Researchers at the University of Plymouth blended an iPhone 4S to dust to see what it is made of. Their experiment revealed that producing just one device like the iPhone 4S requires mining 22 to 33 lbs of ore. Read more…More about Apple, Iphone, Ma…
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Smashing aluminum cans makes them harder to recycle
It is always a good idea to recycle or encourage others to do the same. But crushing an empty container could be a bad idea. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Environment, Recycling, Recycle, and Environmental Issue
View More Smashing aluminum cans makes them harder to recycleOpenAI built a text generator so good, it’s considered too dangerous to release
A storm is brewing over a new language model, built by non-profit artificial intelligence research company OpenAI, which it says is so good at generating convincing, well-written text that it’s worried about potential abuse. That’s angered some in the community, who have accused the company of reneging on a promise not to close off its […]
View More OpenAI built a text generator so good, it’s considered too dangerous to releaseSamsung is ditching plastic packaging
Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will replace plastic packaging used for its bevy of products from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances and wearables with paper and other environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics. Samsung will start making the switch in the first half of the year. The company aims to only use paper packaging materials […]
View More Samsung is ditching plastic packagingNestlé making moves to slow the Earth’s decline into plastic hell
The company says it won’t use plastics straws and some plastic bottles by 2025. While not the first company to grow a conscience about the issue, they are one of the largest. Read more…
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View More Nestlé making moves to slow the Earth’s decline into plastic hellSmall acts in your daily life that can have a big impact on the planet
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It’s pretty terrifying to realise that we are “the first generation that knows we are destroying the world, and could be the last that can do anything about it,” as the WWF puts it.
However daunting it is, when it comes to thinking about climate change as a whole, being overwhelmed and shutting down makes zero sense, because individual acts can make a huge difference.
As I once heard – and have never really been able to slip into conversation – one bee is an annoyance, but a swarm is a game changer. Small acts in big amounts are a force to be reckoned with. Read more…
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Amazon puts $10M in Closed Loop Fund to make recycling easier in more American cities
Amazon announced today that it has invested $10 million in Closed Loop Fund, which finances the creation of recycling infrastructure and services in U.S. cities. In a statement, the e-commerce behemoth claimed that its investment will keep one million tons of recyclable material out of landfills and “eliminate the equivalent of two million metric tons of […]
View More Amazon puts $10M in Closed Loop Fund to make recycling easier in more American citiesThis smart waste bin uses AI to sort your recyclable trash automatically
Polish startup Bin-e has developed an AI-powered trash can that automatically sorts your garbage. The device is mainly targeted at office spaces and the company claims it can reduce waste removal fees and improve recycling rates. Read more…Mor…
View More This smart waste bin uses AI to sort your recyclable trash automaticallyRecycling in the United States is in serious trouble. How does it work?
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You probably have no idea how recycling works.
Most Americans — who recycle nearly 87 million tons of waste each year — likely think that the plastic and paper thrown into those special blue bins gets sorted by some nebulous government agency and automatically becomes an environmentally-friendly product.
But that’s not how it works. Recycling, first and foremost, is a business.
When recycled goods get picked up by the state’s waste management corporation, they are taken to a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) where everything is separated and packaged up to be sent to another facility where it’s processed depending on the material. Read more…
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View More Recycling in the United States is in serious trouble. How does it work?This startup is using tons of dead seagrass leaves to produce objects like iPhone cases
The company PHEE has found a way to use dead seagrass leaves as a raw material to produce PHEE-board, a decorative panel which it then turns into functional objects like iPhone cases. The collection and upcycling of this material is saving coastal cit…
View More This startup is using tons of dead seagrass leaves to produce objects like iPhone casesThis startup is making long-lasting, reusable cups made from used coffee grounds
Kaffeeform, a Berlin-based startup, is collecting leftover coffee from local coffee shops to recycle and use as secondary raw material to produce coffee cups. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Coffee, Coffee Shop, Berlin, and Recycling
View More This startup is making long-lasting, reusable cups made from used coffee groundsThese sneakers are made out of gum people spit on the ground
Gumshoes are sneakers made from recycled chewing gum that we walk on every day. Read more…More about Shoes, Candy, Sneakers, Innovations, and Recycling
View More These sneakers are made out of gum people spit on the ground