Tags: Recycling

Robots May Save America From Recycling Crisis

The US government is turning to robots to help them save the country from the recycling problem. USA -- The country is now facing a recycling crisis after the Asian countries, particularly China, closed its doors for the tons of trash that is due to be recycled.

Japan On An Uphill Battle Against Plastic Use

Although the figures show that Japan is recycling a total of 84% of its plastic, a recent article argues that the recycling efforts may not be what they seem.

Plastic Mailers For Recycling: How Is it Possible?

When people sort through their daily mail, they are more likely to find some junk in there somewhere. From a sales letter from an unknown company down to unnecessary materials in product packaging. Luckily, all these unwanted plastic items that people have can be recycled. After all, most mailers are composed of #2 high-density polyethylene if not the #4 low-density plastic polyethylene.

Western Plastic: To Spurn or To Burn?

What will the world do with all these plastic trash from highly industrialized Western countries? PARIS, France -- Western countries, despite huge campaigns in an effort to reduce plastic wastes continue to produce more.

Next-Generation Plastic Designed To Be Recycled Over And Over Again

Scientists have made a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again. A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has designed a recyclable plastic that can be disassembled into its principal parts at the molecular level, and then reassembled into a different shape, texture, and color again and again without loss of performance or quality.

Old Electronics On Sale To Save The Environment

What do you do with your old broken electronics? Sell or recycle them and help the environment. Do you have several old cell phones, a pair of broken headphones, or perhaps an old Playstations unit that doesn't function anymore? While you may think that there is no use for these gadgets, experts in recycling say otherwise.

Recycling Disposable Diapers Made Possible

Environmentalists suggest that parents use reusable cloth diapers with their babies to help reduce the trash, but new studies show that disposable diapers can now be recycled too.

Scientists Design a Robot Hand That Can Segregate Recyclable Waste

A team of researchers has developed a robotic hand that will aid in the recycling process. (Photo : MITCSAIL)RoCycle, the recycling robot (Screenshot taken from video "A Recycling Robot") An estimated 68,000,000 tons of garbage is sifted through recycling companies every year.

Australia Suffers From Garbage Crisis

India bans the importation of trash from countries around the world including Australia and this ban has caused a garbage crisis in the land down under.

Ecobricks: Plastics in the Construction World

From nonbiodegradable waste to construction materials Our community needs building blocks-literally! Bricks are laid out on the streets, on your garden walkway, within the walls of your room, and practically everywhere.
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