msquebanh, 3 months ago to ontario A mother and son duo from #BrunswickHouse #FirstNation in northeastern #Ontario are collecting people's old socks, and other garments that can't be reused, to make #insulation. Jerret Paquette, and his mom Doris Mitchell founded #SicSox to give old clothes a new life. Paquette and Mitchell have partnered with researchers to test different types of insulation with the shredded #textiles they collect. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7124225 #Repurposed #FabricWaste #GreenSolutions #CreativeSolutions #Canada
A mother and son duo from #BrunswickHouse #FirstNation in northeastern #Ontario are collecting people's old socks, and other garments that can't be reused, to make #insulation.
Jerret Paquette, and his mom Doris Mitchell founded #SicSox to give old clothes a new life.
Paquette and Mitchell have partnered with researchers to test different types of insulation with the shredded #textiles they collect.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7124225
#Repurposed #FabricWaste #GreenSolutions #CreativeSolutions #Canada
msquebanh, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to China #ChineseScientists invent method to transform salty #soil into fertile #farmland as Beijing pushes #FoodSecurity. Researchers treat #wasteland with crop stalks & plastic covering, reducing salt content by 36% & increasing crop yields by 30.5%. #China ranks 3rd among countries with the most #SalineAlkaline land, but about a 1/3 of it has potential for use with #technology & better #farming. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3253095/chinese-scientists-invent-method-transform-salty-soil-fertile-farmland-beijing-pushes-food-security #AsianMastodon #SoilScience #GreenSolutions #Agriculture #Science #AsianTech
#ChineseScientists invent method to transform salty #soil into fertile #farmland as Beijing pushes #FoodSecurity.
Researchers treat #wasteland with crop stalks & plastic covering, reducing salt content by 36% & increasing crop yields by 30.5%.
#China ranks 3rd among countries with the most #SalineAlkaline land, but about a 1/3 of it has potential for use with #technology & better #farming.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3253095/chinese-scientists-invent-method-transform-salty-soil-fertile-farmland-beijing-pushes-food-security
#AsianMastodon #SoilScience #GreenSolutions #Agriculture #Science #AsianTech