Recycling and Waste News
April 26, 2024
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Apr. 23, 2024 A nontoxic separation process recovers critical minerals from electronic scrap ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Researchers investigated global particulate matter, revealing health risks from trace ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Researchers have shown that a transition to green wastewater-treatment approaches in the U.S. that leverages the potential of carbon-financing could save a staggering $15.6 billion and just under 30 ...
Apr. 15, 2024 As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the ground surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive. A recent study compiled research from experts worldwide showing that in ...
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Apr. 16, 2024 Scientists have developed a framework for measuring plastic emissions akin to the global standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions. The ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Researchers analyzed the effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers, with implications for critical materials recovery and recycling, and environmental ...
Apr. 16, 2024 Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Researchers have created a method that extracts over 80 percent of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, commonly known as brewers' spent ...
Apr. 11, 2024 So far, biodiversity and agricultural productivity could not be reconciled because the socio-ecological system of agriculture is highly complex, and the interactions between humans and the ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Researchers have created a potential alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastic that is made from carbon dioxide (CO2) and lignin, a ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Microplastic particles can be found in the most remote ocean regions on earth. In Antarctica, pollution levels are even higher than previously ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique they've pioneered not ...
Apr. 5, 2024 The study underscores the crucial role of microbes in maintaining coral reef health, akin to the human gut microbiome. Hurricanes and disease outbreaks affect coral reef water microbial communities, ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Lanthanide elements are important for clean energy and other applications. To use them, industry must separate mixed lanthanide sources into individual elements using costly, time-consuming, and ...
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Apr. 4, 2024 New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on the sea ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers have discovered a new bacterial killer that can target common lung infection caused by Burkholderia bacteria that has exciting potential for biotechnological ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A newly developed plant-based plastic material releases nine times less microplastics than conventional plastic when exposed to sunlight and seawater, a new study has ...
Apr. 3, 2024 To better understand COVID-19's spread during the pandemic, public health officials expanded wastewater surveillance. These efforts track SARS-CoV-2 levels and health risks among most people, ...
Mar. 28, 2024 A case study on the effects of open waste burning on air quality in Northwestern Greenland calls attention to the importance of no-one-left-behind sustainable air quality monitoring in the Arctic ...
Mar. 26, 2024 Most organic household waste ends up in landfills where it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Beautiful white wall paint does not stay beautiful and white forever. Often, various substances from the air accumulate on its surface. This can be a desired effect because it makes the air cleaner ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method for recycling and purifying metals. Using gold earrings from a pawnshop in Gothenburg and biodiesel from the nearest filling station, the ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Cellulose, abundantly available from plant biomass, can be converted into molecules used to make a new class of recyclable polymers, to sustainably replace some ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been more important. New research shows that their plant-based polymers biodegrade -- even at the ...
Mar. 20, 2024 The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was focused on quantum dots -- objects so tiny, they're controlled by the strange rules of quantum physics. Quantum dots used in electronics are often toxic, ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are showing up in ever more devices, and the increasing use of this technology means more lithium is expected to find its way into the environment as a contaminant. ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Once thrown away, disposable diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because they contain plastics and other synthetic polymers. But now, researchers are replacing these ...
Mar. 19, 2024 When plastic ends up in the ocean, it gradually weathers and disintegrates into small particles. If marine animals ingest these particles, their health can be severely affected. Large accumulations ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Some soil bacteria can acquire sets of genes that enable them to pump the heavy metal nickel out of their systems, a study has found. This enables the bacteria to not only thrive in otherwise toxic ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Research is exploring how to add value to lignin by breaking it down into small molecules that are structurally similar to oxygenated hydrocarbons. These renewable chemicals are key components in ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Scientists have developed a sustainable method to make high-performance plastics from agricultural leftovers, turning them into valuable ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Scientists have developed a catalyst for the urea oxidation reaction, enhancing hydrogen generation ...
Mar. 6, 2024 The gastrointestinal tract is already known to researchers as a major storage site for micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) in the human body. A research consortium has now investigated the ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Scientists have developed new electrochemical approaches to clean up pollution from 'forever chemicals' found in clothing, food packaging, firefighting foams, and a wide array of other ...
