A morning after Mardi Gras – credit, Grounds Krewe supplied Flung plastic beads, coins, and other trinkets can seem like treasures in the heat of a Mardi Gras moment, but if you’ve ever seen the streets of New Orleans the morning after, you’d recognize only trash. That’s why a coalition of government agencies and nonprofits … Read more
– credit Alexandre Debiève By instantaneously heating electronics to 3,000°C via an electrical current, scientists have found a way to extract decent grades of precious metals without creating hazardous waste. According to their analysis, relying on e-waste for a precious metals supply could be 13-times cheaper than mining them from the ground. However, previous methods … Read more
Amp Robotics released As prices of recycled paper, plastic, and aluminum increase, waste management firms are seeing an unexpected return on investment from their installations of AI-powered robotic trash sorters. Certainly with any robotic system, the ROI is expected to come from labor saving, but due to a variety of factors such as tariffs on … Read more
Brothers in India recycled a million kg of trash in 14 cities – OneStepGreener’s YouTube channel Youth comes with gifts: one of them is the inability to recognize when you should be intimidated. When two teenagers in New Delhi wanted to do something to improve the city’s waste collection, age and experience would have told … Read more
FibreSENSE – credit, courtesy of Kosha.ai An Indian initiative is utilizing a scientific technique known as spectroscopy to prove the authenticity of traditional, handwoven silken garments over forgeries. Often making headlines in the study of planets and nebulae in our galaxy, the spectroscopy device allows for quick and indisputable textile analysis at the molecular level—giving … Read more
Chris Doel with his home battery – credit, Anita Maric / SWNS A man has built a rechargeable battery pack big enough to power his whole home using just the batteries from discarded vapes. British engineer Chris Doel thinks it’s “absolutely insane” that people use disposable vaping pens, as they come with a lithium-ion battery … Read more
A recycling depot operated by RetuRO, Romania’s plastic return system organizer – credit Eduard Voicu / RetuRO If you had to guess where in the EU you would find the most sophisticated and effective recycling system for beverage containers, how long before you’d say Romania? Beating out Scandinavia, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, the Romanian … Read more
Sydney Jones in front of her Odd Commodity stall – credit, oddcommodityshop.com Car break-ins in the Bay Area are down, but not out. From each one of these ugly surprises, local artisan Sydney Jones creates a surprising amount of beauty. Using a kitchen-top kiln, she takes advantage of safety glass’ crystalline structure to quickly turn … Read more
Artist Cristiam Ramos portraits made from cut up denim jeans – SWNS Meet the artist who is turning old denim jeans into striking works of art. Cristiam Ramos creates intricate portraits of celebrities and animals using nothing but tiny squares of cut-up denim. By carefully piecing together the different shades of fabric, Cristiam produces portraits … Read more
– credit Unsplash Vlad A startup in the UK is recovering important manufacturing metals without energy-hungry smelting methods. Using an intense solvent at room temperature, shredded circuit boards can have plastic retaining components left behind, while metals like gold, cobalt, and copper are selectively dissolved and made available for recovery with simple magnets. It’s one … Read more