Starbucks’ $1 Reusable Cups Make for Greener Coffee Drinking
Starting Thursday, Starbucks has begun implementing plans to introduce a $1 reusable plastic cup in several of its coffee shops in order to decrease...
Shower of the Future, Saves Water and Electricity
The Shower of the Future is a smart technology, which lets you spend as much time as you need under running water, yet limits...
Biodegradable Sponge Made of Wood Fiber Cleans Up Oil Spills
Everyone most probably remembers the BP oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010. The disaster was tremendous. Thousands of...
How to Build Your Own Plastic Recycling Plant
In 2013 Dave Hakkens, a young guy from the Netherlands started this small movement called “Precious Plastic”. His idea is to boost plastic recycling...
Human Composting May Become Legal in Washington
"Natural Organic Reduction" is the name Washington has used to refer to what we can understand as composting human remains. Last Friday the state...
ReCycle One Step Closer to Its First 100% Recycled Aluminum Bicycles
ReCycle, the bicycle manufacturer, is edging closer to the release of its very first 100% recycled aluminum bicycles. Apart from the attention garnered by...
Biodegradable and Recyclable Plastics from Pine Sap
Since pine sap is made of compounds similar to those in petroleum, they can be chemically modified using polymerization so that plastics which have...
Recycling Your Old Gadgets Now Easier Than Ever
Not recycling your old gadgets has real consequences for the planet. Therefore, their proper disposal is a moral thing to do in the 21st...
E. Coli Infections on the Rise After Plastic Bag Ban
San Francisco’s ban on plastic bags is having major repercussions on public health, according to professors at the University of Pennsylvania and George Mason...
Recycled Plastic Cheaper In France
The French government said that it plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than ones made from new plastic. It will further...
