🌍️ Did you know landfills release gas that is 50% Methane and 50% CO2?

Here are some facts about landfills:
1. There are over 2,600 landfills in the U.S. alone
2. About 380,000 tons of trash is sent to landfills each day

♻️ If you want to help save Earth, consider recycling at home or reusing as much as possible. If you want to calculate CO2 levels yourself, check out our CO2 Survey activity: https://explore.stemcoding.org/projects/co2.html

#EarthDay #Iteachmath #Sustainability #Landfills

Hard-to-Recycle Waste Forms Lightweight Concrete for Paving Roads and More in Hungary

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hard-to-recycle-waste-forms-lightweight-concrete-for-paving-roads-and-more-in-hungary/

Used Diapers Turned into New Ones Thanks to Super-Recycling Japanese Towns and New Innovation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/used-diapers-turned-into-new-ones-thanks-to-super-recycling-japanese-towns-and-new-innovation/

Teens Tackle Waste From Old Pickleballs, Aiming for Guinness Record for Recycling Them–And You Can Help

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teens-tackle-waste-from-old-pickleballs-aiming-for-guinness-record-for-recycling-them-and-you-can-help/

The Conversation: How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate . “When we compared greenhouse gas emissions for the same food waste composition, we found that sending food to a landfill would emit 58.2 kilograms (129 pounds) of carbon dioxide equivalent per ton of food waste. In comparison, we looked at a conventional wastewater treatment plant, the […]

#NapervilleIL - #TheConservationFoundation
#RainBarrels & #Composters

"One simple, efficient, low-cost method to reduce the amount of #StormwaterRunoff from your property is to use rain barrels. Estimates indicate that a quarter-inch of rain falling on an average home yields over 200 gallons of water. Rain barrels are simply large containers that help conserve stormwater from your roof that would otherwise be lost as runoff. Modern rain barrels are sealed, safe around children and insect resistant – they can even be painted or decorated to your liking. You can divert water from your downspout to fill your rain barrel and a hose spigot on the front makes the water easy to access and use.

The Conservation Foundation sells rain barrels, also known as #WaterBarrels, year-round through our partnership with Upcycle Products, Inc. Our 55-gallon rain barrels are made of recycled food-grade plastic, come in a variety of colors and can be purchased for $72.00 (plus tax) for pick-up at #McDonaldFarm in Naperville.

Composters

When we compost our #KitchenScraps and #YardWaste we reduce the amount of material going to the #landfills and instead return nutrients to the #soil. The many benefits of #composting include reducing the amount of material going to landfills and adding organic matter to our #garden beds. This improves soil structure and texture, increases the soil’s ability to hold both water and air, improves soil fertility, and stimulates healthy root development in plants. And it saves you money so you don’t have to buy chemical fertilizers!

Upcycle compost bins (stationary and tumbling) are the same size as the 55 gallon rain barrel, approximately 2 ft by 3.5 ft (the base of the tumbling composter requires a 3 x 4 ft area). The bins are re-purposed BPA-free food grade plastic barrels."

FMI and to order:
https://theconservationfoundation.org/conservation-home/rain-barrels/

#SolarPunkSunday #Illinois #Composters #RainwaterCollection #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife

New method converts old phones and paper industry #waste into #GreenBattery tech

Scientists have created a sustainable, cost-effective, and highly efficient solution that promotes a #CircularEconomy while supporting the transition to greener #EnergyStorage.

By
Mrigakshi Dixit
Feb 20, 2026 06:59 AM EST

"A new sustainable method turns discarded #MobilePhoneBatteries and industrial lignin into a powerhouse material for #SodiumIon batteries.

"It is a stunning example of circular economy innovation. Rather than letting these materials sit in #landfills or go up in smoke, the team from China is giving the waste a high-tech second life.

"When tested as a sodium-ion battery anode, this composite of #nickel-#cobalt sulfides and #lignin-derived carbon delivered electrochemical results."

Read more:
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/battery-material-from-old-phone-batteries

#SolarPunkSunday #CellPhoneBatteries #Reuse #SodiumIonBatteries #NewTechnology #GiantLeap #EWaste #EWasteRecycling #EWasteReuse

Landfill Uses Gas From Waste to Grow Fruits and Vegetables in ‘World-First’ Green Food Dome

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/landfill-uses-gas-from-waste-to-grow-fruits-and-vegetables-in-world-first-dome/