Tag: waste
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Supermarket hopes newly developed containers will keep tomatoes and avocados fresh for longer.
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Pintrest and Svpply, two web organizing sites, are helping some users reduce waste.
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Despite measures to increase recycling, discarded plastic consumer packaging continues to blight the planet.
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At 77%, country's plastic recycling rate is about twice that of the UK - and well above the 20% figure for the...
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Suitability Momentum (Sumo) is a program from UK software developer CloudApps that accurately monitors an...
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From new coffee cups to plantable raincoats, four examples of fresh thinking on packaging and product design...
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Misshapen produce supplied directly by farmers provides spicy feast to encourage households and businesses to...
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A new effort will provide 'doggie boxes' to diners unable to finish their meals free of charge.
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In this exhibition, Paul Granjon turns obsolete gadgets into robots and other artefacts.
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The long-awaited change to 'best before', 'use by' and 'sell by' labelling has finally arrived. What's the...
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As the earth runs out of natural resources, the price of basic commodities will increase and making it...
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Çurface tables and chairs smell like coffee because they are made from a material that is 30% coffee grounds.
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Architect Bjarke Ingel's puts a playful side to sustainability and creates a social and cultural hub with his...
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One-in-three people are unaware that they could make money by recycling their old mobile phones.
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Consumers in rich nations waste a combined 222 million tons a year, according to the report. That's almost as...
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The project, funded with $2.5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and working with...
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Masdar City, which is being constructed near Abu Dhabi, will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable...
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Factory in Britain leads the way in processing recyclable materials.
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Designer Sinclair Smith on excessive and wasteful packaging.
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Old soda and beer can now be converted to ethanol fuel, saving money and the environment.
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Combining some of the most popular trends of the last few years, H&M has decided to roll out a new line...
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A new website brings to life the adage "one man's trash is another man's treasure."
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THREElittleSTEPS offers a few simple daily steps to clean up the environment.
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Polish designers Filip Wcisło & Katarzyna Bukowska have created a simple, eco-friendly accessory from...
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Micromidas, a Sacramento based company, has developed the technology to convert carbon from wastewater into a...
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The Park Spark Project aims to educate the public about untapped energy resources with a methane digester...
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Robin Nagle, the New York City Department of Sanitation's anthropologist-in-residence explores the hidden...
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Made out of waste material, the production of this item provides fair wage employment and subsidizes...
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iuMap is a new online hub for international social enterprising organizations.
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The Kenyan Community Initiative Support have developed a cost effective method to generate usable methane.
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