Erica Moreti, Head of Strategy & Innovation and Physical/Connected Experience at EPAM Continuum discusses the third Consumer Unmasked report. EPAM surveyed 3,000 Americans, Britons, and Germans in late March and early April this year to understand how people are reacting to events as lockdowns end and global conflict appears to be on the rise. How are shoppers reacting, and will […]
Recycling Mystery: Propane Tanks
Propane gas. You can use it to heat your house, grill up a weekend barbeque, or light a camp stove. Like a lot of other items in and around our homes, propane tanks require special care when it’s time to dispose of them. The Problem Propane gas is compressed into liquid form and housed in tanks of various sizes. Propane […]
Best of Earth911 Podcast: 374Water CEO Kobe Nagar on Transforming Wastewater Into New Materials
Kobe Nagar, CEO of Durham, North Carolina-based 374Water, explains the company’s compact wastewater processing technology, the Supercritical Water Oxidation (AirSCWO) system. Operating the system generates energy, industrial CO2, nitrogen gases that can be used in manufacturing, distilled water, and minerals extracted from wastewater, making it extremely affordable as a solution for many water treatment uses. The smallest version fits in […]
Best of Earth911 Podcast: The Ellen Macarthur Foundation Introduces a Circular Economy Glossary
Alice Bodreau, strategic partners manager for Europe at the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, joins Mitch Ratcliffe to discuss the new Circular Economy Glossary. She led the development of the glossary in partnership with IKEA to help provide a common language for different industries to explore and activate the circular economy. We wanted to learn more about their approach to building circular […]
Earth911 Podcast: ERI CEO John Shegerian on Building a Circular E-waste Economy
E-waste recycling falls woefully short of the levels necessary to reduce the need for mining and producing new raw materials that involve toxins that frequently reach the environment. We talked with John Shegerian, co-founder and CEO of ERI, a Fresno, Calif.-based e-waste recycler with eight U.S. processing locations that serve every ZIP code in the country and partnerships with recycling […]
Recycling Mystery: K-Cups & Other Coffee Pods
There’s no doubt that single-serve coffee makers are downright convenient. Java drinkers can make just one cup of coffee to their exact liking while their housemates, office mates, or clients can make coffee (or tea, hot chocolate, chai) to their own personal tastes. No more arguments over how dark or light or which flavor to brew the community coffee pot. […]
Best of Earth911 Podcast: Pam Gill-Alabaster on Mattel’s Sustainability Strategy & Cultural Influence
SVP Global Head of Sustainability and Social Impact at Mattel, maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels, American Girl dolls, and more than 150 other brands of toys. She shares how Mattel works to eliminate manufacturing waste and replace virgin plastic in its packaging with recycled and recyclable plastics. The company has pledged to reduce its carbon footprint by 50% compared […]
Earth911 Podcast: 274Water CEO Kobe Nagar on Transforming Wastewater Into New Materials
Kobe Nagar, CEO of Durham, North Carolina-based 374Water, explains the company’s compact wastewater processing technology, the Supercritical Water Oxidation (AirSCWO) system. Operating the system generates energy, industrial CO2, trinitrogen gases that can be used in manufacturing, distilled water, and minerals extracted from wastewater, making it extremely affordable as a solution for many water treatment uses. The smallest version fits in […]
Earth911 Podcast: 374Water CEO Kobe Nagar on Transforming Wastewater Into New Materials
Kobe Nagar, CEO of Durham, North Carolina-based 374Water, explains the company’s compact wastewater processing technology, the Supercritical Water Oxidation (AirSCWO) system. Operating the system generates energy, industrial CO2, nitrogen gases that can be used in manufacturing, distilled water, and minerals extracted from wastewater, making it extremely affordable as a solution for many water treatment uses. The smallest version fits in […]
Earth911 Quiz #39: Wishful Recycling
The U.S. recycling system uses a “single-stream” model that focuses on the big blue curbside bin. Unfortunately, people throw all sorts of unrecyclable items into the bin in the hope that they will be recycled. Known as “wishful recycling,” this results in contamination that prevents some of the recyclable material from being successfully processed. Do you know what doesn’t go […]