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Article - 18 Jul 2012

In this ‘5 of the best’ article, AZoCleantech looks at the labels and shops that are going the extra mile to make sustainability chic.

Greenwashing, A Definition of What Greenwashing is, Examples of Greenwashing and How to Spot Greenwashing

Article - 26 Aug 2008

The demand for clean and green means that there is also a corresponding increase in the unscrupulous practice of claiming green credentials, when in fact there are none, or very little. This practice...

Recovering Hydrogen Fuel from Non-Recyclable Waste

Article - 30 Nov 2022

Recovering hydrogen from waste generates clean fuel and helps deal with the growing amount of non-recyclable waste polluting our environment.

Using Biomass Gasification to Produce Clean Energy from Food Waste

Article - 25 Apr 2022

Biomass gasification transforms biomass into hydrogen, nitrogen, and other products without burning it via a controlled process involving heat, steam, and oxygen. This article looks at this process in...

Biodegradable Plant-Based Plastic to Combat Ocean Waste

Article - 27 May 2020

A team at Osaka University, Japan, has developed a biodegradable plant-based plastic that breaks down in seawater to combat the ocean waste problem.

Using Soya Beans for Plastic

Article - 16 Jan 2019

With the war on plastic gaining momentum every year across industries, plastics made from alternative materials to the traditional petrochemicals currently used to create most plastic are now a very...

Extracting Gold from E-Waste

Article - 26 Oct 2017

When electronic products, such as computers, cell phones, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, fax machines, internal chips and other relating parts, reach the end of their lifetime, they become...

The Effects of Food Wastage on Climate Change

Article - 11 Jun 2015

Gustavo Porpino, lead author of a study entitled the Food Wastage Paradox, speaks to AZoCleantech about how much food is wasted each year around the world and the drastic effects that this can have on...

What is The Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

Article - 31 Aug 2012

Floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, a giant testament to the throwaway culture pervading the world is growing at an alarming rate.

Getting Something for Nothing: Reverse Vending Machines

Article - 31 Jul 2012

Though these machines have been implemented in Europe since the 1970’s, they are still seen as a new phenomenon. This article aims to explain how to use a reverse vending machine, where to find one,...