Turn waste into assets, says study

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - Defence firm Qinetiq has sent to the US a system that generates energy from waste. According to a report by BBC News, the PyTEC system heats mixed waste, releasing a gas that can be burned to produce five times more energy than is required to drive the system.

September 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists in Singapore and Switzerland have suggested that converting the trash that fills the world's landfills into biofuel could cut global carbon emissions by 80 percent. Biofuels produced from crops have proven controversial because they require an increase in crop production that has its own severe environmental costs.

September 18th, 2009 LONDON - Britons waste one month of their lives searching for the television remote control, a new study has found. After studying 4,000 individuals, the researchers found that the average viewer loses it an average of 3.2 times a week and spends more than four minutes looking for it each time, reports The Scotsman.

September 14th, 2009 Analyst downgrades Waste ManagementHARTFORD, Conn. — Waste Management Inc.

September 6th, 2009 ABU DHABI - A new environmentally sustainable waste management facility to process waste generated from construction activities has been unveiled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported Sunday. The facility has been installed by Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), a developer of tourism real estate assets within Abu Dhabi, in conjunction with the facilities management company Thiess Services Middle East.

August 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi is the highest municipal solid waste producer in the country followed by Mumbai, according to a survey by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Delhi produces 6,800 tonnes of solid waste a day, while Mumbai generates 6,500 tonnes, the FICCI survey said.

August 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study suggests that after making beer, the waste from breweries can be used to generate power. It would now mean a huge relief and an added advantage for brewers who face difficulty in getting rid of thousands of tons of grain left over at the end of the brewing process.

August 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It's a well-known fact: people eat not only because they are hungry, but also because the food just simply tastes too good to ignore. Now, a new study has helped explain how leptin, a hormone produced by fat tissue, influences that motivation to eat.

July 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A catalyst made out of shrimp shells may churn out faster, cheaper and greener biodiesel, according to a new study. Xinsheng Zheng and colleagues, who led the study in China, described the development of a new catalyst produced from shrimp shells.

June 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Why does a hard core reformer like the former New York governor Eliot Spitzer - previously known as the Sheriff of Wall Street - virtually turn from 'saint' into 'sinner' overnight? Spitzer, once a hard-hitting prosecutor who routinely brought down the high and mighty for their crooked ways, ruined himself by being linked with a high-end prostitute. A new Northwestern University study suggests that people with ample moral self-worth in one aspect of their lives can slip into immorality or opposite behaviour in other areas.

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have shown that waste water treatment plant mud can be used as a partial alternative fuel to enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions. The research was carried out by scientists from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) in Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeast Spain.

June 20th, 2009 Washington, June 20 (ANI): The National Institutes of Health is doling out a whopping 423,500 dollars to fund a study, aimed at finding out why men don't like to wear condoms during sex. However, the funding hasn't gone down too well with government watchdogs, which say that the study is a nearly-half-a-million-dollar waste of taxpayer money.

June 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - People always turn aggressive or violent when they are drunk. Now, a new study from Finland sheds light on why this happens.

May 7th, 2009 LONDON - A single-decker bus, dubbed "The Chipper", that runs on waste cooking oil from chip shops has taken to the UK streets. The "green" vehicle, a 1998 Dennis Dart vehicle converted for the scheme, is beginning a six-month trial in Bristol to see whether its performance can match that of conventional coaches, reports Sky News.

May 7th, 2009 LONDON - It's official: Money is the key to enjoying longer and healthier life. According to a new study, for the Economic and Social Research Council, people with more wealth and better education are less likely to develop illness and tend to die later than those who are poorer and less welleducated.