(Natural News) Swedish researchers are exploring new ways to turn brewers’ spent grain into food products like flour and cereal. These beer production leftovers are often discarded or used as animal feed and a recent initiative led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is seeking to change that by upcycling the grains into high-value products. Spent grains for […]

(Natural News) There are countless ways to live a sustainable lifestyle. You can recycle to reduce your plastic waste, or you can upcycle old household items to give them new life. If you’re interested in upcycling, try these easy DIY planters made from items you may find around your house. (h/t to MindBodyGreen.com) Bundt cake […]

(Natural News) Single-use plastics cause plastic pollution, a problem that affects rivers, lakes, and oceans. To address this concern, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a recycling process that turns various materials made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into other useful products that will last longer. NREL’s research was published in the journal Joule. […]

(Natural News) More than a billion people in this world do not have access to healthy and nutritious food. This alone is harrowing, save the fact that around a third of global food production is either lost or wasted. Food waste is defined as the intentional disposal of any safe and nutritious food. This happens […]

(Natural News) Cows might not get all the fanfare that other members of the animal kingdom do, but behind their quiet, unassuming façade rests a very useful power: the ability to recycle food and curb the need for herbicides. Their food recycling ability was pointed out in a recent letter written by Kansas beef producer […]

(Natural News) Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental concerns in the world today. However, dealing with our plastic problem isn’t as simple as it seems. Indeed, a lot has been done – especially in recent times – to raise awareness on the issues and drum up ways of addressing it, but for some of […]

(Natural News) You use adhesives every day, whether you know it or not. Adhesives, which can be found in sticky tape and bandages, are usually made of petroleum-derived materials, which can be bad for the environment. Thankfully, a team of scientists has discovered that they can make adhesive tape out of trees. What is lignin? A […]

(Natural News) Food waste is turning out to be a problem of global proportions. According to data from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more than one-third of food that has been produced worldwide gets lost or discarded at some point in the food supply chain. This doesn’t just waste natural and financial resources […]

(Natural News) The increase in poultry farm popularity remains a strong motivator among homesteaders to continually drive production. However, caring for poultry animals such as chickens may prove challenging as they require adequate space and a sheltered coop to protect them from the elements and predatory animals. Making a strong and sturdy chicken coop need not […]