Leftover

Our love for coffee means millions of tons of spent coffee grounds going to waste every single year. Scientists have been working on ways to make use of them, and we now have another to add to the list: old coffee grounds have been shown to absorb bentazone, a herbicide used in agriculture. If the technology can be developed, it would solve two environmental problems in one: coffee ground waste, and damage caused by farming herbicides to wildlife and the surrounding natural world. A team from the Federal Technological…

A single mother who worked as a cleaner for a law firm has hit back after claiming she was wrongfully fired for eating a leftover low-cost sandwich at her workplace, sparking controversy and garnering support from workers’ unions.39-year-old Gabriela Rodriguez from Ecuador is currently suing a city law firm that earns £ 46 million ($ 58 million) a year after she alleged that she had been sacked for eating a leftover tuna sandwich that was destined for trash.Gabriela reportedly launched the claim after she worked for an…

We could be producing concrete that's 30 percent stronger by processing and adding charred coffee grounds to the mix, researchers in Australia discovered.Their clever recipe could solve multiple problems at the same time.Every year the world produces a staggering 10 billion kilograms of coffee waste globally. Most ends up in landfills."The disposal of organic waste poses an environmental challenge as it emits large amounts of greenhouse gases including methane and carbon dioxide, which contribute to climate change,"…

Dear Liz: My adult children both have money left in 529 accounts that I control as well as uncashed savings bonds given by generous grandparents. We were able to get them through college without needing the funds, but neither has decided to continue with graduate education and the funds have been stranded because of the high tax rate on non-education use. With the recent rule change for 2024, we plan to start converting the 529s into Roth IRAs, but this will take several years as we understand the contribution limits.…

A company in China is refining leftover hotpot oil so it can be transformed into sustainable jet fuel. At an upmarket restaurant in the hotpot-loving Chinese city of Chengdu, diners plunge sliced meat and vegetables into cauldrons of spicy, oily broth, largely unaware that their leftovers are set to take on a second life as jet fuel.…

Carbon fiber has some amazing qualities, but easy recyclability isn't one of them. New Zealand based manufacturer Vélos Advancements is nonetheless using carbon fiber waste in the production of its limited-run high-end road bike, the Holocene Superbike.Plans call for just 100 Holocenes to be built next year, each one tailored to its buyer's specifications. Those specs will include a choice of Shimano, Campagnolo, FSA, SRAM, Vision or Classified components, along with a custom paint job on the monocoque carbon frame and…

Shoes are offered for sale at an Adidas store on February 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesAdidas intends to sell part of its leftover Yeezy inventory and donate the money to charities that were harmed by Ye's anti-Semitic comments, the company's chief executive said Thursday.The CEO, Bjorn Gulden, did not name the charities he is considering."When we do that and how we do that, remains to be seen but we're working on that" he said.At one point, the company considered burning the…

When Olympus sold its camera division and reformed as OM System, it hyped up a push toward computational photography with its new mirrorless cameras — this is not that camera. Today, OM System is announcing the new OM-5, a $1,199.99 mirrorless camera that launches late next month and looks like a zombified husk of Olympus. I’m sure it will be a fine camera, but I can’t help feeling depressed when I look at it.Sure, the OM-1 was technically OM System’s first camera release, but it was still branded Olympus. Now, with the…

When Chris Pratt Spoke About Eating Customers’ Leftovers During His Pre-Fame Days Saying “I Had No Money” – Watch ( Photo Credit – Chris Pratt / Wikimedia ) Chris Pratt is a talented star who first won our hearts as Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. Since then, the actor has played the lead roles in money-minting franchises including Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World. But do you know about his journey in reaching where he is today? In a 2016 appearance on a talk show,…