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Added on the 27/01/2022 06:22:40 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
What if plastic pollution could be turned into fuel that could propel a rocket into orbit? This British start-up may have found a way.
Banda Aceh, Oct 18 (EFE/EPA).- An Indonesian man makes stools from used plastic bottles as part of environmental solution. Zainuddin is a teacher who starts using used bottles as materials for making stools and sofas, a side business he started during the COVID-19 pandemic. He developed the idea of making stools using used bottles as a form of environmental preservation and increasing the family's incomes during the economic recession caused by the pandemic. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK). SHOT LIST: ZAINUDDIN MAKES STOOLS FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES AT HIS WORKSHOP IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
Consumer products made from recycled ocean plastics include everything from sunglasses and T-shirts to running shoes and yarn. Now, Ford is adding to its legacy as a leader in sustainability and is the first automaker to use 100% recycled ocean plastics to produce automotive parts.Wiring harness clips in Ford Bronco Sport models are made of ocean-harvested plastic – commonly referred to as “ghost gear.” The strength and durability of the nylon material equals that of previously used petroleum-based parts but with a 10 % cost savings and requiring less energy to produce. The small parts represent a large first step in the company’s plans to produce other parts of recycled ocean plastics on other models.
US startup Bond Pet Foods is hoping to remake the pet food industry by growing nutritional chow in a lab. Most pet food includes animal protein, which requires the slaughter of animals and is ultimately a source of planet-warming gases. Rich Kelleman's Colorado-based enterprise, however, is aiming to sidestep both pitfalls by making those same proteins in a biotech process.
Thousands of glass and plastic bottles lie across the floor of Tran Ngoc Thang's ornamental fish farm in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, each home to an aggressive, brightly coloured betta fish.