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In recycling, waste is converted into reusable material. Recycling offers many environmental benefits including reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills, conserving natural resources such as wood, and saving energy. Common recyclable materials include paper, aluminum, and some plastics.
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MAY 01, 2022Earth & The Environment
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 10, 2021Chemistry & Physics
By now, we all know that plastic waste is a huge problem. More than 350,000,000 tons of plastic waste are generated annu ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 10, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Hemp cultivation is propelling to the forefront of the agricultural industry. Harvested primarily for fiber and seeds, i ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is made up of old or broken electronics we throw away. More than 50 million metric tons of ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 29, 2021Chemistry & Physics
One of the most contentious issues in clean energy is the lithium battery. From environmental mining dangers to inhumane ...Written By: Matthew LundyOCT 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Rare earth elements, though not particularly rare, are difficult to collect and very useful for our 21st-century li ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 06, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Historians may have found the earliest manuscripts that tell the story of Merlin the Magician. Merlin is a character fro ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
With more people looking to reduce the amount of meat they consume, vegetable substitutes for meat are on the rise. Thou ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 05, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Plastics may, in general, be a product of fossil fuels like petroleum, but that has not stopped an international team of ...Written By: Matthew LundySEP 19, 2021Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2021Plants & Animals
Back in 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that nearly 133 billion pounds of food went to waste, ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 31, 2021Microbiology
Plastic is a long-lasting material that has many uses, which has led to a proliferation of plastic packaging that is pol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
The generation of waste in most of our lives is astounding. We throw much of what we use in the garbage. On average, Ame ...Written By: Samantha LottJUN 20, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Resources, Conservation, and Recycling evaluates the shortcomings of electronics re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 16, 2021Microbiology
There may be a trillion species of microbes on the planet, so clearly there's still a lot we don't know about these micr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2021Plants & Animals
Scientists say it's the biological version of the rebreathers than human divers use to conserve and recycle their oxygen ...Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 17, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Do you consider yourself an environmentally conscious citizen? You recycle, right? Maybe even compost? But did you know ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 25, 2021Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In an effort to create a more circular economy of materials, researchers from UBC Okanagan are designing methods to recy ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 05, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In a presentation at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers discuss the possibility of using f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 29, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New efforts to make more eco-friendly concrete involve the addition of graphene, according to a study recently published ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Although everyone’s relieved to see the snow melting into springtime, have you ever thought about what snowflakes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2021Microbiology
Greenwashing is a term used to describe an intentionally-misleading or false claim about the environmental benefits of a ...
MAY 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 10, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
By now, we all know that plastic waste is a huge problem. More than 350,000,000 tons of plastic waste are generated annu
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 10, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Hemp cultivation is propelling to the forefront of the agricultural industry. Harvested primarily for fiber and seeds, i
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is made up of old or broken electronics we throw away. More than 50 million metric tons of
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
One of the most contentious issues in clean energy is the lithium battery. From environmental mining dangers to inhumane
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
OCT 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Rare earth elements, though not particularly rare, are difficult to collect and very useful for our 21st-century li
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 06, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Historians may have found the earliest manuscripts that tell the story of Merlin the Magician. Merlin is a character fro
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With more people looking to reduce the amount of meat they consume, vegetable substitutes for meat are on the rise. Thou
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 05, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Plastics may, in general, be a product of fossil fuels like petroleum, but that has not stopped an international team of
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
SEP 19, 2021
Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
Back in 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that nearly 133 billion pounds of food went to waste,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 31, 2021
Microbiology
Plastic is a long-lasting material that has many uses, which has led to a proliferation of plastic packaging that is pol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The generation of waste in most of our lives is astounding. We throw much of what we use in the garbage. On average, Ame
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUN 20, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Resources, Conservation, and Recycling evaluates the shortcomings of electronics re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 16, 2021
Microbiology
There may be a trillion species of microbes on the planet, so clearly there's still a lot we don't know about these micr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
Scientists say it's the biological version of the rebreathers than human divers use to conserve and recycle their oxygen
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 17, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Do you consider yourself an environmentally conscious citizen? You recycle, right? Maybe even compost? But did you know
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 25, 2021
Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In an effort to create a more circular economy of materials, researchers from UBC Okanagan are designing methods to recy
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 05, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a presentation at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers discuss the possibility of using f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New efforts to make more eco-friendly concrete involve the addition of graphene, according to a study recently published
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Although everyone’s relieved to see the snow melting into springtime, have you ever thought about what snowflakes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2021
Microbiology
Greenwashing is a term used to describe an intentionally-misleading or false claim about the environmental benefits of a
...