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Europe is transforming manure, wheat straw, and discarded algae into new textile fibers through an ambitious and surprising project that has already produced more than 70 prototypes and could change the origin of everyday clothing.
34+ min ago (1367+ words) Manure waste, wheat straw, and algae have been integrated into a European research aimed at producing bio-based textile fibers, as researchers sought alternatives capable of reducing industrial dependence on conventional cotton and polyester. Named HEREWEAR, the project developed processes to…...
Philly plans to renew controversial contract with Reworld trash incinerators
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (703+ words) The company runs a facility in Chester that burns household trash, releasing unhealthy air pollution. Philadelphia could continue sending its trash to be burned in Chester, despite accusations from advocates and some City Council members of environmental racism. Carlton Williams,…...
Rumpke to continue early trash collections due to extreme heat
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (123+ words) MIAMI VALLEY — Rumpke will continue early trash collection due to extreme heat. Rumpke said that crews will service as many customers as possible before the area experiences the extreme heat expected this week. Temperatures are expected to range from the…...
Baguio spends up to P200M yearly to haul residual waste
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (274+ words) BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The city spends between P150 million and P200 million a year to transport its residual waste to an engineered sanitary landfill in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, underscoring the high cost of operating without its own final disposal facility. Assistant City…...
Brattleboro compost program off to good start
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (658+ words) Matt Cutter, a compost and highway employee with the Brattleboro Department of Public Works, collects curbside compost from residents on the first day of the town's compost pickup program on Monday, July 6, 2026. BRATTLEBORO — The town has officially started its own…...
He sweeps the street, collects discarded PET bottles, and transforms the plastic into PET brooms and clothesline rope: the recycling business of street cleaner Giorggio, in Paraíba, earns more than R$ 7,000 per month.
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (429+ words) The business logic was born from his own work. In a statement to g1, Giorggio explained the origin of the idea: “I work sweeping the street and find many bottles daily. So I decided to make use of what I found…...
Urine bottles force strong warning from Henderson recycling officials - AOL
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (150+ words) HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – Henderson County officials are putting a strongly worded warning to the public against putting full plastic bottles of urine in the recycling containers. Henderson County Solid Waste and Recycling say if this continues, they will be forced…...
Zero Waste seeks textile recycling in new drive - Türkiye News
12+ hour, 27+ min ago (331+ words) Türkiye’s Zero Waste initiative has turned its focus to textile sustainability by installing clothing donation bins at state-run postal and cargo centers across the country as part of a new circular economy project. The initiative aims to collect unwanted garments,…...
India recycling over 70 per cent of textile waste
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (439+ words) New Delhi, July 12 More than 70 per cent of India's total textile waste is currently recovered and channelled into recycling, upcycling, downcycling, or reuse as part of the circular economy, according to a government factsheet issued on Sunday. A circular economy…...
DoST-PTRI, manufacturers showcase non-woven textile innovation
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (404+ words) DT·12 July 2026, 10:10 pm SOME of the applications of nonwoven textile materials made from Philippine natural fibers are shown during the ONWARD: Philippine Nonwoven Textile Innovation exhibition at the SM North EDSA on 1 July 2026. If we want sustainability reporting to become…...
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