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Elegance meets functional design with the 1?imit faucet. The glass holds exactly one liter of water, sufficient for any hand wash. The elegant design hopes to conserve water, as we almost use six liters when one is sufficient. Once the liter has been used, the waiting game begins and you must wait until the liter fills again. This rationing process hopes to help with water conservation.
Eliminate Waste – The Elegant 1 Liter Faucet Design » Design You Trust
Roland-Garros : et si on recyclait nos balles de tennis ?
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. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/Inhabitat/;kw=content1;sz=300x250;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" ><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/Inhabitat/;kw=content1;sz=300x250;ord=123456789?"
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. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/Inhabitat/;kw=content1;sz=300x250;ord=123456789?"
Oyster Mushrooms Can Break Down Disposable Diapers in Just 4 Months
La "bouteille végétale", pas si écolo que Volvic le prétend
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
The basic parts of a landfill, as shown in Figure 3 , are: Bottom liner system - separates trash and subsequent leachate from groundwater Cells (old and new) - where the trash is stored within the landfill Storm water drainage system - collects rain water that falls on the landfill Leachate collection system - collects water that has percolated through the landfill itself and contains contaminating substances ( leachate ) Methane collection system - collects methane gas that is formed during the breakdown of trash Covering or cap - seals off the top of the landfill 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
