Due to the demands of eco-conscious consumers, manufacturers are making more and more disposable plastic products from compostable polylactic acid.
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Jan 10, 2019
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Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, with 38% of Australian households owning dogs. Dogs improve the quality of our lives, and studies show that exposure to dogs can even improve our immune ...
Environment
Dec 28, 2018
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What do Australians love more than food? Wasting it. Here's how we can change.
Environment
Nov 5, 2018
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Knowing that people in our own city are hungry and that children go to sleep without enough to eat is a moral outrage in a place as rich as this. One third of the garbage in the city's waste stream is food waste. There are ...
Environment
Oct 9, 2018
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The concept of "from trash to treasure" holds true for the world of composting, where food waste is recycled into fertilizer for gardens. But what if compost could go beyond fertilizer? Now, one group reports in ACS Omega ...
Materials Science
Feb 21, 2018
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Scientists at the University of York have found a way to remove antibiotic resistant genes from industrial compost, which could prevent them entering the food chain.
Environment
Feb 7, 2018
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Scientists often get a bad rap as party poopers. As a case in point, my colleagues and I have provided data on the impacts of balloon releases on marine wildlife.
Environment
Feb 2, 2018
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Want to recycle or compost more? Try moving the bins closer, new UBC research suggests.
Environment
Apr 21, 2017
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As concerns increase about the environmental impacts of harvesting peat and the rising costs of peatmoss used as a growing substrate, researchers are seeking feasible alternatives. Compost can be used as a replacement for ...
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Nov 28, 2016
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In North America, a whopping 30 to 40 per cent of our residential waste is organic—biodegradable garbage that could be composted but is often sent to landfills.
Environment
Nov 9, 2016
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