LAS VEGAS — So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers’ lives — whether by leveraging AI to make devices that help people become more efficient, by creating companions to cure loneliness or by providing tools that help people with mental and physical health. But not all innovation is…
LEADVILLE, Colo. — Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin more than a century after the city’s boom days. Enter a fledgling company called CJK Milling that wants to “remine” some…
By Ariyana GriffinAFRO Staff Writeragriffin@afro.com Zero Waste Week, Sept. 4-8, serves as a time to bring awareness to pollution and waste that goes into the environment as well as provide resources for people to do their part in being more sustainable. According to the Zero Waste International Alliance, zero waste is defined as “the conservation…
Food wastage is a major concern today. According to a 2022 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, households waste over one billion meals daily, almost one-fifth of all food available to consumers worldwide. While various administrative steps are being taken to raise awareness, we can take small initiatives at home – for instance, organising the…
