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Spent Coffee Grounds and Empty Bottles Used to Make Carbon Filter

Two common waste materials — spent coffee grounds and plastic water bottles — may be transformed into material that captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions. In August, researchers affiliated with...

2026.01.07

Abrar InayatChaouki Ghenaicoffee groundsenvironmental sustainabilityHaif AljomardIndustryInternationalpatentsPET plasticplasticRafik KalfatrecyclingresearchreusescienceUnited Arab EmiratesUniversity of Sharjahコーヒー

Spent Coffee Grounds and Empty Bottles Used to Make Carbon Filter

Two common waste materials — spent coffee grounds and plastic water bottles — may be transformed into material that captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions. In August, researchers affiliated with...

2026.01.07

Abrar InayatChaouki Ghenaicoffee groundsenvironmental sustainabilityHaif AljomardIndustryInternationalpatentsPET plasticplasticRafik KalfatrecyclingresearchreusescienceUnited Arab EmiratesUniversity of Sharjahコーヒー

Study: With Reusable Cup Schemes, Gambling Trumps Morality

Believe it or not, humans may not be drawn to reusable cup schemes due to a sense of moral duty or good old-fashioned guilt. What’s really going to draw them...

2025.01.30

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Can You Trust Companies That Say Their Plastic Products are Recyclable? US Regulators May Crack Down on Deceptive Claims

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of...

2024.11.19

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UK Retailer M&S Rolls Introduces Plastics-Free To-Go Cups and Lids

UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is introducing plastic-free and recyclable to-go coffee cups and lids for hot drinks, a first for a major coffee chain. The company is introducing...

2023.10.20

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