With plastic pollution at an all-time high, the need for biodegradable materials has never been higher. Most packaging is ...
About 2 billion tons of waste are discarded every year, a number that is growing annually, the equivalent to the weight of 10 million airplanes. When this waste is buried in landfills, the organic ...
A common fungus can break down hard-to-recycle construction waste and turn it into sustainable insulation that rivals ...
Construction waste comes in many forms. From scrap materials such as wood, brick, metal and asphalt during construction to broken glass, concrete and rocks during demolition. Some of these materials ...
Cutting through re-inforcement bars during the dismantling a section of footbridge. (Photo by Steve Aland/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images) The question ...
Producing sustainable materials and products demands constant analysis of how we conserve resources and manage waste effectively. This unfolds within a scenario where the environmental impacts of ...
The RAS on Circular Economy Approaches in Solid Waste Management assisted Croatia in accelerating the achievement of EU waste targets by developing the first-ever sector-specific Circular Economy ...
Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is very costly, but organic chemists are working on more sustainable alternatives -- focusing on building materials made from waste products. In another move ...
In the dark corners of your attic shelves or the depths of your desk drawers likely sits a collection of defunct laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles. The phone you may be reading this on will ...