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All-Valencian Project to Transform Industrial Waste into Hydrogen Fuel Cells

H2ALRECYCLING is a Valencian project for designing and building a pilot plant to transform hydrogen fuel cells from industrial waste.

17 Mar 2016

New Synthetic Biopathway Allows Cost-Effective Conversion of Agricultural Waste into Useful Products

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have engineered a new synthetic biopathway that can more efficiently and cost-effectively turn agricultural waste, like corn stover and orange peels, into a variety of useful products ranging from spandex to chicken feed.

9 Feb 2016

Researchers Discover Solution to Extract Gold from Electronic Waste

Stephen Foley, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), and his team appear to possess the Midas touch when it comes to research on the extraction of gold.

29 Jan 2016

UTA and City of Denton Partner on Groundbreaking Landfill Project

Cities, counties and countries have spent decades covering trash with intricate layers of liners and soil in landfills as the best way to protect groundwater and eventually reclaim usable green space.

20 Jan 2016

Food Waste Prevention Cuts Energy Impacts More Than Biogas Production

Turning your old banana peels and last night's leftovers into biogas sounds like a win-win situation for you and the environment: You don't have to feel guilty about having cooked too much pasta, and the use of biogas reduces CO2 emissions when it replaces fossil fuels.

12 Jan 2016

AUO Launches Process Water Full-Recycling System at Lungtan Site in Taiwan

AU Optronics Corp. today announced that its process water full-recycling system, the first of its kind developed in Taiwan, launched at the Company's Lungtan site. AUO has made a technological breakthrough in process water recycling.

30 Dec 2015

UK Railway Network Approves Furukawa Electric’s Recycled Plastic Cable Trough

”Green Trough®”, a recycled plastic cable trough developed by Furukawa Electric, has been officially approved by the UK railway network. Green Trough® contributes to the formulation of global scale circulatory society due to its superior environmental performance.

26 Dec 2015

Research community, Funders Urged to Reduce Plastic Waste

Three researchers at the University of Exeter are calling for action to cut down on the five and a half million tonnes of plastic being generated globally in the course of scientific research.

26 Dec 2015

Xcel Energy Extends Contract with Appliance Recycling Centers of America

Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. today announced that Xcel Energy has selected the Company to continue providing appliance recycling services for the utility's Refrigerator and Freezer Recycling Program through December 2018. Since 2009, ARCA has recycled approximately 60,000 energy-inefficient appliances for Xcel Energy residential customers in Colorado, Minnesota and New Mexico.

16 Dec 2015

Premier Tech Aqua Introduces Newly NSF-Certified Ecoflo Coco Filter

Global leader Premier Tech Aqua (PTA), the Environmental Technologies Group of Premier Tech, celebrates 20 years of innovation in water preservation and product development by expanding its leading-edge and ecological onsite wastewater treatment Ecoflo Biofilter product line, by introducing its newly NSF-certified Ecoflo Coco Filter.

20 Nov 2015