GE-Led Group Produces World’s Biggest Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade

Good News Notes: “A GE-led consortium has manufactured the world’s biggest recyclable turbine blade, a major milestone in the production of sustainable offshore wind turbines. The company, which is battling to be a leader in the supply of turbines, announced that the ZEBRA (Zero wastE Blade ReseArch) consortium has produced its first prototype of a 100 percent…

Lasso Is a Home Recycling Machine to Fix Our Recycling Problem

Good News Notes: “Recycling is something many of us take for granted, assuming what we throw in the bin ends up getting recycled properly. But current curbside systems aren’t particularly effective, especially if the material isn’t clean or a plastic isn’t actually recyclable, so much of what goes into your blue bin can end up in landfill. Enter…

Keurig Dr Pepper To Pilot Compostable Paper Bottle

Good News Notes: “Keurig Dr Pepper is developing a recyclable and compostable paper bottle that it will test in the United States.   The No. 56 consumer goods company is teaming with Cologne, German-based packaging manufacturer PAPACKS for a bottle that uses fiber and organic materials, rather than the plant-based PET plastic or sustainably sourced pulp with…

New invention looks to help first responders save lives

Good News Notes: “A tragedy became motivation for a pair of paramedics from Middle Tennessee. The best friends saw a need and developed a light system that helps guide first responders to hard-to-find locations. It all started several years ago, when Johnathan Harrison was called to help a toddler who couldn’t breathe. “A two-year old…

Phykos’s carbon-capturing robotic seaweed farms are like planting fore

Good News Notes: “A new prototype of a small, solar-powered robotic vessel recently started sailing in the Pacific Ocean, pulling an underwater rack filled with seaweed. The startup developing the technology, called Phykos, says each platform holding the fast-growing kelp may be able to capture as much CO2 as 250 trees—and though the approach still needs…

French team designs ocean cleanup yacht that feeds on plastic trash

Good News Notes: “A French ocean adventurer and his team have designed a yacht which he says can scoop up plastic garbage to stop it blighting the world’s oceans, and converts the same waste into fuel to help power the boat. Yvan Bourgnon has spent his career racing sailing vessels around the globe as a…