纽卡斯尔大学向学生和社区小组颁发10K美元奖,用于创新的减少废物项目。 University of Newcastle awards $10K to student and community teams for innovative waste-reduction projects.

纽卡斯尔大学2025年《循环经济大挑战》为学生和社区团队提供10 000美元的赠款,以开发创新解决方案,减少废物和排放。 The University of Newcastle’s 2025 Circular Economy Grand Challenge awarded $10,000 grants to student and community teams developing innovative solutions to reduce waste and emissions. 项目包括:将风轮机叶片循环利用成建筑材料,将酿酒酵母转化为可持续皮肤护理,将混凝土废物作为农业石灰再油漆,在改用海运集装箱中从咖啡地种植蘑菇,建立一个数字平台,将可再使用的家用物品与社区重新连接起来,以及推出一个配有智能垃圾箱的拼装软件,以改善学生的回收利用。 Projects include recycling wind turbine blades into construction materials, converting brewery yeast into sustainable skincare, repurposing concrete waste as agricultural lime, growing mushrooms from coffee grounds in repurposed shipping containers, creating a digital platform to reconnect reusable household items with communities, and launching a gamified app with smart bins to improve student recycling. 这些举措旨在扩大产品生命周期,减少碳排放,并促进各行业的当地可持续性。 These initiatives aim to extend product lifecycles, cut carbon emissions, and foster local sustainability across industries.