Extracting precious zinc from waste ash
2021-01-14
Incineration of solid waste produces millions of tons of waste fly ash in Europe each year, that most commonly ends up in landfill. Read More →
Upcycling: New catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives.
2021-01-13
Only a small percentage of plastic bags and other polyethylene packaging is recycled…Read More →
Qube is Creating Bricks From Plastic Waste
2019-12-03
A new startup, Qube, is setting out to change the way we build our cities on a foundational level. Abhishek Banerjee developed a way to make bricks out of plastic waste. The India based company began when Banerjee toured a traditional brick kiln and was shocked at the level ofRead More →
Plastic Free July is Over But the Plastic Fight Continues
2019-08-01
It’s the end of Plastic Free July, the campaign to raise awareness of the world’s plastic consumption problem. The campaign boasts that 120 million people took the pledge to stop using plastic for the month of July this year. Raising awareness for this issue is important for the planet andRead More →