WSU students designed and made apparel from waste products for the upcoming Trashion Show at the Washington State Recycling Association’s annual conference.
WSU hosts a design competition where students will create products made from hotel linen waste to mitigate the environmental impacts of clothing and textile over-consumption and waste.
WSU leads a new $8 million USDA-funded project aiming to advance soil-biodegradable plastic mulches and develop innovative methods for recycling the regular plastic mulch.
Thanks to new technology and support from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, scientists at Washington State University are helping keep millions of tons of cotton and cellulose waste out of the landfill, spinning it into valuable fibers for new clothing. Fabric going to waste Fiber consumption is on the rise as a growing world population demands […]
My household accumulates quite a number of plastic shopping bags. Most come home with me from the grocery store. I use them to line the little garbage pail that sits under the kitchen sink and the wastebasket that’s in the bathroom. I also have the joy of using them to pick up poop deposited by […]
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – Compost produced from urban food and yard waste could be “black gold” to farmers wanting to increase their yields and profits while improving soil and water quality. WSU Extension in Snohomish County is exploring how urbanization, long considered a threat to local agriculture, might actually help farmers keep up with demand […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – The benefits of recycling organic materials as soil amendments will be the focus of the latest in Washington State University Extension’s “Research Working for You” webinar series. “Closing the Recycling Loop through Organic Amendments in Agriculture and Gardens” will begin at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, at http://breeze.wsu.edu/research_that_works_for_you/.