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Technology
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Company wins patent to turn garbage into hydrogen
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Standard Hydrogen Company, Inc., has patented a process to turn garbage into pure zero-emission hydrogen fuel. The technology began as an effort to improve the way the oil and gas industry has been disposing of its…
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German scientists find polyurethane-eating bacteria
There may be a small answer to one of the biggest problems on the planet. German researchers report in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology that they have identified and characterized a strain of bacteria capable of degrading some of the…
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Free book explores the value of AI for sorting
Deep learning is on the rise in the recycling industry, according to the new e-book “Harnessing the Potential of AI” from sensor-based sorting specialist Tomra Sorting Recycling. Dispelling a common misconception about AI, this latest Tomra eBook chronicles the long,…
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New institute to focus on plastic recycling
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France – Carbios, a French green chemistry company based in Clermont-Ferrand, hads developed a strategic alliance with INSA Toulouse through the internationally recognized laboratory, Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI). Carbios is establishing, with TBI, a research centre for enzymatic engineering,…
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Lefebvre Industri-AL perfecting dross recovery
BAIE-COMEAU, QC – Since 2014, Lefebvre Industri-AL’s team has been developing an innovative, non-polluting process to recover 100 percent of aluminum dross, while eliminating the production of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and use of polluting salts. In concrete terms, this process…
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Smart bins market set to boom
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Smart waste management through the installation of smart waste bins is expected to improve the efficiency of waste collection, transportation, and recycling of waste. As sensor-enabled bins communicate the level of waste in them, they can…
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Plastic plasticity
New applications for “single-use” plastics
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Robotic sorting
The picks-per-minute illusion
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From boats to blades
The fibreglass challenge
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UBC to expand bio-energy and research facility
VANCOUVER – A $20.4 million expansion of UBC’s bio-energy facility (BRDF) will receive up to $7.6 million in support from the federal government’s low-carbon economy fund. The BRDF provides heat to campus buildings, creates operational efficiency, saves money, and reduces…
