A term coined by Michael Braungart and William McDonough for a product, component, or material that combines both technical and organic nutrients (such as recyclable paper and poly-vinyl-chloride) in a way that cannot be easily separated, thereby rendering it unable to be recycled or reused be either system. Most monstrous hybrids can only be thrown out and contribute to the waste stream and cannot be reused.
Microplastics (MP) are tiny, granular particles of plastic. They are less than 5 millimetres in diameter, about the size of a sesame seed, or smaller. There are various ways in wh...
Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs, are the predecessors to the SDGs. These are development goals that were set in 2000 by world leaders with the aim to eradicate extreme povert...
The saving of a megawatt of power by reducing consumption or increasing efficiency.