♻️ Green Tech
Green Tech is an important part of the solution of climate change and other enviromental problems. Here you will find articles covering recycling, water purifying and tech used to conserve and protect natural resources. Also, news about Warp Green Tech Program will be found here.
Student in Mexico Has Developed Self-Repairing Rubber Road Pavement
A Mexican college student has created a new formula for road pavement that repairs itself when exposed to rainwater. Israel Antonio Briseño Carmona developed the groundbreaking formula by melting recycled tires into a putty combined with a number of other additives. The putty then harnesses rainwater as a catalyst for
🚢 Ocean Cleanup launches a floating garbage truck that will clean rivers from plastics
Around 8.8 million tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans each year — the equivalent of a truckload of garbage every minute. Over time, this trash can accumulate in offshore garbage patches andlinger there for decades [https://www.businessinsider.com/ocean-cleanup-plastic-pacific-garbage-patch-2019-9] . For the last six years, a nonprofit called
🐠 3D-printed coral offer new hope for endangered reefs
Struggling reef life could soon get a boost from prefab homes. 3-D printed condos for fish on the reef! In their ongoing work [https://www.cnet.com/news/3d-printed-coral-reef-condos-get-2-fins-up-from-fish/] , researchers are now analyzing field data from Fiji, where they have deployed the 3D-printed coral made from biodegradable cornstarch filaments after
This city in North Carolina is designing America’s future composting systems
In the city of Durham, North Carolina, roughly 30% of the garbage residents throw away is compostable. Two-thirds of that is food scraps (the rest comes from paper products). The problem: like most municipalities, the city doesn’t offer a residential composting program. And not everyone has space or desire
✈️ KLM Airlines - Seeking To Lead the Industry Toward Climate-Minded Travel
The oldest airline in existence, KLM, is building the world’s largest biofuel plant in the Netherlands. Last week, KLM celebrated its 100th birthday. However, rather than celebrating the past, they are looking towards the future by doubling-down on its commitment to making the airline industry cleaner and smarter. Faced
🐋 This new app could save whales in Puget Sound from boat strikes
There’s one thing in the sea that’s bigger than whales: boats. And unfortunately every once in a while, a boat strikes a whale, causing serious injury or even death. Every time this happens is a tragedy and to decrease these incidents, and eventually stop them from happening altogether,
♳ French startup can recycle any old plastic and turn it into virgin plastic again
The problem with traditional recycling is that you degrade the material each time you do it. That’s why a France-based startup called Carbios is taking an entirely new approach. Using a bioreactor, the startup is taking pulverized PET plastic waste—the kind of plastic found in drink bottles and
You may soon be driving on roads made of recycled plastic
Although plastic can take up to 1,000 years to degrade making it a severe threat to our ecosystems, plastic’s resilient nature makes it perfect for repurposing it into roadways. That’s why the City of Los Angeles and Technisoil are collaborating to recycle plastic into material to pave
The cleanest kicks around: these classy sneakers are totally carbon neutral
Lots of shoe brands have been coming out with new lines of sneakers made of sustainable sources, but the problem is that many of these brands are huge corporations whose practices are unsustainable overall and who have put out eco-friendly shoes in an attempt to win over the public. Another