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Meet the house that diapers built. Researchers have designed and erected a house that has shredded, disposable diapers mixed into its concrete and mortar.
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The future of recycling could one day mean dissolving plastic with electricity
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The team’s method relies on electricity and some nifty chemical reactions, and it’s simple enough that you can watch the plastic break apart in front of your eyes.
‘A real material for the future’: Could homes made of fungi?
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Architects have created Lego-like bricks of fungi that could slash construction’s carbon footprint. Almost 40 per cent of annual global CO2 emissions are attributed to the built environment, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Shark in the water: This robot can collect 21,000 plastic bottles in a day
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A daily feed for the WasteShark is around 500kg of debris or the equivalent of guzzling roughly 21,000 plastic bottles. Any rubbish collected in the robot’s belly is then brought back to shore, sorted and recycled or disposed of responsibly.
How Microbes Could Revolutionize Plastic Recycling
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Deep in the Swiss Alps and the Arctic, scientists recently discovered microbes that can digest plastic, without the need for applying excess heat.
With a zap of electricity, recyclable (and recycling) polymers can form
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A little electricity has helped a team of chemists to make sustainable polymers that could improve e-waste recycling, precious metal mining and perhaps even work as antimicrobials.
These sneakers are made from 100 per cent recycled materials
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Each pair of sneakers contains 10 plastic bags and 12 bottles. The tote bag contains four plastic bottles and the box is made from recycled paper and has seeds in it which you can grow.
Watch Apple’s iPhone recycling robot Daisy punch out screws, freeze batteries, and more
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Apple says iPhone is now 20% made from recycled materials and the goal is that eventually all new iPhones will be made from 100% recycled materials.
Europe’s biggest hydrometallurgical battery recycling facility unveiled in Finland
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The facility is the first commercial-scale operation of its kind in Europe, addressing the increasing demand for sustainable battery materials from European manufacturers and reducing dependence on imported critical battery raw materials.
3D-printing startup crushes recycling with disposable clay cups, inspired by the 5,000-year-old kulhar
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GaeaStar is printing its own vessels for hot liquids like coffee, tea or soup, and cold treats like ice cream. They can be tossed in trash bins — even smashed on the ground — without environmental harm.
Apple Sets Goals to Use More Recycled Materials by 2025
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Apple plans to be using more recycled materials in its products by 2025, including using 100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries and 100% recycled tin soldering and gold plating for all Apple-designed circuit boards.
Cotton recycling in the soil closes the circle on fibre waste
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In an unusual cotton recycling project, two of the fibre’s crops growing in Australia this year have an unusual additive in the soil – shredded cotton bedsheets and clothing.