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Interesting facts

Young people from Ghana transform urban waste into a “zero waste” model, reduce air pollution by up to 70%, win a global prize of £1 million, and aim to spread the solution across Africa.

Alisson Ficher 06/06/2026 at 19:15

Science and Technology

In the Netherlands, bottles and cans thrown on the streets become money in recycling machines and turn trash into meals for people who rely on cents per package to survive.

Ana Alice 06/06/2026 at 00:11

Landfill in Chile becomes the “mountain of garbage” that emits the most methane on the planet and frightens residents with a strong smell, flies, and global alert

Caio Aviz 19/05/2026 at 13:02

Science and Technology

While the world cannot produce enough clean fuel for airplanes, researchers are targeting urban waste, sewage, and landfill gas to manufacture aviation kerosene and transform waste into flight.

Ana Alice 15/05/2026 at 07:31

Recycled plastic blocks turn into giant Lego for construction, promising to build walls with hammer and nails, reducing cement use, and even removing waste from landfills and rivers.

Flavia Marinho 11/05/2026 at 19:19

Na Nigéria, empresa recicla plástico, mais de 500 mil pneus das ruas e rios e transforma esses resíduos em tijolos cinco vezes mais resistentes que concreto, pavimenta escolas, calçadas e moradias com lixo urbano que antes entupia drenagens e agravava enchentes

In Nigeria, Company Recyles Plastic, Over 500,000 Tires from Streets and Rivers, Transforms Waste into Bricks Five Times Stronger Than Concrete, Paves Schools, Sidewalks, and Homes with Urban Trash That Previously Blocked Drains and Worsened Flooding

Valdemar Medeiros 12/02/2026 at 06:42

Sistema criado por inventor francês captura até 80% do lixo urbano nos bueiros, já funciona em 50 cidades e evita poluição marinha.

Science and Technology

Inventor Creates Simple System That Blocks Up To 80% Of Urban Waste Before It Reaches Rivers, Beaches, And Oceans

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 30/09/2025 at 12:48

Descubra como a mineração urbana está revolucionando a recuperação de metais preciosos em São José dos Campos

E se eu te disser que seu celular pode ser uma mina de ouro? A Ambipar está extraindo até R$ 16.000 em ouro por tonelada de lixo urbano! Descubra como essa revolução na mineração urbana transforma resíduos eletrônicos em valiosos metais preciosos

Roberta Souza 17/12/2024 at 20:28