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Canibal, grand vainqueur de la BFM Académie 2011 | Cleantech Republic

Conceptrice d’un automate de recyclage « ludique » des déchets boissons, l’entreprise Canibal a remporté, le 21 juin, la sixième édition de la BFM Académie . Elle était opposée en finale à la société Tagattitude qui permet d’utiliser son téléphone mobile comme outil de paiement. « Nous sommes très heureux d’avoir remporté ce concours et d’avoir persuadé les acteurs économiques du marché français de l’utilité de Canibal » a expliqué - dans un communiqué - Stéphane Marrapodi co-fondateur de Canibal. Fraîchement lauréate, l’entreprise Canibal espère réaliser un chiffre d’affaires d’1,6 million d’euros en 2011 et vise l’installation de 400 avant la fin 2012. http://www.cleantechrepublic.com/2011/06/27/canibal-vainqueur-bfm-academie-2011/
Elegance meets functional design with the 1?imit faucet. The glass holds exactly one liter of water, sufficient for any hand wash.

Eliminate Waste – The Elegant 1 Liter Faucet Design » Design You Trust

http://designyoutrust.com/2011/02/22/eliminate-waste-%e2%80%93-the-elegant-1-liter-faucet-design/

Roland-Garros : et si on recyclait nos balles de tennis ? | Rue89

http://www.rue89.com/passage-a-lacte/2011/05/18/roland-garros-et-si-on-recyclait-nos-balles-de-tennis-204035 Quatorze millions de balles de tennis sont utilisées chaque année, en France. Rien qu’au tournoi de Roland-Garros , il s’en écoule plus de 60 000 en quinze jours. Il faut des milliers d’années pour qu’une balle se dégrade quand sa durée de jeu est d’un ou deux ans au maximum. Après, direction poubelle !
Last year, in the midst of the Deepwater Horizon crisis in the Gulf of Mexico , we wrote about a study that said that microbes in the Gulf had consumed a lot of the rogue oil plume caused by the disaster. Now a group of scientists have joined together to argue against those findings. They have published a comment in the May 27th issue of the journal Science that points out flaws in the original study and other data from oil and methane leaks around the world that prove microbes in the ocean aren’t capable of consuming large quantities of oil or methane. The group of scientists making the argument is led by Samantha Joye, a University of Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Arts and Sciences and seeks to dispute a claim made in the January 21, 2011 issue of Science that “nearly all” of the methane released in the oil spill was consumed in the water column within 120 days.

Scientists Argue That Methane from the Gulf Oil Spill Was Not Eaten by Microbes | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

http://inhabitat.com/scientists-argue-that-methane-from-the-gulf-oil-spill-was-not-eaten-by-microbes/
Dirty diapers have long been the bane of moms and dads, but they’re also a horrible burden on the environment. Did you know that not a single disposable diaper ever made has decomposed yet, and it actually takes about 500 years – yes 500 years – for them to biodegrade? You might be wondering if anything can be done and one of the solutions may surprise you being that it involves mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms to be exact. One scientist is saying that the delectable fungi might actually accelerate the 500 year figure down to a mere 4 months.

Oyster Mushrooms Can Break Down Disposable Diapers in Just 4 Months | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

http://inhabitat.com/oyster-mushrooms-can-break-down-disposable-diapers-in-just-4-months/

La "bouteille végétale", pas si écolo que Volvic le prétend | Rue89

http://www.rue89.com/planete89/2011/06/14/la-bouteille-vegetale-pas-si-ecolo-que-volvic-le-pretend-208794 Entre l’eau du robinet chlorée, bourrée de pesticides ou d’hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques , et l’eau en bouteille génératrice de déchets , Volvic pensait avoir trouvé la solution rêvée. Las, sa « bouteille végétale » n’est pas écolo : elle est en plastique 100% plastique. Le plastique de cette bouteille-là est un PET (un mélange d’acide téréphtalique et d’ éthylène glycol ), comme ses cousines plus « classiques ». Sauf que les 20% d’éthylène glycol de la « bouteille végétale » sont issus d’une mélasse de canne à sucre.
Waste to Energy

Leachate collection system - collects water that has percolated through the landfill itself and contains contaminating substances ( leachate ) Each of these parts is designed to address specific problems that are encountered in a landfill. So, as we discuss each part of the landfill, we'll explain what problem is solved. Bottom Liner System A landfill's major purpose and one of its biggest challenges is to contain the trash so that the trash doesn't cause problems in the environment. http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/landfill6.htm

How Landfills Work"