Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen

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Plastic Contaminants Harm Sea Urchins

Scientists soaked various plastic samples in seawater then removed the plastic and raised sea urchin embryos in the water. The study, led by the University…

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Creating energy and valuable products from fruit waste

Waste from the citrus industry can provide biogas and valuable products for a range of industries. This has been shown by Lukitawesa, who recently defended…

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China ends all waste imports

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Fuel from waste: Volkswagen powers car freighters with used oil from restaurants

The Volkswagen Group continues to force the pace of climate protection: in future, Volkswagen Group Logistics will be using certified fuel from vegetable residues for…

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Power from waste is transformed to hydrogen for clean mobility

120 years after the Wuppertal’s Schwebebahn opened, the city is putting itself on the map again for its innovative approach on this occasion combining waste…

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How a circular economy could aid the COVID-19 recovery

A group of researchers led by the UK’s University of Warwick concluded that a circular economy could help the world recover from the pandemic, while…

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Government of Canada Invests in Priority Ecosystems in Atlantic Canada

The Government of Canada will be investing $1 million in six new projects to directly address water quality issues in two priority ecosystems in Atlantic…

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EPA Encourages Americans to Avoid Food Waste Over the Holidays

  As America celebrates Thanksgiving this week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler reminds families and communities to consider the environment when planning…

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Project formed to recover gallium from lamps

  Lighting industry WEEE compliance scheme Recolight has formed a consortium with five others to research practical methods of recovering gallium when LED lamps are…

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Textile made from ocean waste intros under Duvaltex, Steelcase partnership

A textile that comes from transforming ocean waste is now being offered for office screens and panels through a partnership between contract textile company Duvaltex…

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