Comments Off on Disposal of wind turbines a major environmental headache

Study: Banning plastic packaging hurts more than it helps

Outright bans on plastics have an overall negative effect on the environment, and recycling initiatives make for better solutions, according to an Independent Institute report.

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|2018-06-07T22:14:28-04:00June 7th, 2018|Comments Off on Study: Banning plastic packaging hurts more than it helps

Solving the PCB problem with cooperation instead of litigation

Ron Arnold details the story of how industry, environmentalists, and regulators are working together to overcome a paradoxical EPA rule that allows PCBs in products but bans the disposal of wastewater containing PCB residues. This story, sadly, is atypical of today's EPA, especially as it applies to energy and water issues.

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|2014-03-25T14:47:22-04:00March 24th, 2014|Comments Off on Solving the PCB problem with cooperation instead of litigation

Recycling is for the birds?

Everyone knows that trash can be recycled into useful household items. But did you know that birds are also catching on to this?

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|2013-04-17T16:09:56-04:00February 24th, 2011|Comments Off on Recycling is for the birds?

CFACT team revisits Valle Verde, Mexico

CFACT Director of Policy Research Duggan Flanakin recently lead a five-person team on a journey through Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.   The first stop along the way was the City of Joy Foundation (Fundacion Ciudad de la Alegria) and the nearby impoverished village of Valle Verde, which lies on the outskirts of wealthy Cancun. In both locations the team met up with old friends and made new ones as they reported on the benefits of the laptop computers and solar panels that previous CFACT teams had brought to the area. CFACT photographer Sarah Cowles and volunteer Jason Lively visit with a technician [...]

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|2021-06-28T11:23:40-04:00July 9th, 2010|Comments Off on CFACT team revisits Valle Verde, Mexico

Automated waste-sorter to trash old recycling?

Having to sort tin cans, plastic bottles, and stinky leftovers is no fun for anyone. But a new technology in Australia called the UR-3R may just end up disposing of this old-fashioned recycling by hand.

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|2013-04-17T16:11:34-04:00November 11th, 2009|Comments Off on Automated waste-sorter to trash old recycling?

Don’t throw out that pizza crust!

If you live in San Francisco, you can now be fined up to $100 if you do not compost your food scraps! The city recently passed a new recycling and composting ordinance that requires separate trash cans for recyclables and compost. City officials promise that they will first leave many warning notes on the trash cans of repeat offenders and that there is a moratorium on fines until 2011. Recycling and composting is all well and good, but making it a crime to throw an apple core in the trash can instead of the compost can is absurd. Big Brother needs [...]

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|2012-11-29T19:06:52-05:00July 1st, 2009|Comments Off on Don’t throw out that pizza crust!
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