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In 1956, this Californian grandmother began building with discarded bottles. Years later, she had created an entire village out of plastic waste- Wind turbines in US can last around 30 years; what happens to their enormous blades after they stop turning may surprise you
- California boy started sewing at age 4 and has dressed Sharon Stone: Meet Max Alexander, the 8-year-old who broke a Guinness World Record
- A Tennessee company is recycling wind turbine blades and recovering glass fibre reported to be 99.9% pure for reuse in manufacturingA Knoxville company, Carbon Rivers, is recycling old wind turbine blades. Their process uses heat to separate glass fibre from resin materi...25 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
- Americans discard about 15 million tons of asphalt roof shingles a year, but old roofs can be ground up and put straight back into the roads people drive onMillions of tons of asphalt shingles are disposed of annually in the United States. These old roofing materials can be processed into recyc...25 Aug, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
- In 2019, Sydney replaced part of a busy road with concrete made from industrial waste. Five years later, the experiment had a surprising resultA road trial in Sydney tested the durability of concrete created from industrial waste, revealing impressive results. The geopolymer concre...24 Aug, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
- USA faces millions of tons of retired wind turbine blades; engineers from Houston found an unexpected second use for them.At the University of Houston, engineers are ingeniously repurposing retired wind turbine blades to construct highway overhead sign structur...24 Aug, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- In just $500, a Washington art teacher built a 1200 sq ft home. His hillside home is made from discarded car doors, washing machine glass, metalVictor Moore, an innovative Washington art teacher, created a standout home known as the 'junk castle,' utilizing an array of discarded ite...24 Aug, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
- JTL Group’s engineering subsidiary announces narrow-width HR coil manufacturing capacity expansionJTL Engineering Limited will expand its narrow-width HR coil manufacturing capacity. This capital expenditure of Rs 15 crore will double pr...24 Aug, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
- In 2015, a California design student launched a plantable coffee cup after raising $21,077 on Kickstarter. 11 years later, the idea still hasn’t reached shelves, but compostable coatings may finally solve its biggest problemPlantable compostable coffee cup: A design student's plantable coffee cup concept from 2015 has not yet reached markets. The main obstacle ...23 Aug, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
- How to reuse empty cream or oil bottles: Easy DIY crafts & hacks to turn waste into useful home itemsEmpty beauty and oil containers can be surprisingly useful around the home. With a thorough clean, many of them can be repurposed in simple...23 Aug, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
- In June 2026, Spain revealed a rare-earth deposit capable of meeting 33% of Europe’s needs. Now, the find could challenge China’s grip on critical minerals and strengthen continent’s push for mineral independenceA rare-earth deposit identified in Campo de Montiel, central Spain, could become an important source of materials for Europe’s electric veh...21 Aug, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
- Earlier this year, 1,124 wind-turbine blades were sitting in a Wyoming landfill. Now, a Missouri cement plant has given 7,000 more a second life, offering a different ending for retired renewable-energy equipmentWyoming buried 1,124 wind turbine blades. Now, a Missouri cement plant is giving more than 7,000 retired blades a second life. The contrast...21 Aug, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
- In 2016, Denmark opened a plant using dry separation to recycle artificial turf. 5 years later, it had processed 662 fields and recovered up to 95% of their materialsDenmark's Re-Match facility recycles artificial turf, recovering up to ninety-five percent of materials. This process separates plastic fib...21 Aug, 2026, 02.41 AM IST
- 17-year-old student turns food waste into biodegradable paper towels: How his innovative project could give everyday waste a new purposeA student delved into the innovative world of biodegradable paper towels made from food waste. By harnessing cellulose fibers found in disc...19 Aug, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
- Earlier this year, Virginia Tech researchers heated discarded PVC for 3 hours at 158°F. Today, the process can turn the hard-to-recycle plastic into industrial lubricant, offering a new use for the 40 million tons produced each yearVirginia Tech researchers have developed a new process for recycling discarded PVC plastic. This innovative method breaks down the polymer ...19 Aug, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
- Costa Rican mother saves for 9 years to buy land, then built a home with 7 tonnes of recycled plastic. Here's how she did itA Costa Rican mother and her 6-year-old son received a permanent home built with interlocking blocks made from around 7 tons of recycled pl...19 Aug, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
- Wyoming buried 1,124 wind turbine blades in a landfill, but a Missouri plant found a way to reuse 7,000 more old blades by turning them into cement feedstock and kiln fuelWyoming buried 1,124 wind turbine blades in a Casper landfill after cutting each into three pieces, but a Missouri plant near St Louis has ...18 Aug, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
- Along a 27-mile ring road, 8 million plants are climbing 2,000 concrete columns, fed by recycled rainwater from the road above, turning 15 acres of dead infrastructure into vertical gardens seen by driversEight million plants now grow on concrete columns along a ring road. These vertical gardens utilize hydroponic felt pouches and recycled ma...18 Aug, 2026, 01.48 AM IST
- 2 New Orleans students crushed millions of discarded bottles into recycled glass sand to fight coastal erosion; the result transformed Louisiana's sinking marshes by anchoring new grass and helping rebuild one of America's most vulnerable coastlinesTwo New Orleans students saw a problem hiding in plain sight: discarded glass had little practical recycling value in their city, while Lou...12 Aug, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
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