Recycling fashion, educating students
WSU students designed and made apparel from waste products for the upcoming Trashion Show at the Washington State Recycling Association’s annual conference.
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Become a certified Waste Warrior in WSU Extension course
WSU Snohomish County Extension hosts a sustainability training course to be effective environmental stewards
Hundreds of dollars available for students who create sustainable solutions to linen waste
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.
New grant aims to reduce plastic taken from fields to landfills
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.
Plastic water bottles may one day fly people cross-country
WSU scientists have found a way to turn household plastic waste products into jet fuel.
New technology spins second life for ‘wasted’ textiles
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 […]
From shopping bags to diesel fuel
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 […]
Closing the Loop on Garbage, Local Farms
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 […]
Recycling Organic Materials Focus of WSU Extension Webinar Jan. 5
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/.