Tag: recycling
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3 Reasons Canned Water Is Better Than Bottled Water
As the world becomes more conscious about environmental sustainability, plastic in packaging has come under much scrutiny. One of the most significant contributors to our plastic pollution problem is single-use plastics. One solution to this problem is canned water, which many environmentally conscious companies see as an eco-friendly alternative to bottled water, with the hopes…
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First Recyclable Blade Wind Turbines Installed in Germany’s North Sea
Siemens Gamesa, a renewable energy company in Spain, recently installed the world’s first wind turbine with fully recyclable blades. The first commercial installation using the new technology took place at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. Located 21 miles north of Heligoland in the North Sea, the project marks a turning point toward a…
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Ireland Builds a Bridge Out of Decommissioned Turbine Blades
A company in Ireland decided to repurpose old wind turbine blades into several small bridges. The aptly named Blade Bridge will wind its way through the Irish countryside, spanning a 16-foot-wide stream. Its walkway will consist of a steel deck and two turbine blades decommissioned from a wind farm in Belfast to support the structure.…
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Australians Reveal How They Can Build Roadways Out of Recycled Waste
In Australia, construction companies have begun building roads from recycled waste, adding to the country’s arsenal of climate adaptation tools. It leads the way in sustainability, generating more solar power than anywhere globally. Currently, Australia produces eight times the global average of rooftop solar per person. Now, its citizens have something else to feel proud…
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15 Habits That Help Make a More Sustainable Planet
Like most people, you want to care for the planet. You know that overuse of energy and a vast amount of waste is bad for the environment. But, you may not know what practical things you can do to make a more sustainable planet. Here is a list of fifteen things you can do to…
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Researchers Make an Enzyme to Break Down Plastic in Just a Few Days
Scientists have recently created a “super enzyme” that can break down plastic in a matter of days. In fact, it breaks down plastic up to six times faster than an enzyme they’d created previously. The team of scientists from the University of Portsmouth re-engineered a plastic-eating enzyme called PETase. To speed up the plastic-eating process,…