reciclagem de plástico

Science and Technology

A common laboratory bacterium was used by scientists to transform part of the PET bottle into vanillin, the compound associated with the aroma and flavor of vanilla.

Alisson Ficher 12/06/2026 at 20:05

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

Science and Technology

Recycled plastic houses become a modern trend of 60 m² with 8 tons of waste per unit, allowing the construction of buildings up to four stories high and targeting the housing crisis while combating urban waste.

Alisson Ficher 26/05/2026 at 15:06

Science and Technology

Brazilian invention promises to recycle light plastic from industries with 90% less water, less energy, and up to 85% less CO₂

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 22/05/2026 at 18:30

Construction

Government advances with recycled plastic houses that are ready in up to five days, have two bedrooms, use interlocking blocks, and generate income for waste pickers in a new phase of the project aimed at combating the housing deficit.

Alisson Ficher 13/05/2026 at 14:51

Science and Technology

Researchers convert plastic waste into fuel with high thermal efficiency and a 60% yield in gasoline.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 10/04/2026 at 00:29

Interesting facts

End of the plastic waste era: tired of pollution in the oceans, a woman creates a brilliant solution that transforms plastic into bricks stronger than concrete.

Alisson Ficher 24/03/2026 at 19:01

Cidade japonesa transforma resíduos em paletes com tecnologia avançada de reciclagem que separa PP e PE e reduz contaminação do plástico.

Science and Technology

Japan Becomes a Reference With Brilliant Process That Recycles 100 Tons of Plastic Per Day Using Contaminant-Removing Technique, Optical Sensors That Separate PP and PE in Seconds, and Industrial Lines That Transform Tons of Waste Into Reusable Pallets.

Alisson Ficher 14/03/2026 at 21:09

Barco feito com 10 toneladas de plástico reciclado navega no Índico e pressiona governos contra poluição marinha e descartáveis.

Science and Technology

A Group Collected Over 30 Tons of Trash in a Cleanup, Gathered 200,000 Flip-Flops, and Melted 10 Tons of Plastic to Build an “Impossible” Boat That Is Now Sailing the Indian Ocean Pressuring Governments and Exposing the Limits of Recycling Amid an Avalanche of Disposables

Alisson Ficher 15/02/2026 at 23:35

O que acontece dentro da fábrica que transforma toneladas de embalagens de farinha em cadeiras de plástico com processo de derretimento por maçarico, trituração, lavagem, extrusão e injeção

Interesting facts

What Happens Inside The Factory That Transforms Tons Of Flour Packaging Into Plastic Chairs Through Melting With A Torch, Grinding, Washing, Extrusion, And Injection

Geovane Souza 12/02/2026 at 11:37

Tramontina lança cadeira feita com plástico recolhido do litoral brasileiro, com rastreabilidade total e projeto que já reciclou 1.000 toneladas de resíduos.

Interesting facts

Tramontina Cleans Brazilian Seas by Transforming Collected Coastal Plastic Into Sustainable Chair That Supports 154 Kg

Alisson Ficher 08/02/2026 at 12:06

Economy

Russian Scientists Mix Household Waste and Create ‘Endless’ Asphalt That Is Up to 23% More Durable, with Recycled PET Increasing Grip by 20% and Promising to Transform Tons of Waste into Ultra-Durable Pavements.

Alisson Ficher 25/01/2026 at 09:51

A common laboratory bacterium was used by scientists to transform part of the PET bottle into vanillin, the compound associated with the aroma and flavor of vanilla.

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.

Recycled plastic houses become a modern trend of 60 m² with 8 tons of waste per unit, allowing the construction of buildings up to four stories high and targeting the housing crisis while combating urban waste.

Brazilian invention promises to recycle light plastic from industries with 90% less water, less energy, and up to 85% less CO₂

Government advances with recycled plastic houses that are ready in up to five days, have two bedrooms, use interlocking blocks, and generate income for waste pickers in a new phase of the project aimed at combating the housing deficit.

Researchers convert plastic waste into fuel with high thermal efficiency and a 60% yield in gasoline.

End of the plastic waste era: tired of pollution in the oceans, a woman creates a brilliant solution that transforms plastic into bricks stronger than concrete.

Japan Becomes a Reference With Brilliant Process That Recycles 100 Tons of Plastic Per Day Using Contaminant-Removing Technique, Optical Sensors That Separate PP and PE in Seconds, and Industrial Lines That Transform Tons of Waste Into Reusable Pallets.

A Group Collected Over 30 Tons of Trash in a Cleanup, Gathered 200,000 Flip-Flops, and Melted 10 Tons of Plastic to Build an “Impossible” Boat That Is Now Sailing the Indian Ocean Pressuring Governments and Exposing the Limits of Recycling Amid an Avalanche of Disposables

What Happens Inside The Factory That Transforms Tons Of Flour Packaging Into Plastic Chairs Through Melting With A Torch, Grinding, Washing, Extrusion, And Injection

Tramontina Cleans Brazilian Seas by Transforming Collected Coastal Plastic Into Sustainable Chair That Supports 154 Kg

Russian Scientists Mix Household Waste and Create ‘Endless’ Asphalt That Is Up to 23% More Durable, with Recycled PET Increasing Grip by 20% and Promising to Transform Tons of Waste into Ultra-Durable Pavements.

Engineers want to carve through Africa with a giant canal to bring water from the world’s second-largest river to a dying lake on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has already lost 90% of its water.

A giant brown band visible from space, approximately 8,850 kilometers long, connected Africa to America in the Atlantic Ocean, and satellites revealed that it is neither land nor pollution, but the largest accumulation of seaweed in the world, which broke records in 2025.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

In just one cast, fishermen are surprised to capture 14,096 mullets in Bombinhas and close a historic season with 58,000 fish; scene recorded in the Santa Catarina paradise marks the last day of the 2026 season.

Consumers eat six times more chicken than in the 1960s, global meat supply quadruples in 60 years, and FAO report reveals the invisible cost on the plate: livestock could drive 80% of the increase in agricultural emissions over the next decade.

Using high-resolution satellite images, archaeologists rediscovered the Egyptian city of Imet, buried for centuries in the Nile Delta, revealing rare multi-story houses, granaries, and a sacred road linked to the cobra goddess Wadjet, from about 2,400 years ago.

Motorcyclist sees excavator arriving at the edge of a river in Bosnia, calls neighbors in minutes and turns a hydroelectric project into a resistance lasting more than 10 years with five expired concessions.