Recycling

You’ll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers

As a nation, the United States consumes a whopping 8 billion chickens every year, and this results in a few mountains’ worth of chicken feathers in pure waste. But no more, some entrepreneurs say: chicken feathers could be the future of plastic. It all began in 1993, according to Modern Farmer, when USDA researcher Walter…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Mar 1

Burn An (Almost) Infinite Candle With This Clever Wax-Catching Holder

To all of you convinced there’s no such thing as a perpetual motion machine, behold Benjamin Shine’s brilliant Rekindle candlestick holder that slowly but steadily turns into a brand new candle as it burns and melts away. Actually, ‘perpetual motion’ might not be the best description for Shine’s creation since you’ll need a new wick…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 11

A Screw-On Cloud That Turns Plastic Bottles Into Watering Cans

When it comes to watering, there’s nothing stopping you from simply dumping a bottle of H2O onto the plants on your balcony, as long as you’re cool with possibly damaging them and splashing wet dirt all over the place. A gentler approach is a better idea, and Animi Causa’s new Rainmaker—which emulates a gentle summer…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 29

This Is What It’s Like to Intentionally Crash a Ship

When a ship comes to the end of its working life, it has to be torn apart, piece-by-piece, to be disposed of. By that point, though, little care needs to be taken in getting it ashore—so they’re just intentionally run aground. This is what it looks like. Actually, it’s quite dramatic, and I wouldn’t want…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 27

Who Will Dispose Of Your Porn And Sex Toys After You Die?

Andy Warhol once joked that dying was the most embarrassing that could ever happen to a person. Many people give careful thought to what they want done with their assets after their death, even going as far as to spell out what should be done with their digital properties, but few think about some of…

Tech News A.V. Flox Jan 8

A Tour of the Largest Commingled Recycling Plant in the U.S.

As of last month, New York City’s Sunset Park waterfront is home to the largest commingle recycling facility in the nation. After its inaugural run on opening day, the facility shut down for some final tweaks and testing before it opens full time. During this period of maintenance, Gizmodo visited the new facility for a…

Tech News Nicholas Stango Jan 3

Old iPhones Are Being Repurposed to Decorate Your House

Recycling e-waste is kind of important. Our devices are full of heavy metals and toxins that probably shouldn’t just chill in landfills. But iPhone repair company Twice Used is designing housewares that put a new spin on old handsets. Twice Used was throwing away thousands of iPhone displays a year because screens that are too…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Nov 17

Turning Old TVs and Outdated Computer Screens Into Brand New Tiles

E-waste is an environmental nightmare. What if the overflow of outdated tech junk could be put to better use than landfill fodder? https://gizmodo.com/the-story-of-e-waste-what-happens-to-tech-once-its-tra-5794806 San Jose-based manufacturer Fireclay teamed up with electronics recycler ECS Refining to transform the CRT glass found in old school TVs and computers into tile for the home. The ultra-thick screens have…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Nov 15

E-Hell on Earth: Where the West’s Electronics Go to Die

While American consumers clamor for the latest and greatest in consumer electronics, our older digital devices are inundating and poisoning a generation of children in Ghana. Colorado Springs Gazette photographer Michael Ciaglo recently visited the largest e-waste processing site in the African nation and returned with some very damning images. That new iPhone of yours…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 9

Scientists Found a New Way to Turn Plastic Bags into a Supermaterial

Have you ever had a roommate who saves plastic grocery bags just in case they ever have the need to reuse the dang things? Like, hundreds of plastic grocery bags? Well, thanks to some Australian engineers, those extra bags can not only have a purpose, they can become technology of the future. A team from…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 25

An Old Clipboard Makes For a Brilliantly Simple Bird Feeder

Rarely does anyone want the last slice found at the bottom of a bag of bread. But instead of just tossing it on the ground for birds and squirrels to fight over, Israeli-based designer Nitsan Hoorgin has created a simple feeder that lets birds perch and nibble on that last slice. The Clip and Tweet…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 24

This Remote Control Pizza Box Plane Practically Delivers Itself

There’s only so much you can do with an empty pizza box besides throw it away, or let it clutter up the floor of your filthy hovel. There is on other option though: you can turn it into a remote controlled plane. Granted, unless you just happen to have a remote control setup just lying…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 7

