Recycling and Waste News
May 18, 2024
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May 17, 2024 A new commentary paper puts forth a transformative solution to the unsustainable reliance on fossil resources by the chemical industry: catalysis to leverage sustainable waste resources, ushering the ...
May 15, 2024 Semiconductors are the foundation of all modern electronics. Now, researchers have developed a new method where organic semiconductors can become more conductive with the help of air as a dopant. The study is a significant step towards future cheap ...
May 16, 2024 After spinning for under two years, a wind farm can offset the carbon emissions generated across its entire 30-year lifespan, when compared to thermal power ...
May 15, 2024 A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the country's ...
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May 15, 2024 A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the 'mouths' of plants ...
May 15, 2024 New modelling reveals that low-carbon concrete can recycle double the amount of coal ash compared to current standards, halve the amount of cement required and perform exceptionally well over ...
May 8, 2024 Pore pressure diffusion generated by carbon dioxide injected underground at a carbon storage site in the Illinois Basin is the likely cause of ...
May 8, 2024 When old food packaging, discarded children's toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean ...
May 2, 2024 The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept ...
May 1, 2024 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S. states, according to a new study. The researchers combined 2019 satellite ...
May 1, 2024 Reaching net-zero carbon emissions goals requires finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify economic ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater -- or produced water -- is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Chemical and heat treatment of sewage sludge can recover phosphorus in a process that could help address the problem of diminishing supplies of phosphorus ...
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May 14, 2024 A prototype of a more durable material increases the biodegradability of food packaging, partially replacing its bioplastic with cellulose fibers extracted from the branches and leaves of the avocado ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Scientists have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass with a 'single cell protein' cultivated from microbes in soybean processing ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A special nanostructure has been developed to filter a widespread class of harmful dyes from water. A crucial component is a material that is considered waste: used cellulose, for example in the form ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A nontoxic separation process recovers critical minerals from electronic scrap ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Researchers investigated global particulate matter, revealing health risks from trace ...
Apr. 16, 2024 Scientists have developed a framework for measuring plastic emissions akin to the global standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions. The approach boosts identification of the biggest ...
Apr. 16, 2024 Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen production more ...
Apr. 15, 2024 As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the ground surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive. A recent study compiled research from experts worldwide showing that in ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Researchers have shown that a transition to green wastewater-treatment approaches in the U.S. that leverages the potential of carbon-financing could save a staggering $15.6 billion and just under 30 ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Researchers analyzed the effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers, with implications for critical materials recovery and recycling, and environmental ...
Apr. 11, 2024 So far, biodiversity and agricultural productivity could not be reconciled because the socio-ecological system of agriculture is highly complex, and the interactions between humans and the ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Researchers have created a method that extracts over 80 percent of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, commonly known as brewers' spent ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Researchers have created a potential alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastic that is made from carbon dioxide (CO2) and lignin, a component of wood that is a low-cost byproduct of paper ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Microplastic particles can be found in the most remote ocean regions on earth. In Antarctica, pollution levels are even higher than previously ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique they've pioneered ...
Apr. 5, 2024 The study underscores the crucial role of microbes in maintaining coral reef health, akin to the human gut microbiome. Hurricanes and disease outbreaks affect coral reef water microbial communities, ...
