Protecting our environmental resources and promoting social justice
“According to Matee, using sand and a mixture of plastic waste can produce bricks, manholes, and tiles that are stronger than traditional concrete materials used for construction. Matee boasts that “Our product is almost five to seven times stronger than concrete.” What’s more, Matee’s recycled bricks are lighter and cheaper than more traditional construction products.” Kenyan woman invents …
In it together…… “Reed, of Recology, said residents could help reduce worker risk by: Collapsing cardboard boxes. Flattening soda cans. Scrunching plastic items.” Recology continues recycling in SF – LA Times article S.F. recycling workers are heroes of a sort Even as coronavirus rages, city’s Recology plant continues to sift through the waste. WORKERS at the Recology recycling …
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Worth another look: “James Tour, one of the study’s authors, explains that transforming the carbon found in food or trash into graphene keeps that carbon from reentering the atmosphere as the items decompose. “We bring up a lot of assets from under the ground, a lot of carbon in the form of coal, oil, and …
“James Tour, one of the study’s authors, explains that transforming the carbon found in food or trash into graphene keeps that carbon from reentering the atmosphere as the items decompose. “We bring up a lot of assets from under the ground, a lot of carbon in the form of coal, oil, and gas … [and] …