The horrific bushfire seasons demonstrates just one of the major challenges faced and the effect climate change has on Australia. Industrial hemp is a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant, grown specifically for industrial use. including two useful parts…Shiv, the inner woody core of the stems & Bast which is the outer fibres. My main objective is to facilitate the use of industrial hemp as an easily accessible and usable cost-effective material for the Australian building industry. Industrial Hemp has numerous benefits including...Highest
fire resistance, 50%
- 80% energy savings, ZERO LAND FILL and many more benefits.
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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