The total production of clothes hangers worldwide is estimated to emit 6.5 million tons of CO2. This is the equivalent of 1.5 million cars. The hangers converted over the years into a deposit of chemicals. From formaldehyde to fight insects, phthalates to provide flexibility, azo dyes to offer co ...
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The drive towards sustainable fisheries has forced the industry to adapt to dwindling fish stocks.Fishing carries a heavy carbon and pollution footprint that is out of proportion to the size of its contribution to the e ...
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Jim Lueders got his brewmaster education at the Doemens Brewing School in Munich (Germany). After graduating in 1990 he has visited and studied more than 200 breweries and related facilities in 15 countries.Jim has the experience to design, build and operate a small brewery that may cost as low a ...
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Antonia Edwards graduated from the University of Brighton with a master degree in interior design, after studying art history at the University College of London. She started her career as an interiors and fashion editor. Antonia started an online magazine and adopted the name “The Upcyclis ...
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Javier Herrero went on to experiment for 15 years in diverse environments and concluded that a tiny forest can be set up at home, even on a balcony, or in an open space in the center of a city. He made some simulations and concluded that if every family home and every school in the world were to ...
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Toilets have undergone redesign to reduce water consumption. The double flush system has cut water wastage by 67 percent. While a discharge would still require 13 liters in 1980 it has been reduced to a 4.8 liters standard by the turn of the century. It is in India where Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak dev ...
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Air cargo traffic is expected to triple over the next 20 years, starting from 2009 the worst year in a decade.One ton of cargo per ship costs a commercial transporter between six and ten cents per one ton one mile (Ton Mile). Alex Hall wrote the business plan to bring the Zeppelin airship back to ...
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The world market for edutainment toys reached $5.5 billion in 2010, more than tripling in size over a five year period.Toy makers have expanded their product range and now target edutainment to babies as young as 9 months. The most sold learning toy in modern history is the Rubik’s Cube, th ...
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The gyms are venturing increasingly into health and nutrition introducing cardiovascular monitoring and training facilities, weight loss programs. Some are combining the physical strength with inner psychological power and confidence. At the same time research programs have started to convert the ...
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Ji Yujun and his team were inspired by the fact that each year in June and July green algae appear along the Qingdao Coastline, consuming large amounts of oxygen, threatening marine life and fisheries. This observation led to development of algae-based fibers providing a unique raw material to ma ...
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