Litterati, a mobile app that’s geared toward making trash pickup a community event, has recently updated their program with new features. It’s now easier for people to collaborate their efforts to pick up trash, upload their pictures to the collection, and categorizing litter with more tags. Further updates to increase engagement are also planned for the app. There’s plenty of […]
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Green Towers In Hangzhou
Paris-based studio XTU Architects recently unveiled designs for a futuristic high-rise in Hangzhou that blends sustainable technologies into an organic, sculptural design. Cloaked in a “bio facade” of micro algae-covered panels, the curvaceous towers can produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. Dubbed French Dream Towers, the mixed-use complex would also incorporate rainwater harvesting, a greenhouse, and an aquaponics system. Currently […]
Belgium To Build Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
Belgium has officially started building their massive offshore wind farm that’s expected to be operational by the end of next year. The Norther project, valued at over $1.4 billion USD, will have a capacity of 370 megawatts when fully completed. It’ll spread out with 44 wind turbines in total, and it’s expected to satisfy 10 percent of Belgium’s needs by […]
France To Ban Stores From Throwing Away Unsold Clothing
France has been very progressive in terms of eliminating product waste. Two years ago, they were the first country to pass a law that prevented grocery stores and supermarkets from throwing away foodthat neared expiration. Now they’re having a same approach to the textile industry that prohibits throwing away unsold clothes. Back in 2016, France had a problem with an […]
Using Sunlight To Purify Water)
Access to clean water is one of the world’s most pressing problems, but a team of University at Buffalo researchers has come up with a new take on an old technology that uses sunlight to purify water. Led by associate professor of electrical engineering Qiaoqiang Gan, the team has created a device that uses black, carbon-dipped paper to produce fresh […]
New Breakthrough Polymer Might Help To Recycle Plastics Infinitely
Plastics are long-lasting, convenient, inexpensive, and terrible for the environment. Although recycling reduces this impact, most plastics can only be recycled a few times. Now four Colorado State University chemists have discovered a new polymer that can be infinitely recycled without intensive procedures in a laboratory or using toxic chemicals. The infinitely recyclable polymer is strong, heat-resistant, durable, and lightweight. […]
Restaurants Turns Waste Into Animal Feed
Green Matters has teamed up with WeWork for the month of April to celebrate Earth Day 2018 with a #workgreen challenge and Q&A series spotlighting sustainability-minded WeWork member companies. In this installment, we’re sitting down with Robert Olivier, founder and CEO of GrubTubs. Olivier has spent the last 17 years developing insect-based technologies; and GrubTubs stands to be his pinnacle […]
This Moss Removes Arsenic From Water
Through the magic of moss, anything is possible. Scientists at the University of Stockholm have discovered that Warnstofia fluitans, or floating hook moss, is capable of extracting arsenic from water. The miracle moss is quick, too – it can make water safe to drink in just an hour. Scientists hope to use the breakthrough to develop wetland areas that can filter out […]
Can This Enzyme Help To Break Down Plastic?
Could we solve the plastic pollution crisis with a mutant enzyme? At a trash dump in 2016, Japanese researchers discovered the first known bacterium that had evolved to consume plastic. The Guardian reports that an international team of researchers began studying the bacterium to understand how it functioned — and then accidentally engineered it to be even better. Research led […]
Pokemon-Go Targets Biggest Organized Clean-Up
Nearly two years ago, Pokemon Go was the craze in urban areas across the world. Just about every neighborhood had people reliving their childhood and catching monsters. While the phenomenon has died off in popularity, the creators are still upgrading the game and have added an eco-friendly option worth firing it back up on Earth Day. As of last December, […]