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Miniature furniture 3D printed using ink made from recycled wood

Waste wood can be reconstituted into a form that can be 3D printed and used to produce furniture or other objects

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Food waste in US landfills produces emissions equal to 12 million cars

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A landfill in the US

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Toys produce far more electronic waste than vapes

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Plastic scrap in landfill

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Waste plastic can be recycled into hydrogen fuel and graphene

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Recycled coffee grounds can be used to make stronger concrete

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British Formula E racing team, Envision Racing's Recover-e car, made entirely out of electronic waste

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Formula E unveils racing car made from electronic waste

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Solar-powered fuel cell recycles plastic waste and carbon dioxide

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A car at the Charles Trent scrapyard

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Can a new way to recycle cars create a circular motor industry?

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Machine recycles scrap aluminium directly into vehicle parts

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A robot learning how to sorting rubbish in a Google office

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Google robot learns to sort the recyclables left in office waste bins

Robots have been roaming Google offices for two years, attempting to separate recyclable items from waste in bins and can now do it with 84 per cent accuracy

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Beads of microplastic from a cosmetic facial scrub

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Microplastics can be recycled to make electrodes for lithium batteries

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Ganoderma lucidum growing on dying wood

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Computer chip made using mushroom skin could be easily recycled

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Wax worm saliva breaks down plastic and could be answer to plastic wasteWax worm saliva breaks down plastic and could be answer to plastic waste

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Could wax worm saliva be the answer to plastic waste?

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A giant pile of plastic waste

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Bacteria and catalysts recycle waste plastic into useful chemicals

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