Graduates from Princeton University and Northwestern University in the US have developed a process for converting greenhouse gasses (C02 and methane) from sewage treatment plants, landfills, and power plants into a biodegradable plastic. Get the full story from Clean Technica.
Durban’s waste to energy project which produces electricity from methane has been identified as one of the world’s most exciting infrastructure projects by KPMG. The waste project run by Ethekwini Municipality and SLR consulting turns the methane gas produced by two landfill sites in Bisasar Road and Mariannhill into enough energy to power 46 000…
In an ideal world all biodegradable packaging and other materials would be composted, but sadly this is not yet happening, due to lack of knowledge, desire and infrastructure. Worst case scenario for biodegradable packaging (or any biodegradable material for that matter) is to end up in a landfill, and concern has been expressed that green…