tag > Upcycling
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Wax worm saliva rapidly breaks down plastic bags, scientists discover - "Its enzymes degrade polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could ‘revolutionise’ recycling"
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It was 1970 and 23 year old engineering student Gary Anderson invented the recycling logo. Today it is one of the most duplicated non-product logos in the world.
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"Garbage in, Garbage out" is a widespread notion in (Data) Science, Academia & Industry. It is an example of the limits of mechanical thinking, as they are missing an important concept: Composting.
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The separation of food, health, soil & governance is at the core of our current global malaise
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Imagine a world where all the energy invested into controlling and manipulate people, was instead invested into composting and related nature-focused practices. An attainable vision.
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1.6 billion disposable masks entered our oceans in 2020 alone. This equates to roughly 5,500 tons of plastic pollution. A disposable masks takes 450 years to biodegrade.
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The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy (IEEE Specturm)
"In carefully crafting a lightbulb with a relatively short life span, the cartel thus hatched the industrial strategy now known as planned obsolescence."
Today's Big Tech are the masters of planned obsolesence - and many celebrates them for it...
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From "Why I am Not Going to Buy a Computer" - by Wendell Berry
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Everyday Consumer Madness
Phones: A typical phone weighs about 150 g. Average CO2 created manufacturing average phone is 60 KG. So, a phone creates 400 times its weight in CO2 before it's first use.
Pears: Grown in Argentina, Packed in Thailand, Consumed in the United States of America
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Why efforts to curb plastic waste are failing (greenbiz)
"the global economy is entering into a hyper-phase of plastics production as petroleum companies seek to adjust to declining markets in electricity generation and transportation fuels..."
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The Infinity Burial Suit is put on the deceased to cleanse the body and soil of toxins, delivers nutrients from body to surrounding plants, and speed up the decomposing process.
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In Pictures: How much plastic are you eating? (aljazeera)
Plastic production surged in the last 50 years, and we could be ingesting the equivalent of a credit card of plastic a week.
