Turning food waste into energy in Los Angeles
Food waste should be regarded as a resource that is not yet being tapped. With that in mind, according to Waste360, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts have begun diverting food waste and turning it into methane, which can then be sold as biofuel.
Making Bioplastic With Seaweed
Researchers are attacking the problem of plastic pollution by cheaply developing biodegradable plastics. Regular plastic is derived from oil and tends to have a life that lasts for thousands of years, hence the islands of plastic waste that have been found floating in the oceans and littering the world's beaches.
Can Scientists Unburn CO2?
If you listen to the news at all, then you know that one of the biggest contributors to climate change is that there is just too much CO2 in the atmosphere. Our emissions come from all over, but one of the most noted culprits is the use of coal.
Making the Cafeteria and Office a Little Greener
The employee lunchroom or cafeteria is one of the least green areas in the whole office, with some small adjustments you can make the cafeteria and whole office greener. Don't provide Disposable Items As a company, make the choice not to stock your break rooms or cafeteria with things like paper plates, plastic utensils, disposable napkins.
Plastic Pollution and the WasteShark
According to a recent story in the UK Independent, a joint effort by the World Wildlife Fund and Sky Ocean Rescue has taken an example from nature to combat plastic pollution in Ilfracombe Harbor in north Devon in Great Britain. The researchers have deployed an autonomous robot called the WasteShark, the design of which is based on the whale shark.
Using a 3D printer to combat food waste
3D printing technology is disrupting a whole range of industries, from aerospace to the food business. For the latter, the technology might soon tackle food waste, according to a recent story in Digital Trends.
How To Break Up With Plastic
All over the world, humanity has been in a long term relationship with plastic. Since the first fully synthetic plastic was created in 1907, our dependency on the cheap, lightweight material has increased exponentially.
New York’s “Bottle Bill” Facing Opposition From Counties
New York is one of 15 states whose legislation includes beverage container deposit laws. Consumers who purchase certain beverages pay a 5 cent deposit on each container they buy.
Fighting food waste with better restaurant supply management
Food waste is as much a problem in restaurants as it is at supermarkets and in the home. Forbes recently ran an article about a new restaurant management system called Tripleseat that is helping eating establishments to reduce food waste.
Ireland educates people in how to store food waste
Many governments, both local and national, across the world ask their citizens to place food waste into separate containers. The idea is that such waste can be processed as compost, keeping it out of landfills where it rots and emits methane, a greenhouse gas.
