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Interesting facts

Gardener transforms shack into a “palace” using wood and paint found in the trash, and the result impresses with creativity

Caio Aviz 17/06/2026 at 10:46

Science and Technology

Scientists create “electrochemical bath” that can recover up to 95% of the power of used batteries, cut recycling costs by 56%, and transform lithium-ion waste into a new weapon against dependence on critical minerals.

Carla Teles 13/06/2026 at 18:32

Sustainability

Emirates transforms 88 tons of discarded plastic into new onboard items and accelerates its global sustainability strategy, reducing waste on a large scale while reinforcing a circular economy that already impacts millions of passengers per year.

Hilton Libório 06/06/2026 at 09:56

Interesting facts

Young Ethiopian turns trash into fashion with tires, cardboard, and electrical wires, goes viral with videos that look like luxury editorials, and surpasses 5 million followers by catching the attention of artists, photographers, and designers.

Carla Teles 16/05/2026 at 13:05

Interesting facts

Copacabana Beach wakes up covered in waste after Shakira’s mega-show, and Comlurb removes an impressive 362 tons of trash in just a few hours in Rio.

Hilton Libório 07/05/2026 at 08:57

Interesting facts

Social experiment leaves a bottle on the ground and reveals who ignores the trash and who picks it up right away, showing why clean cities live in more peace.

Carla Teles 21/04/2026 at 20:51

Interesting facts

Japan transforms glass bottles destined for waste into lightweight “pumice stone”: a factory in Hiroshima crushes, dries, burns at 900°C, and expands Super Sol for construction, gardens, and agriculture.

Carla Teles 09/04/2026 at 15:13

Economy

The Mar Sem Lixo program has already removed 133 tons of waste from the São Paulo coastline and pays more than R$ 1 million to fishermen.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 30/03/2026 at 21:09

Science and Technology

Two young people created autonomous boats that “sweep” trash from the water using artificial intelligence, collecting up to 500 kilograms per operation and already changing the cleaning of rivers and ports.

Noel Budeguer 24/03/2026 at 20:43

Interesting facts

China built an empire to burn waste and generate energy, but now faces an unbelievable scenario: there is a shortage of waste, furnaces are in excess, and even old landfills have become a source of supply.

Noel Budeguer 24/03/2026 at 14:24

Em Bangladesh, voluntários retiram lixo e resíduos de ruas e rios e mostram como a mobilização pode transformar bairros.

Interesting facts

With Dead Rivers, 4,500 Tons of Waste Dumped Daily, and One of the Highest Population Densities on the Planet, Bangladesh Seemed Doomed to Live Buried in Pollution—Until a Movement with Thousands of Volunteers Started a Transformation That Few Thought Possible

Bruno Teles 13/03/2026 at 14:57

A poluição plástica é um grande desafio para o meio ambiente. Descubra seus impactos e as metas do Marco Global de Biodiversidade.

Science and Technology

Polluting The Environment For All Eternity: Over 19 Million Tons Of Plastic Per Year Invade Rivers And Oceans While The World Promises To Solve Everything By 2030

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 16/02/2026 at 12:31

Gardener transforms shack into a “palace” using wood and paint found in the trash, and the result impresses with creativity

Scientists create “electrochemical bath” that can recover up to 95% of the power of used batteries, cut recycling costs by 56%, and transform lithium-ion waste into a new weapon against dependence on critical minerals.

Emirates transforms 88 tons of discarded plastic into new onboard items and accelerates its global sustainability strategy, reducing waste on a large scale while reinforcing a circular economy that already impacts millions of passengers per year.

Young Ethiopian turns trash into fashion with tires, cardboard, and electrical wires, goes viral with videos that look like luxury editorials, and surpasses 5 million followers by catching the attention of artists, photographers, and designers.

Copacabana Beach wakes up covered in waste after Shakira’s mega-show, and Comlurb removes an impressive 362 tons of trash in just a few hours in Rio.

Social experiment leaves a bottle on the ground and reveals who ignores the trash and who picks it up right away, showing why clean cities live in more peace.

Japan transforms glass bottles destined for waste into lightweight “pumice stone”: a factory in Hiroshima crushes, dries, burns at 900°C, and expands Super Sol for construction, gardens, and agriculture.

The Mar Sem Lixo program has already removed 133 tons of waste from the São Paulo coastline and pays more than R$ 1 million to fishermen.

Two young people created autonomous boats that “sweep” trash from the water using artificial intelligence, collecting up to 500 kilograms per operation and already changing the cleaning of rivers and ports.

China built an empire to burn waste and generate energy, but now faces an unbelievable scenario: there is a shortage of waste, furnaces are in excess, and even old landfills have become a source of supply.

With Dead Rivers, 4,500 Tons of Waste Dumped Daily, and One of the Highest Population Densities on the Planet, Bangladesh Seemed Doomed to Live Buried in Pollution—Until a Movement with Thousands of Volunteers Started a Transformation That Few Thought Possible

Polluting The Environment For All Eternity: Over 19 Million Tons Of Plastic Per Year Invade Rivers And Oceans While The World Promises To Solve Everything By 2030

Libya built over 4,000 kilometers of underground pipelines to bring water from the Sahara to coastal cities in a project that the government itself called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Desert sand, previously discarded for being too smooth for concrete, becomes an ecological brick in the United Arab Emirates, dispensing with Portland cement, curing at room temperature, and attempting to transform dunes useless for construction into raw material for a new arid engineering.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

Toyota launches “family hybrid van” with 7 or 8 seats, 1.8 hybrid engine, fuel consumption of up to 23.8 km/l, and a price equivalent to about R$ 104,000 without taxes, below the Tiggo 8 Pro Plug-in Hybrid sold in Brazil: meet the Noah Hybrid 2026 in Japan.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

With 70 tons of rock removed by hand and an 800-year-old abandoned cave, a former businessman transforms a dark shelter into a modern home carved in the heart of the forest.

Scientists have created a material six times lighter than air, 75 times lighter than styrofoam, and that becomes stronger the more it is compressed: aerographite seems impossible, but it can reinforce structures, batteries, and satellites.