In the Zimbabwe community of Senga Nehosho, residents often burn or bury trash, especially plastics, as a way of disposing it. Years of these practices have led to adverse effects on the local environment and ongoing problems with blocked drain and sewage systems. Seeking to change unsafe waste disposal as well as raise the quality … Read more…
After conducting a successful experiment on recycling plastic waste, researchers are now looking to commercialise the process named ‘tertiary recycling’ as it is not only the best option to solve the problems concerning disposal of plastic waste but it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The test was conducted last year at the Hussain Ebrahim Jamal … Read more…
Waste Management is a company known for collecting trash. However, the company is making strides to reduce the amount of trash that ends up in landfills, as its 2014 sustainability report shows. In 2013, WM took 15 million tons of recyclable materials from the waste stream, an 88 percent increase since 2007 and a 16 … Read more…
Did you know that approximately 7% of global oil reserves are used to produce plastic bags; that nearly 900 million barrels of crude oil (a nonrenewable energy source) are used every year to make plastic? What if we could reverse the process, turn plastic waste back into oil? Both a boon and a bane, plastic … Read more…