Good News Notes: “A new and simple method for upcycling plastic waste at room temperature has been developed by a team of researchers at the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath. The researchers hope the new process will help recycling become more economically viable. Plastic waste residing in either…
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NONTOX Project: Recovering Contaminated Plastics from Waste
Good News Notes: “Led by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the NONTOX Project is developing a novel approach to the recovery of waste from the construction, automotive, and electrical industries, which, until now, have been branded as non-recyclable due to their hazardous impurities. The project aims to increase the recycling rates of such…
St. Albans students unveil sustainable greenhouse, hydroponics system on campus
Good News Notes: “A local high school group working toward a sustainable future took a big step forward on Friday. St. Albans High School AP biology teacher Caitlyn Dixon and her students unveiled their sustainable greenhouse and hydroponics system on campus Friday. The group has been working during the past two years to design and…
Leesburg High School Construction Students Celebrate Successes
Good News Notes: “Leesburg High construction students celebrated with their community Friday at a dry-in ceremony for the house they’ve been building with Habitat for Humanity Lake-Sumter since the start of the school year. Dozens of community members and partners attended the dry-in, held in the partially built home at 107 North 12th St. to mark the completion of…
Zero Waste in Architecture: Rethink, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Good News Notes: “Rethink is about changing how you think about things. Break paradigms, include new materials and solutions, and reconsider precedent.” “The idea of Reducing can also be highly complex. It can mean decreasing the amount of concrete in a structure by consciously resizing it, or designing for lightweight systems that use less raw materials…
FDNY firefighters rescue construction workers from Harlem building
Good News Notes: “Two construction workers were rescued after the lift they were working in crashed into a Harlem building early Friday, officials said.” “The rescue took place just before 10 a.m. at 17 W. 118th St., where the construction lift with two workers on it fell into a five-story building, according to FDNY and…