Circular Economy
New Wind Turbine Offers Cleaner, Quieter Ventilation
Designer Mike Rainbow and his colleagues at the Harare, Zimbabwe, office of engineering firm Ove Arup have developed a wind turbine able to rival electricity as a power source for ventilation. Read More
New Railway-Track Lubricant Made from Soybeans
Norfolk Southern Railway is using a new, environmentally preferable track lubricant made from soybeans. Read More
Ford, Alcan Launch Closed-Loop Aluminum-Recycling Program
Ford Motor Company and Alcan Inc. have launched the North American automotive industry's first "closed-loop" recycling program for aluminum sheet scrap. Read More
Eco-Intelligence: Nike Transforms the Textile Industry
How does a company with annual revenues in the billions and more than 700 contract factories worldwide profitably integrate ecology and social equity into the way it does business, every day and at every level of operation? Ask Nike. By William Mcdonough and Michael Braungart Read More
Textiles: Carpet and Carpet Pad Commodity Profile
Assesses the potential for expanding carpet recycling in the Southeastern U.S. Read More
Scrap Tire Use/Disposal Study
Survey of the practices and products that are keeping scrap tires out of landfills. Read More
Development of Novel Applications for Using Recycled Rubber in Thermoplastics
Examines possibilities for blending recycled rubber with thermoplastics, such as polypropylene. Read More
New Basel Treaty Guidelines to Improve Recycling of Old Batteries
In an effort to reduce the global risk of lead poisoning, the Basel Convention on hazardous wastes has finalized a set of guidelines promoting the environmentally sound recycling of spent lead-acid batteries - the number one source of secondary lead in the world. Read More
Waste in the Wireless World: The Challenge of Cell Phones
Analyzes government policies and corporate initiatives for the end-of-life management of electronic products. Read More
Environmentalism and Technology
Wait a minute, you might say: it’s environmentalism against technology? Positioning environmentalism against technology, however, has its problems. Read More
