Sewage sludge, wastewater and liquid manure are valuable sources of fertilizer for food production. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a chemical-free, eco-friendly process that enabl... Read more
A new microbial fuel cell creates energy during wastewater treatment and also vastly reduces the amount of sludge produced. Israel-based company, Emefcy, named as a play on the acronym for m... Read more
Hydrogen cars aren’t taking off because hydrogen is hard to make and put in cars. But there is a lot of the gas in our waste treatment plants, and one in California will now let you fill up.... Read more
Their approach is unique to traditional development Waste Enterprisers a Ghana-based business has taken on the mission to help improve local urban sanitation. Through a creative approach on... Read more
Sewage-to-energy could cut costs as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions Most Americans flush the toilet without thinking twice about where the contents end up, but a handful of co... Read more
Scientists aim to create biofuel Tiny green algae grown in floating plastic bags may one day wean us from our voracious fossil fuel consumption. Such is the vision of Jonathan Trent,... Read more
NO wonder they are called conveniences. Flush toilets swirl human waste down the drain quickly and neatly. But the convenience comes with a rising price for all that follows the flush — a co... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A new study finds a previous estimate of wastewater’s potential as a renewable energy source “a substantial underestimation” Is what you flush down the... Read more
Poo isn’t something generally talked about in polite company but like it or not, all of that human waste has to go somewhere. In smaller rural communities, it usually goes to wastewate... Read more
Image via Wikipedia IN the far reaches of Shaanxi Province in northern China, in an apple-producing village named Ganquanfang, I recently visited a house belonging to two cheery primary-scho... Read more
Image by stereogab via Flickr Could sustainable architecture address pollution, climate change and resource depletion by helping us build self-sufficient, off-grid, housing from “waste... Read more
