Waste Reduction

Green Impact Revolutionary process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles to create new, recycled plastics

A new process developed at UC Berkeley can turn plastic waste into reusable building blocks for new plastics, paving the way for a sustainable, circular economy for hard-to-recycle polyethylene and polypropylene plastics.

Green Impact Genetically modified flies can reduce waste and keep it out of landfills Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Breakthrough innovation converts e-waste into valuable rare earth metals Joshua Shavit

Space Plastic waste-powered rocket could sustainably travel to Mars Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries The future of fashion? Clothes designed to dissolve after use Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Innovative new process makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Groundbreaking Discovery Transforms Plastic Waste into Animal Feed Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Groundbreaking Company Transforms Ocean Plastic Waste into New Products Joshua Shavit

Innovations Researchers develop genius new anti-fogging method to keep glasses, car windshields clear Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Scientists create fully-recyclable plastic to solve the global plastic waste crisis Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Researchers develop fully-recyclable plastic to solve the global plastic waste crisis Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Solar reactor converts greenhouse gases and plastic waste into sustainable fuels Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Nuclear waste powered diamond battery lasts for thousands of years Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Solar panels made from recycled food waste generate energy without sunlight Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Turning wastewater into fertilizer is feasible and will make agriculture more sustainable Joseph Shavit

Discoveries World’s-first battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000’s of years Joseph Shavit

Discoveries AuREUS solar panels made from recycled food waste generate energy without sunlight Joseph Shavit