Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

These chemicals have had unforeseen adverse effects, largely because of their non-biodegradability. To combat this issue, international agreements, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, finalized in 2001, have been established to control and phase out the production and use of these hazardous chemicals.

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Organic Pollution Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 147

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Robots rejuvenating reefs As we learned in the classic yet highly disturbing film 2001, not all robots are trustworthy. Cactus plastic developed in Mexico Research professor Sandra Pascoe Ortiz and other scientists at the University of Valle de Atemajac in Zapopan, Mexico used prickly pear juice to craft a new biodegradable plastic.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 28

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

The campus community diverted nearly 70 percent of all waste this past school year (up from 56 percent the previous year), thanks to student-driven recycling audits. SUNY-ESF has already diverted about 50 percent of the Mighty Oaks’ annual waste stream away from landfills through efforts like composting.

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Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Waste 52