Converting Plastic Waste Into Construction Materials

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:00:14 +0000

The Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC), which is based in Costa Rica, has been developing a process to convert waste plastic into building materials like bricks and concrete. The President and CEO at CRDC, Donald Thompson, answered some questions about the materials for CleanTechnica

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Honolulu Makes History With Comprehensive Plastic Bill!

Credit to Author: Andrea Bertoli| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:04:35 +0000

Last night in Honolulu, we made history: Bill 40, a comprehensive plastic phase-out bill, was approved 7–2 at the Honolulu City Council (the governing body for the island of Oahu). Activists from across the island have been working for nearly a decade to get smart plastic legislation passed in the city and state — the vote last night was nothing short of victorious. This is the strongest plastic phase-out bill in the country, and likely in the world

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New Report Reveals The Most Energy-Intensive Industries In Denmark

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:30:24 +0000

In a new report, based on the newest Danish statistics, Thea Gehrchen from GreenMatch.dk has summed up just how much energy the different industries in Denmark consume, which comes in quite handy while we wait for our new government to release a new proposal for a national climate law for the country, with binding targets no less

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Pushing Sustainability Through The Supply Chain — Our Experience

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:14:57 +0000

Most of us want to live in a world without waste. The problem is, it’s everywhere. Buy organic food? It’s often wrapped in plastic. Produce? Bioplastic bags don’t cut the mustard for some foodies (how did cut the mustard become an expression?). Order a pallet to buy in bulk? Guess what — stuff is effectively saran wrapped onto the pallet to keep it from sliding around. Turns out, plastic is useful

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Beloved baby dugong ‘Mariam’ dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 05:16:00 +0000

Beloved baby dugong ‘Mariam’ dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday.

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