Apr. 4, 2024 New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on the sea ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Lanthanide elements are important for clean energy and other applications. To use them, industry must separate mixed lanthanide sources into individual elements using costly, time-consuming, and ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers have discovered a new bacterial killer that can target common lung infection caused by Burkholderia bacteria that has exciting potential for biotechnological ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A newly developed plant-based plastic material releases nine times less microplastics than conventional plastic when exposed to sunlight and seawater, a new study has ...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Scientists Develop Framework to Measure Plastic Emissions and Bolster U.N. Efforts to Reduce Pollution
- Trash to Treasure -- Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Hidden Threat: Global Underground Infrastructure Vulnerable to Sea-Level Rise
- Switch to Green Wastewater Infrastructure Could Reduce Emissions and Provide Huge Savings According to New Research
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Hybrid Intelligence Can Reconcile Biodiversity and Agriculture
- Method to Extract Useful Proteins from Beer-Brewing Leftovers
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- 'Tug of War' Tactic Enhances Chemical Separations for Critical Materials
- Giant Phage Holds Promise as Treatment for Lung Infections
- Plant-Based Plastic Releases Nine Times Less Microplastics Than Conventional Plastic
- Testing Environmental Water to Monitor COVID-19 Spread in Unsheltered Encampments
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Monday, March 25, 2024
- A Self-Cleaning Wall Paint
- Major Environmental Benefits Recycling Gold With Biodiesel
- New Route to Recyclable Polymers from Plants
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Cleaning Up Environmental Contaminants With Quantum Dot Technology
- Crawfish Could Transfer Ionic Lithium from Their Environment Into Food Chain
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Is Food Waste the Key to Sustainable, Plastic-Free Diapers and Sanitary Pads?
- There Are Large Accumulations of Plastics in the Ocean, Even Outside So-Called Garbage Patch
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Genes Identified That Allow Bacteria to Thrive Despite Toxic Heavy Metal in Soil
- Transforming Wood Waste for Sustainable Manufacturing
- Sustainable Plastics from Agricultural Waste
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Plastic Recycling With a Protein Anchor
- Microplastics Found in Every Human Placenta Tested
- Gulf Corals Still Suffering More Than a Decade After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Scientists Report
Friday, February 16, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Environmental Monitoring Offers Low-Cost Tool for Typhoid Fever Surveillance
- Trapping Sulfate to Benefit Health, Industry and Waterways
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Eco-Friendly Way to Generate Power from Waste Wood
- If We Can't Untangle This Mess, Norway's Blue Industry Will Never Be Green
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- 'Legacy' Phosphorus Delays Water Quality Improvements in Gulf of Mexico
- 3D Printed Nanocellulose Upscaled for Green Architectural Applications
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Intensifying the Production of High-Value Compounds from Industrial Waste
- Engineers Unmask Nanoplastics in Oceans for the First Time, Revealing Their True Shapes and Chemistry
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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- Microplastics May Be Accumulating Rapidly in Endangered Galápagos Penguins' Food Web
- A Large Percentage of European Plastic Sent to Vietnam Ends Up in Nature
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Key Factors in Human-Made Earthquakes
- Translating Nuclear Waste Site Data Into Microbial Ecosystem Insights
- Efficiently Moving Urea out of Polluted Water Is Coming to Reality
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Let It Glow: Scientists Develop New Approach to Detect 'forever Chemicals' In Water
- Microplastics from Natural Fertilizers Are Blowing in the Wind More Often Than Once Thought
Saturday, January 13, 2024
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Zapping Manure With Special Electrode Promises an Efficient Method to Produce Fertilizers, Other Chemicals
- Single-Use E-Cigarettes Contain Batteries That Last Hundreds of Cycles Despite Being Discarded
Monday, December 11, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023
- Polyethylene Waste Could Be a Thing of the Past
- Study on Battery Recycling Shows China Is in First Place
Monday, December 4, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Rise of Microplastics Discovered in Placentas of Hawaii Mothers
- Greener Solution Powers New Method for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling
Monday, November 27, 2023
- Sensitive Ecosystems at Risk from Mine Waste
- Scientists Find Both Potential Threats and Promising Resources in the Thriving Colonies of Bacteria and Fungi on Ocean Plastic Trash
Friday, November 17, 2023
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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- Capture or Reuse CO2 as a Chemical Source for the Production of Sustainable Plastics
- Solar-Powered Device Produces Clean Water and Clean Fuel at the Same Time
Friday, November 10, 2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Scientists Caution Against a Reliance on Mechanical Devices to Clear Water Bodies of Plastic
- Plastics Treaty Must Tackle Problem at Source
- Zooplankton in Ocean and Freshwater Are Rapidly Escalating the Global Environmental Threat of Plastics