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Giant Phage Holds Promise as Treatment for Lung Infections
- Plant-Based Plastic Releases Nine Times Less Microplastics Than Conventional Plastic
- Testing Environmental Water to Monitor COVID-19 Spread in Unsheltered Encampments
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- A Self-Cleaning Wall Paint
- Major Environmental Benefits Recycling Gold With Biodiesel
- New Route to Recyclable Polymers from Plants
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Cleaning Up Environmental Contaminants With Quantum Dot Technology
- Crawfish Could Transfer Ionic Lithium from Their Environment Into Food Chain
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Is Food Waste the Key to Sustainable, Plastic-Free Diapers and Sanitary Pads?
- There Are Large Accumulations of Plastics in the Ocean, Even Outside So-Called Garbage Patch
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Genes Identified That Allow Bacteria to Thrive Despite Toxic Heavy Metal in Soil
- Transforming Wood Waste for Sustainable Manufacturing
- Sustainable Plastics from Agricultural Waste
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Plastic Recycling With a Protein Anchor
- Microplastics Found in Every Human Placenta Tested
- Gulf Corals Still Suffering More Than a Decade After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Scientists Report
Friday, February 16, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Environmental Monitoring Offers Low-Cost Tool for Typhoid Fever Surveillance
- Trapping Sulfate to Benefit Health, Industry and Waterways
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Eco-Friendly Way to Generate Power from Waste Wood
- If We Can't Untangle This Mess, Norway's Blue Industry Will Never Be Green
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- 'Legacy' Phosphorus Delays Water Quality Improvements in Gulf of Mexico
- 3D Printed Nanocellulose Upscaled for Green Architectural Applications
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Intensifying the Production of High-Value Compounds from Industrial Waste
- Engineers Unmask Nanoplastics in Oceans for the First Time, Revealing Their True Shapes and Chemistry
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Microplastics May Be Accumulating Rapidly in Endangered Galápagos Penguins' Food Web
- A Large Percentage of European Plastic Sent to Vietnam Ends Up in Nature
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Monday, January 22, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Key Factors in Human-Made Earthquakes
- Translating Nuclear Waste Site Data Into Microbial Ecosystem Insights
- Efficiently Moving Urea out of Polluted Water Is Coming to Reality
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Let It Glow: Scientists Develop New Approach to Detect 'forever Chemicals' In Water
- Microplastics from Natural Fertilizers Are Blowing in the Wind More Often Than Once Thought
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Monday, January 8, 2024
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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Thursday, December 14, 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Zapping Manure With Special Electrode Promises an Efficient Method to Produce Fertilizers, Other Chemicals
- Single-Use E-Cigarettes Contain Batteries That Last Hundreds of Cycles Despite Being Discarded
Monday, December 11, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023
- Polyethylene Waste Could Be a Thing of the Past
- Study on Battery Recycling Shows China Is in First Place
Monday, December 4, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Rise of Microplastics Discovered in Placentas of Hawaii Mothers
- Greener Solution Powers New Method for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling
Monday, November 27, 2023
- Sensitive Ecosystems at Risk from Mine Waste
- Scientists Find Both Potential Threats and Promising Resources in the Thriving Colonies of Bacteria and Fungi on Ocean Plastic Trash
Friday, November 17, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Monday, November 13, 2023
- Capture or Reuse CO2 as a Chemical Source for the Production of Sustainable Plastics
- Solar-Powered Device Produces Clean Water and Clean Fuel at the Same Time
Friday, November 10, 2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Scientists Caution Against a Reliance on Mechanical Devices to Clear Water Bodies of Plastic
- Plastics Treaty Must Tackle Problem at Source
- Zooplankton in Ocean and Freshwater Are Rapidly Escalating the Global Environmental Threat of Plastics
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Monday, November 6, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023
Thursday, November 2, 2023
- Underground Car Parks Heat Up Groundwater
- Self-Powered Microbial Fuel Cell Biosensor for Monitoring Organic Freshwater Pollution
- Stronger, Stretchier, Self-Healing Plastic
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Toward Sustainable Construction: Preparing Liquefied Stabilized Soil from Construction Sludge
- Circular Take-Back Programs: Popular and Environmentally Responsible
- Plastic-Eating Bacteria Turn Waste Into Useful Starting Materials for Other Products
Monday, October 30, 2023
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Diapers Can Be Recycled 200 Times Faster With Light
- Sunflower Extract Fights Fungi to Keep Blueberries Fresh
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- New Recipe for Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Battery Recycling
- Ocean Circulation, Ice Melt and Increasing Tourism Could All Be Contributing to Arctic Microplastics
- Decontamination Method Zaps Pollutants from Soil