Microsoft says its Xbox brand is looking into ways to consume less new plastic and reduce waste. The company has set commitments to become a carbon-negative, water-positive, zero-waste company by 2030.
Opening an average website on the internet produces almost two grams of C02 per page view.
Researchers have discovered a way to replicate those diamonds with planetary conditions in the laboratory by using polystyrene to create nanodiamonds.
The porous material claims to efficiently remove microplastics in water and small-sized VOC (volatile organic compounds).
Finding ways such as this recent discovery is crucial to re-use rare metals in a low-cost, low-energy, and non-toxic way.
Researchers say new approach works in an hour rather than the days it takes existing technology.
“It was super exciting to me to have a new way and a new resource for creating jewellery that isn’t mining and further pillaging the earth,” Ryan said.
Protein Evolution has launched technology that uses an enzyme to turn plastic and textile waste into reusable resources.
The app gives customers a simple option to salvage value from their old handsets while recycling them.
Other applications for this insect-inspired robots in other areas, including high-resolution weather and climate mapping, environmental monitoring, search and rescue missions and surveillance.
The mini program is available in the Alipay app, where consumers can have their used shoes collected for recycling.
According to Amelia Fyfield, CSIRO Southeast Asia counsellor, collaboration is the key to addressing the global plastic pollution problem.
Superworms are like tiny recycling plants, shredding the polystyrene with their mouths and then feeding it to the bacteria in their gut.”
is could make the plastic much more biodegradable in the natural environment, for example in the ocean or in a garden compost heap.”
While recycling is one way to protect the environment and conserve resources, it’s not always practised by many.
