recycling

Dairies generate large amounts of organic waste, including sewage and whey, which are now used to create bioplastics.

New recycling technologies being tested allow plastics like single-use food packaging to have more than a second life.

Food waste, yard trimmings, manure, and even human sewage can be turned into solid biochar to generate energy.

Masks, gloves, disinfectant gel containers… do you know how they are recycled? How should you do it in case of being in quarantine for coronavirus?

Every May 17th the International Recycling Day is celebrated.

A group of students from an American university, a mecca for disposable consumption, intends to spend a whole day without using any plastic.

The answer is yes. How do they do that? The recycling process in plants is called endocytosis and is based on the movement of molecules into the cell. Now, thanks to a team of scientists led by the VIB institute (The Flanders Institute for Biotechnology), the University of Ghent (Belgium), and the Max Planck Institute (Germany), a new complex of adapter proteins has been identified, essential in this process and found only in plants. The results of the study have been published in the journal Cell.

Television sets have undergone drastic changes in recent years thanks to the advent of LCD, LED and plasma flat screens. These new technologies have almost completely replaced the previous cathode ray tube (CRT), once very common in homes. What many do not know is that this last type of television contains hazardous materials such as lead and phosphorus and must be disposed of according to proper guidelines.