The first customer delivery of green steel made without coal happened in Sweden, according to the manufacturer. The Swedish venture Hybrit said that they delivered the innovative steel to the truck maker Volvo AB as a trial run before they go full commercial production in 2026. Volvo said that they […]
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Congress Passes a Bill that Helps Veterans with PTSD Get Service Dogs
A bill was passed to connect more veterans and service dogs that are trained to support mental health issues and it’s now at the desk of President Joe Biden. Recently, the Senate passed the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers of PAWS, for Veterans Therapy Act, which requires the Department of Veterans […]
Donations Pour in for this Mechanic Who Fixes Old Cars And Donates them to People in Need
Last year on Christmas Day, Eliot Middleton showed up unannounced at the home of Melanie Lee in Andrews, S.C., with a 1993 Oldsmobile. Middleton, who she had never met before, placed the car keys in Lee’s hand. He didn’t charge her anything. The 59-year-old Lee said she had no idea […]
Waste Collection Agency Finds $25,000 in Discarded Freezer & Returns Money to Owners
This family in Ohio’s Lorain County helped out their grandma clean her house and accidentally threw away $25,000 worth of cash in the trashcan. Luckily for the family, their local waste collection agency sifted through a lot of garbage and found the cash. Gary Capan, the operations supervisor at the […]
India Announces a Ban on a Long List of Single-Use Plastic Items for July 2022
India generates approximately 25,940 tons of plastic waste on a daily basis and around 9.46 million tons of plastic waste yearly according to the Central Pollution Control Board estimates. If you’re an Indian and you’re living with your family, you probably have a big plastic bag that’s full of smaller […]
This New Solar-Power Beach-Cleaning Robot Cleans Up the Tiniest Plastic Debris 30X Faster than Humans
Picking up all the plastic waste from beaches by hand can be a tiresome and time-consuming process. The BeBot, a solar-powered robot, is there to speed up the process. At beach cleanups, workers or volunteers usually pick up trash like plastic water bottles or packaging for food. However, the sand […]
Nintendo Is Partnering with a Non-Profit to Bring Gaming Consoles to Hospitalized Children
Having to stay in the hospital is no fun, particularly when you’re a child. So, it seems that there’s no better way to pass the time than by playing some video games. At least this is the idea behind the new Nintendo Switch gaming stations which are being installed throughout […]
A Stunning Supermarket-Turned-Library Features Aisles & Freezers Stocked with Books
If you ever visit the Merchants’ Square supermarket in Carmel, Indiana, you may be surprised to find shelves without groceries, but rather books. This former food supermarket was recently taken over by the Carmel Clay Public Library that transformed the space into a temporary home for their literary collection. Empty […]
Genius: Glenfiddich Uses Waste from Whisky to Fuel their Trucks
The Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich started converting its trucks for delivery to run on low-emission biogas that’s produced from waste products from their own whisky distillery. The representatives of the brand say this move is part of their closed-loop sustainability initiative. For the purposes of this change, the company began […]
Polish Track & Field Olympian Auctioned Her Silver Medal to Raise Money for a Boy’s Heart Surgery
Maria Andrejczyk said her medal in javelin is a sign of faith, struggle, and the pursuit of dreams, despite the many odds along the way. However, only days after the athlete won a silver medal at the Tokyo Summer Games, the 25-year-old announced on her Facebook that her goal is […]