Omni is a new storage service that picks up your items, photographs them, creates a virtual wardrobe, and enables you to lend out your possessions to friends. Using the app you can schedule a pick up and your possessions will be picked up at a set price per item. Omni then photographs them so you can schedule a delivery for anything you need returned. You can also ship goods bought online directly to Omni and get it delivered when it suits you. A new feature enables you to lend items in your virtual wardrobe to friends through the app, for free. www.beomni.com
A 2023 start-up aiming to make recycling convenient and accessible to all is about to go national. The aim is to provide people with a home pick-up option for some of the "trickier" items the normal recycling bins can't handle - including soft plastics. https://wastemanagementreview.com.au/recyclesmart-goes-national/
A Kyushu University study (2021) estimated there were 24.4 trillion pieces of microplastics in the world's upper oceans or roughly 30 billion 500-ml plastic water bottles. Microplastics are tiny, toxic and very hard to remove from the environment. But researchers in the US have discovered that some Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) can attract and bind microplastics, making it easier to remove them from the environment. And the N in NADES is key - natural - in this instance, think extracts from plants. https://www.research.uky.edu/news/researchers-develop-eco-friendly-magnet-battle-microplastics
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