This Hard Shell Suitcase Is Made From Recycled Carpet

This hard shell suitcase might look like just another piece of high-end luggage, but scratch its surface and you’ll realise it’s made from recycled carpet. No, really. Developed by New Zealand designer Daniel Mclaughlin, Terracase is a hard shell suitcase made from a heady mixture of recycled carpets and bio resin derived from rapeseed oil.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Aug 21

Turn a Milk Jug Into a Watering Can Without Hacking It To Bits

Shapeways seller OliveBird is slowly becoming the single best endorsement for 3D printers. First, they brilliantly upgraded the lowly button with an improved design that allows it to wrangle your headphone cords, and now they’ve created a similarly genius attachment that turns empty milk jugs into watering cans. https://gizmodo.com/the-lowly-button-gets-a-brilliant-upgrade-5954425 Before the Sprout became available on…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 24

How a Used Bottle Becomes a New Bottle Again

Recycling! It’s good for the planet, or something. It’s also a very sensible thing to do. But how does the bottle you just drank out of become a new bottle you’ll drink out of in the future? No, it’s not just refilling the glass. It’s a process that involves magnets, soda ash, a 2,700 degree…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 19

This Trash-Sorting Robot Could Revolutionize Recycling

We’ve seen a lot of frivolous applications for robotic arms: Artisanal cocktail making. Slow pit stops. Whatever’s going on here. Meanwhile, in Finland, a precociously-named company called ZenRobotics has figured out how use them to solve one of the biggest problems with recycling: automatic sorting. https://gizmodo.com/watch-darpas-robot-arms-perform-the-worlds-slowest-pit-5993293 You see, a big problem with recycling—and in particular,…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jun 7

Oslo’s So Good at Recycling that It’s Run Out of Trash

Norway’s capital city has a serious waste management issue—they’re way too good at it. Half of Oslo’s 1.4 million residents rely on a steady stream of refuse to power their appliances and heat their homes. Problem is, there just isn’t enough trash to go around. Burning municipal waste—everything from household trash and industrial scrap to…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 1

How Astronauts Turn Pee into Drinking Water

Sure, there’s no air in space. But once you’ve overcome that rather urgent deficiency, you’ve got to deal with another one: no water. Thanks to science, astronauts can solve that problem by just drinking pee. Zero-G YouTuber and ISS astrodinaire Chris Hadfield explains. Until a few years ago, water had to be shipped up to…

Space & Spaceflight Eric Limer Apr 26

Your Dead Relative’s Metal Parts Are Being Turned Into Road Signs

It’s time to cremate grandma. But what’s to come of the perfectly usable metal hip replacement she leaves behind? For the residents of several English cities, the answer lies in public signage. After being cremated, bodies might leave behind all sorts of harvestable metal goods: hip joints, plates, screws, fillings—whatever you got, they want. Because…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Apr 12

Your 3D Printer Could Eat Empty Milk Jugs Instead of Expensive Plastic

Oh 3D printing. You’re so glamorous. You’re so cool. But, let’s be honest, you’re soooo expensive. Maybe instead of printing with $30 spools of plastic you could print with empty shampoo bottles and milk jugs. Oh, you can do that? See, this is why everyone loves you. Researchers at Michigan Technological University have created a…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Mar 3

You’ll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers

Burn An (Almost) Infinite Candle With This Clever Wax-Catching Holder

A Screw-On Cloud That Turns Plastic Bottles Into Watering Cans

This Is What It’s Like to Intentionally Crash a Ship

Who Will Dispose Of Your Porn And Sex Toys After You Die?

A Tour of the Largest Commingled Recycling Plant in the U.S.

Old iPhones Are Being Repurposed to Decorate Your House

Turning Old TVs and Outdated Computer Screens Into Brand New Tiles

E-Hell on Earth: Where the West’s Electronics Go to Die

Scientists Found a New Way to Turn Plastic Bags into a Supermaterial

An Old Clipboard Makes For a Brilliantly Simple Bird Feeder

This Remote Control Pizza Box Plane Practically Delivers Itself

This Hard Shell Suitcase Is Made From Recycled Carpet

Turn a Milk Jug Into a Watering Can Without Hacking It To Bits

How a Used Bottle Becomes a New Bottle Again

This Trash-Sorting Robot Could Revolutionize Recycling

Oslo’s So Good at Recycling that It’s Run Out of Trash

How Astronauts Turn Pee into Drinking Water

Your Dead Relative’s Metal Parts Are Being Turned Into Road Signs

Your 3D Printer Could Eat Empty Milk Jugs Instead of Expensive Plastic

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