by Chris Tachibana | Nov 3, 2020 | ScienceWire
Julia L.F. Goldstein’s new book, Rethink the Bins is out this month and promises surprising facts, informed advice, and practice tips about recycling. Worried that you’re not sorting and composting correctly? Learn the facts and best practices from Julia...
by Chris Tachibana | Mar 31, 2019 | ScienceWire
Julia L.F. Goldstein’s new book is out this month to answer your questions about making, reusing, and recycling. Material Value: More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything From Cell Phones to Cleaning Products tells us where products come from,...
by Chris Tachibana | Apr 1, 2018 | ScienceWire
For NBC Mach, Bryn Nelson answers a question about astronauts that we’ve all had but didn’t have the guts to ask: Can their biological waste be used to make their food? Bryn talks with Penn State scientists who are doing early testing on using poop and pee...
by Chris Tachibana | Aug 3, 2013 | ScienceWire
And when you dump your old phone, Deirdre Lockwood has some good news about what might happen to your garbage and the 20 to 50 million tons of other electronic waste the world generates each year. The plastics and metals of e-waste are environmental hazards, but in a...
