Processes commercial and consumer wood by-products into the high quality firewood briquettes. What else can they be used for?
Friday, July 4, 2008
Wood by products made into bricks
Processes commercial and consumer wood by-products into the high quality firewood briquettes. What else can they be used for?
Wood by-products in bricks and rounds
Another reconstituted wood manufacturer - although they make rounds as well.
Bio-waste molding and manufacturing
BIODERA - Frequently Asked Questions -
Company that molds bio waste into flower pots and other objects and has custom manufacturing services.
"We are making products in these categories: Fast Food, Airline Catering, Electronics, Gifts, Premium items, Promotional items, Stationary, Toys, Gadgets, House Ware, Utensils, etc., etc...
We can manufacture just anything as per your design or what can be press-molded using our technology. All the products we make right now in above categories belong to our clients and can not be disclosed. Here are several products for reference."
Company that molds bio waste into flower pots and other objects and has custom manufacturing services.
"We are making products in these categories: Fast Food, Airline Catering, Electronics, Gifts, Premium items, Promotional items, Stationary, Toys, Gadgets, House Ware, Utensils, etc., etc...
We can manufacture just anything as per your design or what can be press-molded using our technology. All the products we make right now in above categories belong to our clients and can not be disclosed. Here are several products for reference."
EPA website on upcycling with lots of good info.
Reuse & Recycling of Non-Hazardous Industrial Materials Region 5 Solid Waste US EPA
The main goal of the Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC) is to change the way Americans think about waste—to see the value of a used material as a product or commodity, not as a waste. Thousands of manufacturing processes and utility generators create hundreds of millions of tons of materials that are largely wasted. The RCC aims to not only change our thinking about these materials, but also to “reclaim” them. It relies heavily on voluntary partnerships to promote and encourage the use and recycling of these rich, largely untapped resources. Positive economic rewards and environmental results are moving our partners toward more waste reduction and materials management.
By committing ourselves to reduce more waste, to reuse and recycle more materials, to buy more recycled and recyclable products, and to reduce toxic chemicals in products and waste, we conserve energy and preserve natural resources.
The main goal of the Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC) is to change the way Americans think about waste—to see the value of a used material as a product or commodity, not as a waste. Thousands of manufacturing processes and utility generators create hundreds of millions of tons of materials that are largely wasted. The RCC aims to not only change our thinking about these materials, but also to “reclaim” them. It relies heavily on voluntary partnerships to promote and encourage the use and recycling of these rich, largely untapped resources. Positive economic rewards and environmental results are moving our partners toward more waste reduction and materials management.
By committing ourselves to reduce more waste, to reuse and recycle more materials, to buy more recycled and recyclable products, and to reduce toxic chemicals in products and waste, we conserve energy and preserve natural resources.
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Affordable solar panels to come
Marketplace Morning Report from American Public Media
Solar power is often left out of the renewable energy equation because of its high cost. But as production catches up, the industry is bracing for a glut. Sam Eaton reports the price of solar panels may drop as much as 40 percent.
Solar power is often left out of the renewable energy equation because of its high cost. But as production catches up, the industry is bracing for a glut. Sam Eaton reports the price of solar panels may drop as much as 40 percent.
Are retail stores that are not FSC-certified able to sell a milled/finished product and still allow the product to retain the FSC label? Is there a difference in FSC "chain of custody" standards between milled/finished woods and raw lumber? -
As for your other specific question, those who sell FSC products to end consumers usually do not need to become certified. Remember, the FSC label is the link between responsible production and consumption. CoC makes it possible to track materials and products through the production chain and enable the consumer to feel confident that the product came from environmentally sound sources.
http://www.scscertified.com/PDFS/forest_STD40004UserGuide121004.pdf
http://www.interiordesign.net/article/CA6564112.html?q=%22chain+of+custody%22
http://www.scscertified.com/forestry/forest_coc.html
http://www.scscertified.com/PDFS/forest_STD40004UserGuide121004.pdf
http://www.interiordesign.net/article/CA6564112.html?q=%22chain+of+custody%22
http://www.scscertified.com/forestry/forest_coc.html
Fog-Free Glass -- Materials Scientists Create Polymer Coating Against Fogged Glass
Instead of having to add a coating to glass to make it fog-free, processing it in a way that creates small holes in the surface can make it fog-free without the addition of material.MIT's new coating is "superhydrophilic": it really loves water. It's made of a three-dimensional matrix of water-loving polymer chains mixed in with glass nanoparticles and tiny air bubbles. The edges of the tiny glass particles come in contact with many droplets of water and the water droplets flatten and join up to form sheets. The glass nanoparticles and air bubbles also can act like the holes in a sponge, sucking the droplets downward to wick away water.
Biomimicry - Unbreakable Glass -- Chemists Steal Engineering Tricks from Sponges
By studying the glass sponge, scientists could learn how to create a strong material out of something that seems to be frail. It may also hold the secret to making glass at room temperature, instead of the extremely high temperatures required to do so today. Researchers believe that the individual glass fibers in the sponge are formed by a protein at the center of each glass filament.Monday, June 2, 2008
Nike, Steelcase, Clorox and Herman Miller Leading Charge on Sustainable Design :: iNSnet
Nike, Clorox, Steelcase and Herman Miller have infused sustainability into their design processes in ways that have led to innovative products that offer value to consumers. Business for Social Responsibility used the companies as case studies in a new report aimed at educating businesses about processes that can be used to drive sustainable design.
Nike, Steelcase, Clorox and Herman Miller Leading Charge on Sustainable Design :: iNSnet
Link to IDEO's Guide "Aligned for Sustainable Design: An A-B-C-D Approach to Making Better Products," http://www.bsr.org/reports/BSR_Sustainable_Design_Report_0508.pdf
Nike, Steelcase, Clorox and Herman Miller Leading Charge on Sustainable Design :: iNSnet
Link to IDEO's Guide "Aligned for Sustainable Design: An A-B-C-D Approach to Making Better Products," http://www.bsr.org/reports/BSR_Sustainable_Design_Report_0508.pdf
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