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Gachancipá (Colombia), Aug 11 (EFE).- (Camera: Juan Diego López) In Gachancipá, 43 kilometres outside Bogotá, Colombia has the first paper mill with "zero waste" certification as it uses 99.4% of its waste in unconventional initiatives such as composting and brick making.FOOTAGE OF SOFTYS COLOMBIA.
Asuncion (Paraguay), Nov 12 (EFE).- Five women from Bañado Sur, a popular neighbourhood of Asuncion (Paraguay), are putting the final touches to their first collection of handmade jewels, made out of copper and plastic wires from the country's biggest dumping site.FOOTAGE OF THE WORKSHOP.
For almost 70 years Land Rover has transported people across the world's toughest terrain, but it is now making its first foray into the ocean with the 'Waste to ...
Mumbai has suddenly become host to this new breed of pooch, after several stray dogs with bright blue fur were spotted wandering the streets of the Indian city on Tuesday. The dogs' bizarre colour is believed to be linked to the pumping of industrial waste into the nearby Kasadi river, where the dogs swim and search for food.
This creepy crawly insect is called a wax worm and, believe it or not, this little guy may just be the answer to global pollution. Footage provided courtesy of the Spanish National Research Council shows a brilliant new discovery made by researcher Federica Bertocchini. She discovered that wax worms are capable of eating through polyethylene plastic. The researcher demonstrated her discovery at a laboratory in Madrid on Wednesday. Although polyethylene is one of the world's most resistant forms of plastic, the worms can destroy the material by munching their way through it. According to the researcher, 100 worms can biodegrade up to 92 milligrams of polyethylene in just one night. That might not seem like much, but what if we multiply that by a thousand? Or even a million? The discovery is touted as the first all-natural solution to the disposal of the dangerous and wasteful material worldwide. Wax worms are now seen as the best way to biodegrade plastic without causing more harmful effects to nature. Polyethylene plastic, the material used to make plastic bags, is very durable. That's why we use it so often. The problem is that polyethylene is not biodegradable, which means that it stays in the environment for hundreds of years after being thrown away. It can cause all sorts of problems for wild animals and the natural environment in general. That's why this new discovery has the potential to help us clean up our act and restore areas like landfills and other areas polluted with plastic.
23 year old Lauren Singer is proving that sustainable living is possible in NYC. After two years being waste free, Singer demonstrates how to make your toothpaste with three simple products.