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Joseph Shavit
Oct 22, 2021
Auto sector shifts gear towards recycling parts and batteries
The auto industry is revving up its recycling efforts as it faces pressure to reduce its colossal carbon footprint.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2021
Ultrasound can enable faster, more sustainable battery recycling
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology report the first ultrasound extraction of valuable metals from electric car NMC batteries.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 10, 2021
Shipping containers are becoming the coolest new swimming pools
From urban marketplaces to offices and affordable housing solutions, shipping containers have been given a new lease on life lately.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 7, 2021
These robots can clean the oceans, but they need help
Robots are cleaning our oceans, harbours and rivers. No matter how much they clean, it’s only politicians who can make a real change.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 1, 2021
This Cape Town ‘jack of all trades’ creates trendy sunglasses from old skateboards
Necessity being the mother of all invention saw ‘jack of all trades’ Dave de Witt create sunglasses from old skateboards.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 25, 2021
'Friendship Cabins': The future of outdoor dining made from recycled plastic bottles
On the street outside Peaches Kitchen & Bar, two translucent outdoor dining structures are now standing like oversized glowing lanterns.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 23, 2021
Thai cabbies turn taxis into gardens amid COVID-19 crunch
With demand for taxis drying up in Thailand and thousands of drivers leaving town, one cab company has turned its vehicles into mini gardens
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021
Amazon community transforms waste products into valuable resources
With the support of NGOs and business, the inhabitants of small towns in the Amazon are practicing a self-sustaining circular economy.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021
Transforming ‘sewer gas’ into clean hydrogen fuel
Scientists have found a new chemical process to turn a stinky, toxic gas into a clean-burning fuel.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 9, 2021
Green solution to combine sunlight and wastewater to make Ammonia 10x more efficiently
Engineers at the University of Illinois have created a solar-powered electrochemical reaction that not only uses wastewater to make ammonia
Joseph Shavit
Sep 8, 2021
VW ID.LIFE concept car comes with a built-in projector and games console
Electric cars are already a smorgasbord of new and exciting tech, but this new concept car from VW takes it to a whole new level.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 6, 2021
Recycled cow manure fertilizing a green agricultural trend
Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 4, 2021
Meet the Buddhist monk making PPE and robes out of recycled plastic bottles
Phra Mahapranom Dhammalangkaro made it his mission to turn the city’s plastic waste into robes and PPE for all of Thailand.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 3, 2021
Artist creates the most amazing artwork from everyday trash
Proving art can be created out of anything, one local artist has began making and selling works created from trash.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 1, 2021
Football fans can now treat themselves to coffee in a cup they can eat
Man City has announced that it will be running trials for ‘edible coffee cups’ as part of the club’s new concession-stand offerings
Joshua Shavit
Aug 29, 2021
New innovation eliminates plastic waste as the asphalt hits the road
Each year in the United States, millions of tons of plastic waste are discarded and not recycled, leading to serious environmental problems.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 24, 2021
Nutrient-rich human waste poised to sustain agriculture, improve economies
The future connection between human waste, sanitation technology and sustainable agriculture is becoming more evident.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 20, 2021
Habitat For Humanity’s Thrift Store Bringing ‘Life-Changing’ Service To Communities
We sell it, somebody loves your coffee table, it’s now new for someone else. At the end of the day, more Habitat homes get built.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 20, 2021
Everyone can help create a world of more sustainable fashion
Sustainable fashion is not just a concern for high end designers - we can all make a difference by the choices we make
Joseph Shavit
Aug 16, 2021
Company recycles and converts waste plastic water bottles destined for landfills into roads
Plastic packaging is a huge problem in the US, and a main contributor to the 80 million tonnes worth of waste being produced each year
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