Chi Kee Sawmill and Timber, in business since the 1940s, will soon make way for a vast development project. But it is still bringing new life to old wood.
Tag: Waste Materials and Disposal
A Large Object Landed on His Sheep Farm. It Came From Space.
“It’s not something you see every day on a sheep farm,” a farmer said of the pieces of debris that wound up in rural Australia. They are thought to be from a SpaceX spacecraft.
Meet the Peecyclers. Their Idea to Help Farmers Is No. 1.
A shortage of chemical fertilizer, worsened by the war in Ukraine, has growers desperate. It just so happens that human urine has the very nutrients that crops need.
E.P.A. to Block Pebble Mine Project in Alaska
The E.P.A. has proposed to ban the disposal of mining waste in the Bristol Bay watershed, a decision that very likely means the end of the Pebble Mine project.
The Unlikely Ascent of New York’s Compost Champion
An ad led to Domingo Morales falling in love with compost. A windfall is helping him spread the word.
The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life
Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution.
The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life
Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution.
In Taiwan, When You Hear Beethoven, It’s Time to Take Out the Trash
Across Taiwan, the classical melody “Für Elise” is a Pavlovian call to action: Bring down your garbage and catch up on neighborhood gossip.
A Deluge of Medical Waste Is Swamping the Globe, a U.N. Report Says.
Discarded syringes, old test kits and used vaccine vials have strained waste management systems and are threatening people’s health and the environment.
Senegal’s ‘Plastic Man’ Is on a Mission to Clean Up Pollution
Dressed head to toe in plastic, Modou Fall is a familiar sight in Dakar. But however playful his costume, his goal couldn’t be more serious: ridding the capital of the scourge of plastic bags.