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Recycling of Phosphorus Would be a Challenge for the Aquaculture Industry

Fish farming is the largest source of phosphorus emissions in Norway, generating about 9,000 tonnes a year. Finding ways to reuse the waste from the fish farming industry could cut consumption of this important and increasingly scarce resource.

23 Oct 2015

Waste Generated in Africa Could Help Produce 122.2TWh Electricity in 2025

Estimated electricity production from the total waste generated in Africa could reach 122.2 TWh in 2025, or more than 20% of the electricity consumed in 2010 at continental level (661.5TWh), according to a JRC co-authored study which analysed the potential of urban solid waste for Africa’s electricity needs.

13 Oct 2015

MBR REMEB Project Aims to Develop Full-Scale MBR with Recycled Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater Reuse

The MBR REMEB project arises from research in the field of low cost recycled ceramic membranes to develop a water treatment that combines biological treatment with membrane technology, specifically in a membrane bioreactor (MBR).

9 Oct 2015

Alternative Biodegradable Materials Could Potentially Replace Plastic Bags in the Future

As England gets set to start paying for plastic bags, researchers at The Open University (OU) are making inroads into developing alternative biodegradable materials that could potentially replace fossil fuel derived polyethylene single-use carrier bags in the future.

5 Oct 2015

Common Mealworms Could Biodegrade Plastic

Consider the plastic foam cup. Every year, Americans throw away 2.5 billion of them. And yet, that waste is just a fraction of the 33 million tons of plastic Americans discard every year. Less than 10 percent of that total gets recycled, and the remainder presents challenges ranging from water contamination to animal poisoning.

1 Oct 2015

Researchers Develop Catalyst to Recycle Waste and Increase Biodiesel Production

Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process.

15 Sep 2015

Northrop Grumman Facility Receives Silver Level Zero Waste Certification

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence (PAI CoE), within its Aerospace Systems sector, received the Silver level Zero Waste certification from the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council (USZWBC). This award is significant in that the site is the first aerospace production and manufacturing facility in the U.S. to receive this honor.

11 Sep 2015

Wastewater to Support Supply of Water, Energy and Fertilizer in Vietnamese City

To meet the requirements of Asian cities, researchers are adapting an idea they have already applied in Germany for comprehensive water management: They are developing a concept for reducing water use, treating wastewater and extracting fertilizer for a strip of coastline in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang.

3 Sep 2015

Chilean Government Grants SolarReserve Environmental Approval to Develop Copiapó Solar Project with Energy Storage

SolarReserve, the industry leader in baseload solar power solutions and advanced solar thermal technology, has received environmental approval from the Chilean government to develop one of the world's largest solar projects with energy storage.

26 Aug 2015