2018年11月19日 · Instead of decomposing coffee grounds releasing methane into the atmosphere on a landfill site, scientists have found a way to store carbon dioxide and methane in waste coffee grounds. Research published in the Institute of Physics’ Nanotechnology journal reveals that heating coffee grounds with potassium hydroxide creates a material that can ...

2019年5月2日 · Working in coffee shops while studying at university in Scotland, Fergus Moore and Scott Kennedy saw the scale of waste first-hand. So they set up Revive Eco, a Glasgow-based company dedicated to ending what they say is “a catastrophic waste of resources”.

2019年7月15日 · Their business, Rens, combines fabric made from coffee grounds with recycled plastic waste to create a material light and durable enough to use for footwear. A pair of their sneakers weighs 460g – 300g of that is coffee. The equivalent of six discarded plastic bottles is also used in each pair.

2023年2月17日 · Under the auspices of the “Waste Wise Cities: Tackling Plastic Waste in the Environment” project, UN Habitat’s India office has used the proprietary Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT), which is based on SDG indicator 11.6.1’s parameters. The aim is to support two coastal cities in India — Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram — in undertaking ...

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2022年6月24日 · Global waste generation is expected to increase by over 70% by 2050, according to the World Bank. Experts say transitioning to a more circular economy can reduce waste and save oceans and ecosystems from plastics contamination. Here are 5 companies that have come up with innovative ways to re-use and recycle waste.

2021年10月20日 · We drink more than 600 billion cups of coffee a year. But the industry is facing sustainability challenges including water pollution, biodiversity loss and deforestation. Now a lab in Finland says it can grow coffee using cellular agriculture, and other companies in the US are exploring similar concepts.

2021年3月3日 · Already in a league of their own when it comes to sustainability in sport, innovative English soccer club Forest Green Rovers are trialling a kit made from coffee bean waste. Rovers, owned by ‘green energy’ entrepreneur Dale Vince, road-tested the prototype in their League Two clash against against Colchester United.

2021年7月23日 · The amount of waste generated by humanity represents a growing threat to our ecosystems and economies. The output of solid waste has grown from 25 gigatons (yes, that’s 25 billion tons) in 1990 to 86 gigatons in 2020 – and a projected 140 gigatons by 2050.

2024年4月17日 · Zero waste initiatives in Tilos include recycling coffee capsules, batteries and textiles, and turning residual waste that can’t be recycled into alternative fuel. In Japan, the town of Kamikatsu on the southern island of Shikoku made a “Zero Waste Declaration” 20 years ago, according to The Washington Post .