How recycled car batteries have led to cheaper solar cells
One of the vexing problems that modern civilization faces is what to do with old-fashioned lead car batteries. Lead batteries are being gradually replaced with newer, lead-free batteries.
Adidas Prints 3-D Shoes From Recycled Ocean Waste
During the historic climate talk in Paris, world leaders gathered to discuss the impacts of climate change, and how best to combat it as a whole. Talks included ways to reduce the use of fossil fuels, increase renewable energy and materials, and many African leaders have pledged to restore forests that will help siphon greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
Why reducing food waste should be your New Year’s resolution
In a world suffering from increasingly dicey food security, it is a sad reality that, in the United States, significant food waste occurs all along the farm-to-table food supply chain. Did you know, however, that American consumers account for more of the problem than supermarkets, farm operations, or distributors? According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, on average, U.
A Renewable Energy Innovation: The Paper Battery
For companies that need to store large amounts of energy, it can be challenging to envision a battery that is not large. But scientists at the Linkoping University in Sweden are challenging what batteries can look like by creating what they're calling "Power Paper" - a simple battery made of paper pulp and a conductive polymer.
3 New Year’s Resolutions That Will Improve Sustainability At The Office
With the new year approaching, many offices and companies are looking to establish new goals. Many look at financial goals, employee satisfaction, or better team building.
A new process creates the first truly recyclable plastic
The quest to create a form of plastic that is not only useful but fully recyclable has been a holy grail of sorts for material scientists. ZME Science reports that some researchers at Colorado State University have achieved this goal, using a material called Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), a liquid, colorless and fairly common chemical reagent derived from a top-12 biomass compound.
The Eco Gym Takes Corporate Social Responsibility To The Next Level
Perhaps the most common new year's resolution is to lose weight and get in shape. A lot of people try hard to follow through on that resolution, too, but find that after a few weeks, or at most a few months, that they just stop going to the gym.
How Carbon Positive Can Improve Corporate Social Responsibility
When it comes to corporate social responsibility, many businesses build goals that aim towards reducing carbon emissions, whether it's on-site or through their supply chain. While reducing one's impact on the environment is a great start, a business could expand its impact by moving towards carbon positivity: when a business becomes more responsible for emissions savings than reducing emissions.
How To Spark New Interest In Community Recycling Programs
Although recycling is a way of life for many Americans, too many communities are still lagging.Often, it takes the concentrated efforts of average citizens to encourage city officials to launch an effective community recycling program.
