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I tracked my trash for one week. Here’s what I swapped to cut out single-use plastic
I stashed all my trash for one week to assess where I could make sustainable swaps. Here’s what I changed to reduce my ...
C&EN16d
Freestanding Transparent Organic–Inorganic Mesh E-Tattoo for Breathable Bioelectrical Membranes with Enhanced Capillary-Driven Adhesion
Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China ...
The Debrief25d
Transparent Wood? Scientists Invent Biodegradable Material That Could Replace Plastics
A team of researchers searching for safe, sustainable, and biodegradable alternatives to plastics presented a new type of transparent material at the American Chemical Society (ACS) spring meeting, ...
Waste Today25d
Complimentary approaches
Lautenbach’s son Tevon is now the general manager of the fully permitted composting facility that processes organic materials collected by Lautenbach Recycling. Across the country, C&D recyclers are ...
thecity26d
How to Compost in NYC: A Guide
(More on this later.) But perhaps more importantly: Diverting material from landfills is good for the environment. “Composting organic waste helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are released ...
Business Wire26d
Denali Unveils Nation’s First Mobile Food Recycling Unit to Tackle Emergency Situations
transforming it into clean materials for compost, fertilizer, and renewable energy RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Denali, the nation’s largest organic recycler, today unveiled the first ...
KRON4 News27d
Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
In Columbus, the city takes half of these dirt-like biosolids to a composting facility nearby, where they are mixed with other organic material like trees and leaves and turned into compost after ...