Diverting just a portion of the world’s food waste to waste-to-energy systems could free up large amounts of landfill space while powering vehicles and heating homes Food waste is inde... Read more
University of Adelaide researchers have developed a process for turning waste plastic bags into a high-tech nanomaterial. The innovative nanotechnology uses non-biodegradable plastic grocery... Read more
A simple mixture of organic waste, such as chicken manure, and zeolite, a porous volcanic rock, has been developed into a powerful fertiliser which can also reclaim desert or contaminated la... Read more
An MFC can perform double duty Some of the planet’s tiniest inhabitants may help address two of society’s biggest environmental challenges: how to deal with the vast quantities o... Read more
Hoping for success on making a biodegradable bot! Dr Jonathan Rossiter, a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol’s Department of Engineering and Mathematics, has come up with a c... Read more
The methods would potentially allow food waste to be processed at home and on an industrial scale. Microwaving waste food products could be used to produce important chemicals and biofuels,... Read more
A number of cities around the world now sort their municipal trash, diverting organic matter into giant anaerobic composters that turn it into nutrient-rich soil. Such systems can be very ex... Read more
Already having a far-reaching impact on GHG emissions in some regions of Europe Cities can progress from consuming energy and emitting greenhouse gases (GHG) to actually producing energy whi... Read more