Tag: Waste
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Fox with head stuck in jar approaches humans for help (Video)
Sometimes, when in desperate need of help, these oft-maligned animals evidently suspect that there are still enough good people willing to lend a hand.
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Tesco pledges to help consumers waste less food
The British grocery giant hopes to prevent food waste.
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How to properly eat an apple, core and all (Video)
No one loves an apple more than a schoolteacher, but even they could learn a thing or two about the best way to eat it.
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Goedzak ("good bag") designs a new approach to reuse
Dutch design firm Waarmakers proposes a new take on an old trick, and gets us pondering the best options for stuff we no longer use.
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Recycled Orchestra turns trash into music and despair into hope in Paraguayan slums
When a passionate teacher begins music classes in a barrio built on a landfill, the need for more instruments for his students led to an incredibly inspiring story - and one you can help write.
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Student launches free café serving food gathered from dumpsters
"The things we find, are jaw dropping," says founder Maximus Thaler.
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2012: The Year in Pee and Poop
Another year down the drain: From pee-powered generators to pigeons that shit soap, it's been quite a year for toilet-related stories. Here are some of our favorites.
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4 DIY Gifts for Gardeners You Can Make this Weekend
Gifting aint easy. Especially for gardeners who can be picky. Build them something they can use in the garden.
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10 Stylish and Sustainable Ways to Wrap Gifts
Give virgin paper and plastic bows the heave-ho-ho-ho with these chic and earth-friendly alternatives -- several costing nothing at all!
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Sewage-Powered Robot Cleans Wastewater, Poops
A robot powered by microbial fuel cells that runs on human waste helps out at a wastewater treatment plant using its artificial stomach.
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Art Made from Mt. Everest Trash Exhibited in Nepal
Sixty-five porters and 75 yaks labored over two years to bring more than eight tons of trash down from the slopes of Mount Everest -- and into the hands of local artists.
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3D Printing Saves Money and Time in the Lab
A lab at UC Davis has discovered the usefulness of 3D printing for making specific supplies as they're needed.
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Euro-trash Takes Over Rome Airport, Demonstrates The Real Cost of Our Disposable Culture
The cleaners in Rome's Airport were on strike for a day; a demonstration of what happens when nobody picks up after you.
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Wasted Bird: Americans Toss $282 Million Worth of Uneaten Turkey Annually
Thanksgiving is one of the most wasteful days of the year.
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EcoChic Competition Brings Sustainable Practices to Shanghai Fashion Week
Competitors must use zero-waste, up-cycling and reconstruction techniques in their designs.
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Satellites Helping to Detect Raw Sewage Runoff from Hurricance Sandy
Satellites are helping scientists to track raw sewage as it makes its way to the ocean after Hurricane Sandy.
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KFC UK Cuts Ties With Unsustainable Paper Suppliers
Activists have been pushing KFC to improve its packaging policies. There are strong signs this may be working.
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Project Will Use 3D Printer, Waste Plastic to Make Composting Toilets, Rainwater Harvesting Systems
The new darling of fabrication, 3D printers, may have an important role to play in waste-to-resources innovation, thanks to this unique project.
