Bin overflow
According to the World Bank, in 2012, cities around the world generated 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste per year,… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Marine debris
There are over 5 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean, accumulating in the 5 subtropical gyres, the largest being… Read More
Trash to treasure
The Omni Processor S200 processing plant takes up roughly 2000 sqm and is designed to service communities of approximately 100,000… Read More
Go a-begging
Every year, consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food (222 million tonnes) as the entire net food production… Read More
The peanut gallery
Botanically peanuts are actually legumes. They grow underground, as opposed to nuts like Hazelnuts and Pecans, etc. that grow on… Read More
Blind as a bat
Despite the fact that many bats are nocturnal and use echolocation, every species of bat can in fact see. Some… Read More