Category: Leftovers & Waste
Where do cigarette butts go? Into the bricks!
Did you know that cigarette butts can take years to decompose in nature and still release heavy metals that end up infiltrating the soil and waterways [...]
Startup transforms chicken feathers into thermal insulation
Did you know that feathers make up 5% of a chicken's weight? What to do with tons of chicken feathers left over on farms every day? The good news is a [...]
Food upcycling: why should every company invest in it?
One of the questions I get most these days is: why upcycling? This comes from both those who want to know why we created a food upcycling consultancy [...]
Innovation with food leftovers: profit and sustainability together
We waste a lot of food, now the innovation with food leftovers gives new breath to the industry that profits from what used to go to waste.
There is [...]
Indian scientists turn fish scales into renewable energy source
Brazilians consume an average of 10 kg of fish per year. In Latin America, fish consumption is expected to grow 33% by 2030. Imagine the amount of fis [...]
These plastic bottles become a new house roof
In the last 65 years plastic production has increased more than 180 times and only 5% of it is recycled. Much of this material ends up in the oceans. [...]
Orange is the new green: orange fabric is fashion!
Developed in Italy by the startup of the same name, Orange Fiber is an orange fabric, made from citrus waste. The result is a "cream to dress", that i [...]
Lemon soap made from drinks is new Australian fashion
Where does the pulp of the lemon that makes your caipirinha goes? If you answered it goes in the trash, you are wrong. It becomes lemon soap... at lea [...]
Scientists create machine that turns urine into beer
What if our urine turned beer? Belgian researchers thought ... and created the technology for it. Is the dream come true or a nightmare for beer lover [...]
Ground coffee: what makes a drink makes a jewel
Every Brazilian uses almost 5kg of coffee powder every year. What to do with this residue? In some places it becomes fertilizer, in cities the dust us [...]