Lilian Manansala

Business Insider • 30th March 2023

Can pineapple skins replace soap?

Fuwa Biotech ferments pineapple waste to make natural soap, detergent, toilet cleaner, and more.The company says its products are better for the planet than industrial cleaning agents and detergents. Early research suggests the enzymes and acids in fermented fruit can fight germs and clean wastewater.

Insider Business • 25th February 2023

How To Make Bricks From Plastic Trash | World Wide Waste | Insider Business

A company shreds, melts, and molds a secret mixture of hard-to-recycle plastics to make solid bricks and beams. The building materials are cheaper and faster to assemble than most traditional ones. The system has helped increase waste collectors' income and address a shortage of school buildings in Ivory Coast.

For more information: https://conceptosplasticos.com/

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How Bricks Made From Trash Help Build Schools In Ivory Coast | World Wide Waste | Insider Business

Business Insider • 31st January 2023

What is 'cotton candy' plastic, and how can it help keep refugee shelters warm?

Inspired by cotton candy, four friends spent more than a decade designing a machine that turns locally sourced plastic waste into thin fibers that can be used for insulation. They plan on deploying their product around the world to reduce trash and help keep even the most basic shelters warm.

For more information, https://www.thepolyflossfactory.com/.

Insider Business • 24th December 2022

How Fast-Growing Weeds Become Charcoal And Eco-Bricks | Insider Business

Locals in Senegal are turning an invasive weed called Typha into a source of energy. The weed has been destroying rice crops in rural Senegal for over 30 years, but it’s now become a source of economic opportunity.

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Business Insider • 28th November 2022

Turning tofu waste into natural gas is helping to clean rivers in Indonesia

The runoff from tofu factories pollutes rivers and kills fish.

Over the last 40 years, Indonesia has built almost 50,000 biogas plants to convert tofu wastewater.

We visited Sumedang to see how communities are producing cooking fuel from the waste of this popular food.

Business Insider • 3rd November 2022

How bricks made from milk cartons can help typhoon victims

• Hundreds of billions of milk cartons are thrown away each year.

• It's working with Thai schoolchildren to turn milk cartons into bricks and roofing sheets that can benefit victims of natural disasters.

Business Insider • 3rd October 2022

How paper made of poop could save elephants and trees

At PooPooPaper Park, visitors learn how to make paper from elephant waste.

We visit Chiang Mai, Thailand, to see how one company turned its treeless paper process into an attraction that supports Asian elephants.

For more information, visit www.poopoopaperpark.com and www.poopoopaper.com.

Business Insider • 11th August 2022

Pencils made from old newspapers could reduce pollution

• When left to break down in landfills, paper emits methane, which can trap 20 times more heat in the atmosphere than CO2.
• Print readership is up in Kenya, but the literacy rate is relatively low, as many can't afford to buy school supplies.
• The company, Momo Pencils, donates a portion of its pencils to needy schoolchildren.

Business Insider • 21st July 2022

A mountain of garbage keeps catching on fire in Delhi — these people live next to it

• Ragpickers dangerously pick through trash in Indian landfills every day.
• The same Indian landfills have burst in flames due to heat waves.
• These fires can cause extreme damage to locals' lungs.

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Business Insider • 15th July 2022

VIDEO: Fish skin leather could fight restaurant waste

A French startup is turning fish skins into leather. It could help keep food waste out of landfills while using less polluting tanning methods.

Business Insider • 13th June 2022

Meet one of the last master potters keeping Korea's ancient onggi tradition alive

Onggi is an earthenware pot dating back to prehistoric times. We visited master potter Jin-gyu Heo in Ulsan, South Korea, to see how he is preserving this ancient tradition.

Business Insider • 12th May 2022

How plates made from sugarcane could help India's plastic problem

Millions of tons of sugarcane waste is produced every year. This Indian company is turning it into compostable tableware.

Insider • 30th April 2022

Meet Patron, the heroic dog sniffing for bombs in Ukraine

A Jack Russell terrier named Patron has become a hero and worldwide inspiration for helping to detect bombs and land mines in Ukraine.

Business Insider • 18th April 2022

A mudslide killed his family — so this entrepreneur is using coconuts to help prevent future disasters

A mudslide killed his adoptive family. Now, an entrepreneur in Sierra Leone is using briquettes made from coconut waste to help prevent deforestation.

Business Insider • 26th February 2022

Meet the women keeping the 3,000-year-old Sejnane pottery tradition alive

This ancient pottery is traditionally made by the women of Sejnane in Tunisia. We visit three generations of women keeping this art alive.

Business Insider • 26th January 2022

Steel is recycled more than almost anything. Why does it create so much pollution?

Steel is responsible for about a quarter of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions. An Australian steelmaker is trying to clean up the industry.

Business Insider • 10th January 2022

How one town keeps India's traditional papermaking industry alive

Papermaking communities in India have been around since at least the 16th century. We went inside a factory to see how the craft is still standing.

Insider • 30th December 2021

An unprecedented year in climate change

• The world saw the devastating effects of the climate crisis in 2021.
• Weather-related disasters and extreme temperatures affected communities in every part of the globe.
• Unprecedented events are occurring with greater frequency, a "code red for humanity."

It was a year of unprecedented climate events, from record-breaking extreme temperatures to hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes. Here's a look back at some of the climate news of 2021.

Insider • 24th December 2021

VIDEO: Rescue workers are feeding cats that survived the La Palma volcano eruption

Meet the cats who survived the La Palma volcano — and the officers who are feeding them and hoping to reconnect them with their owners.

Business Insider • 23rd December 2021

How last year's Christmas trees are rebuilding New Orleans' coast

New Orleans drops thousands of Christmas trees into the bayou every year to try to fight coastal erosion and build back its shores.