recycling – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:07:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 As Wind Turbines Age, Recycling Blades Poses a Problem /as-wind-turbines-age-recycling-blades-poses-a-problem/ /as-wind-turbines-age-recycling-blades-poses-a-problem/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:07:52 +0000 /?p=14324 Hundreds of thousands of wind turbines spin out electrical power in the U.S. and around the world, and as demand for wind power rises, the need for turbines — some with blades hundreds of feet long made with plastic composites — also grows.  As the market matures, the industry is starting to figure out how […]

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]]> /as-wind-turbines-age-recycling-blades-poses-a-problem/feed/ 0 How TUSHY’s Bidets Are Cleaning Up Both Backsides and the Environment /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/ /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:12:03 +0000 /?p=13779 What has long been considered a luxury item in the West — especially in the U.S. — may finally be going mainstream, with implications for both the environment and sanitation around the world. Bidets, which project a stream of water in lieu of wiping with toilet paper, are common in Asia and Southern Europe, but, […]

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]]> /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/feed/ 0 Growing Number of AI Robots Take On Waste Processing and Recycling /growing-number-of-ai-robots-take-on-waste-processing-and-recycling/ /growing-number-of-ai-robots-take-on-waste-processing-and-recycling/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:00:02 +0000 /?p=13773 AMP Robotics has developed Artificial Intelligence-powered robots that can identify, sort and process waste. The company is the latest in a growing number of startups that are looking to automate, cut costs and improve efficiencies in the waste processing and recycling system. Founded in 2015, the Denver, Colorado-based company raised $16 million in series A […]

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]]> /growing-number-of-ai-robots-take-on-waste-processing-and-recycling/feed/ 1 Fixing U.S. Recycling Industrial Complex: Where Do We Begin? /fixing-u-s-recycling-industrial-complex-where-do-we-begin/ /fixing-u-s-recycling-industrial-complex-where-do-we-begin/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:00:59 +0000 /?p=13621 Key Takeaway: Industry leaders and governments should stop hiding behind the Jane Fondas and Greta Thunbergs of the world. Tackling climate change in a meaningful way also means addressing waste management on a structural level in every city and state. Big, rich economies that like to tout their contributions to the environment at global forums […]

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]]> /fixing-u-s-recycling-industrial-complex-where-do-we-begin/feed/ 0 Toilet Paper’s Environmental Toll Rises as Alternatives Fail to Catch On /pure-fragrant-destructive-toilet-papers-environmental-toll-rises-as-alternatives-fail-to-catch-on/ /pure-fragrant-destructive-toilet-papers-environmental-toll-rises-as-alternatives-fail-to-catch-on/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:11:58 +0000 /?p=12547 Consider this the next time you buy toilet paper.  If you’re like most American consumers your toilet paper was recently a decades- or centuries-old tree in Canada’s boreal forest that was cut along with some one million acres last year. The chlorine and other chemicals used to make it a sinless, fluffy white devastate the […]

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]]> /pure-fragrant-destructive-toilet-papers-environmental-toll-rises-as-alternatives-fail-to-catch-on/feed/ 0 U.S. Cities and States, Facing Avalanche of Recyclables, Look at VC-Backed Tech firms for Upcycling Help /u-s-cities-and-states-facing-avalanche-of-recyclables-look-at-vc-backed-tech-firms-for-upcycling-reusing-help/ /u-s-cities-and-states-facing-avalanche-of-recyclables-look-at-vc-backed-tech-firms-for-upcycling-reusing-help/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2019 21:11:37 +0000 /?p=12123 That empty plastic bottle you threw in the recycling bin used to be in for a trip to another hemisphere. That changed in 2017, when China stopped accepting U.S. waste, disrupting the way the global recycling market has functioned for the last 30 years.  China, which had been the U.S.’s main buyer, purchased 14.5 million […]

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]]> /u-s-cities-and-states-facing-avalanche-of-recyclables-look-at-vc-backed-tech-firms-for-upcycling-reusing-help/feed/ 0 UAE Firms Aim to Aid Kingdom in Fight Against Rising Plastic Waste Problem /uae-firms-aim-to-aid-kingdom-in-fight-against-rising-plastic-waste-problem/ /uae-firms-aim-to-aid-kingdom-in-fight-against-rising-plastic-waste-problem/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2019 19:24:31 +0000 /?p=11606 As the United Arab Emirates grapples with growing plastic pollution from its rapidly-rising population, two local companies say they can help tackle the crisis. Dubai-based Purecog says it has developed a water-soluble, biodegradable plastic that dissolves in water, leaving zero pollution and no dangerous traces. Purecog says it has brought to market a process developed […]

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]]> /uae-firms-aim-to-aid-kingdom-in-fight-against-rising-plastic-waste-problem/feed/ 0 Rocket Recycling: Rocket Lab Plans to Recover, Reuse First Stage /rocket-recycling-rocket-lab-plans-to-recover-reuse-first-stage/ /rocket-recycling-rocket-lab-plans-to-recover-reuse-first-stage/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 20:18:48 +0000 /?p=10610 Rocket Lab takes recycling to new heights

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]]> /rocket-recycling-rocket-lab-plans-to-recover-reuse-first-stage/feed/ 0 Closed Loop Partners Bets on Circular Economy to Redefine $110 Billion Recycling Industry /closed-loop-partners-bets-on-circular-economy-to-redefine-110-billion-recycling-industry/ /closed-loop-partners-bets-on-circular-economy-to-redefine-110-billion-recycling-industry/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:54:31 +0000 /?p=10376 From waste-sorting robots to a 3-D food printing appliance that cuts waste, Closed Loop Partners is backing products that aim to redefine recycling. The investment firm’s driving force is Ron Gonen, who founded the company in 2014 after serving as New York City “recycling czar,” or deputy commissioner of sanitation, recycling and sustainability, under Mayor […]

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]]> /closed-loop-partners-bets-on-circular-economy-to-redefine-110-billion-recycling-industry/feed/ 0 Global Race to Crack Waste Management: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Meet Maggots /global-race-to-crack-waste-management-artificial-intelligence-and-blockchain-meet-maggots/ /global-race-to-crack-waste-management-artificial-intelligence-and-blockchain-meet-maggots/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2019 22:33:12 +0000 http://3.222.249.12/?p=10018 Shanghai, the world’s third-largest city, has been frantic about garbage sorting tips since July 1, when the so-called “strictest garbage regulation in the history” became law. It will soon spread to 45 other Chinese cities.  Shanghai’s compulsory garbage-sorting regulation has sent its 26.3 million residents into a soul-searching crisis, prompting existential questions like “What garbage […]

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