Colorado School of Mines: Students Tackle Upcycling, Reducing Waste Streams in Cornerstone Design
December 18, 2023
December 18, 2023
GOLDEN, Colorado, Dec. 18 -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news:
Earth has a waste problem. Processing materials, fuels and food contributes to up to half of greenhouse gas emissions - and recycling isn't a perfect solution, either, requiring its own energy to re-process and break down materials, not to mention transportation and the re-manufacturing of goods.
Upcycling - the utilization of existing materials at end-of-service life to produce a new . . .
Earth has a waste problem. Processing materials, fuels and food contributes to up to half of greenhouse gas emissions - and recycling isn't a perfect solution, either, requiring its own energy to re-process and break down materials, not to mention transportation and the re-manufacturing of goods.
Upcycling - the utilization of existing materials at end-of-service life to produce a new . . .