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Construction

Russia will build 10 facilities for recycling construction waste by 2030, including a 462,000-ton-per-year plant in the Kirov region that will transform rubble into laminated wood panels in the largest project of its kind ever planned in the country.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 08/05/2026 at 23:49

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

Construction

The company transforms discarded clothing into eco-friendly bricks that are resistant to fire and moisture; FabBRICK has already reused more than 12 tons of fabric.

Ruth Rodrigues 08/04/2026 at 06:50

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

Interesting facts

What seemed like waste has turned into a barrier, and now human hair collected from salons helps retain debris in the water of ancestral channels in Latin America.

Noel Budeguer 28/03/2026 at 01:53

Interesting facts

What seemed like waste has turned into a barrier, and now human hair collected from salons helps retain debris in the water of ancestral channels in Latin America.

Noel Budeguer 27/03/2026 at 22:50

Interesting facts

Australia has about 10,000 km of landfills and recycling plants with nets capable of withstanding winds of up to 100 km per hour to prevent bags and plastics from escaping, reaching farms, highways, and natural habitats, and increasing the risk to animals and ecosystems.

Noel Budeguer 24/03/2026 at 21:25

Construction

The Most Wasteful Sector May Have Found a Surprising Shortcut: Turning Plastic Into Homes, Repurposing Debris Into Urban Facades, Growing Mushroom Bricks, and Remembering That There’s a Paper House That Hasn’t Collapsed in Almost a Century

Noel Budeguer 01/03/2026 at 19:07

A China construiu mais de 1.000 usinas de incineração para aliviar os aterros, mas agora muitas operam abaixo de 80%, pagam para conseguir lixo e até escavam antigos lixões para manter os fornos acesos

Interesting facts

China Built Over 1,000 Incineration Plants to Alleviate Landfills, but Now Many Operate Below 80%, Pay for Waste, and Even Dig Up Old Dumps to Keep Furnaces Running

Noel Budeguer 04/02/2026 at 13:05

China virou o jogo do lixo aterro previsto para 50 anos lotou em 2019, país apostou em usinas WTE a 850°C, quase zerou lixões e na prática agora falta lixo (1)

Science and Technology

China Turned the Waste Game Around: Landfill Expected to Last 50 Years Filled Up in 2019, Country Invested in WTE Plants at 850°C, Nearly Eliminated Dump Sites, and Now Lacks Waste

Carla Teles 17/01/2026 at 21:54

Industry

China Is No Longer The World’s Trash Dump And Now Faces The Opposite — Incineration Plants Are Outpacing The Available Waste, And The Country Is Racing To Find Trash To Burn

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 19/11/2025 at 20:52

Science and Technology

Microsoft Invests $1.7 Billion To Bury Organic Waste 1.5 Km Deep And Lead A New Green Era Of Technology

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 22/07/2025 at 11:06

Russia will build 10 facilities for recycling construction waste by 2030, including a 462,000-ton-per-year plant in the Kirov region that will transform rubble into laminated wood panels in the largest project of its kind ever planned in the country.

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.

The company transforms discarded clothing into eco-friendly bricks that are resistant to fire and moisture; FabBRICK has already reused more than 12 tons of fabric.

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.

What seemed like waste has turned into a barrier, and now human hair collected from salons helps retain debris in the water of ancestral channels in Latin America.

What seemed like waste has turned into a barrier, and now human hair collected from salons helps retain debris in the water of ancestral channels in Latin America.

Australia has about 10,000 km of landfills and recycling plants with nets capable of withstanding winds of up to 100 km per hour to prevent bags and plastics from escaping, reaching farms, highways, and natural habitats, and increasing the risk to animals and ecosystems.

The Most Wasteful Sector May Have Found a Surprising Shortcut: Turning Plastic Into Homes, Repurposing Debris Into Urban Facades, Growing Mushroom Bricks, and Remembering That There’s a Paper House That Hasn’t Collapsed in Almost a Century

China Built Over 1,000 Incineration Plants to Alleviate Landfills, but Now Many Operate Below 80%, Pay for Waste, and Even Dig Up Old Dumps to Keep Furnaces Running

China Turned the Waste Game Around: Landfill Expected to Last 50 Years Filled Up in 2019, Country Invested in WTE Plants at 850°C, Nearly Eliminated Dump Sites, and Now Lacks Waste

China Is No Longer The World’s Trash Dump And Now Faces The Opposite — Incineration Plants Are Outpacing The Available Waste, And The Country Is Racing To Find Trash To Burn

Microsoft Invests $1.7 Billion To Bury Organic Waste 1.5 Km Deep And Lead A New Green Era Of Technology

Dissatisfied with seeing people sleeping on the street, a man named Ryan Donais started building small mobile homes so that homeless people can escape the cold, each equipped with a bed, running water, electricity, and heating.

Workers were opening a modern road in Dover when they found, 6 meters below the asphalt, a 3,500-year-old boat made of stitched oak and plant fibers.

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.

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.

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.

Two 17-year-old Kenyans use coconut shells, corn cobs, and recycled materials to create an exhaust filter that reduces 93.3% of pollutant particles and wins an environmental award in Africa.

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.