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11.21.09

MIT To Follow 3,000 Pieces of Trash From Curb to Landfill (and Beyond) With Geotags

Project Trash Track will use location-aware smart tags to visualize trash's amazing urban journey, from the side of the curb to the landfill and beyond

By Jeremy Hsu Posted 07.15.2009 at 1:14 pm 3 Comments

Trash becomes invisible to most people as soon as they haul their trashcans out to the curb. Now MIT wants to change that by using tiny smart tags that will broadcast the location of 3,000 pieces of rubbish as they travel through the urban ecosystem and beyond.

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Steve Nash's Trashy Kicks

Nike and Brooks jump on the green bandwagon with new products made from recycled and biodegradable materials

By Brett Zarda Posted 02.19.2008 at 11:33 am 3 Comments

Former NBA MVP Steve Nash is known for many things: his Canadian citizenship, his diminutive stature for a basketball player (63 on his toes), even his now-shortened locks. But never has the term trash talk been associated with him—until now.

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READ MORE ABOUT > biodegradable, Brooks, environment, nike, recycle, sports science

The Grouse: Assault on Batteries

Should non-rechargeables be illegal?

By Jon Chase Posted 01.29.2008 at 3:57 pm 21 Comments

Perusing the deluge of overheated press releases from the CES conference a few weeks ago, one in particular, for Panasonics new line of EVOLTA batteries, got me thinking. And when I say thinking, I mean muttering curse words and shaking my fist. The release made a big deal about the fact that these new batteries last from 1.3 to 2 times as long as other alkaline batteries—which is to say, slightly less poisonous and wasteful, but not much. Whoopdee-flipping-doo.

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READ MORE ABOUT > batteries, battery, battery power, environment, gear & gadgets, power, recycle, The Grouse

Hot Wings

Design trend alert: turning scrapped airplanes into architectural marvels

By Sonia Zjawinski Posted 08.02.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

What happens to airplanes when they die? Though it's fun to imagine them flying up to some big hangar in the sky, the truth is that of the 200 that are retired worldwide every year, most end up in scrap-metal graveyards. Some are even simply abandoned to rust next to landing strips, becoming the FAA equivalent of junked front-yard jalopies.

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