I have written on the problem with the end of life of solar panels. The real problem is that as with many products that we make, we don’t think of the end of life of that product as a chance to recover valuable resources, but as an end of life. This is one of the […]
Construction waste is a real issue and a real problem. In a perfect world, it should be reclaimed and reused as much as possible. Organizations like USGBC keep trying to ratchet down to make sure that there is less construction waste from a job site. As I have noted before, I think that USGBC has […]
While Hydrogen as a fuel holds a good deal of promise since its only byproduct is essentially water vapor…getting clean hydrogen is the problem. While some sources of production, such as using solar, geothermal (especially available in Iceland) and wind to separate it from water…the claims by the fossil fuel industry are apparently false. As […]
Recently, Resource Recycling reported on the failure of Pace Glass. A company that promised to build a $90 million glass facility to sort and clean up post-consumer glass. While a great idea, the venture failed. The result is stockpiles of more than 300,000 cubic yards of material that now needs to be cleaned up. This […]
Two articles on recycling…one from the Wall Street Journal and the second from NJ Spotlight show the problems with companies that claim to essentially make all things get recycled. The articles focus on Terracycle and a lawsuit that found labeling saying that everyone could get zero waste boxes everywhere. In fact, there are strict geographic […]