recycling
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This Machine That Crushes Cans Is So Hypnotic
Video: I’m totally getting hypnotized watching this machine spin around and around as it crushes aluminium can after aluminium can. The colours of the soft drink, the constant spin of the wheel, the methodical movement of the arm, it all makes for such a satisfying video to watch. I think people would absolutely recycle more…
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Your Next Yoga Mat Might Be Made From Algae
It’s the last thing you want to find floating on your backyard pool, but a Mississippi-based company called Bloom has developed a way to turn algae, that green slimy goo that makes it unpleasant to swim in a lake, into eco-friendly foam for use in yoga mats, sandals or luggage.
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Researchers Devise A Simple Method For Recycling Rare Earth Magnets
You’ve probably heard a bit about rare Earth elements. They have got unpronounceable names like ytterbium and praseodymium, and they’re found in nearly ever piece of tech you own. Despite their value, we’re do a piss poor job recycling them. But chemists are now hoping to change that.
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How Can I Get This Horse-Powered Garbage Truck To My Neighbourhood?
I had just decided that the sanitation trucks which come rumbling down my street at dawn — spewing diesel, making my house shudder, flinging the occasional recycling bin across the street with their robot arms — are a necessary nuisance for a city dweller. Until I saw this trash collection service that uses horse-drawn wagons.