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· Ryan General
Chinese Factory Exposed For Recycling Used Adult Diapers to Make New Ones
Usually, the idea of recycling is something to be applauded, but one Chinese factory’s methods are just too crappy to be appreciated. A small manufacturing plant in the province of Shandong was recently discovered to be recycling used, soiled adult diapers to make new ones.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A Recycling Firm Wants to Give $100,000 to the Woman Who Donated This Rare Apple Computer
An unidentified woman unwittingly recycled a rare, treasured computer put together by Steve Jobs which she now stands to make $100,000 from.
· Carl Samson
Man in China Busted for Making $22,000 Selling ‘Fake Water’
A man in Shanghai has been arrested for selling “fake water” to numerous residents, of which most were likely clueless that they had been duped. After receiving a tip on June 9, police officers at Shanghai’s Songjiang District raided a drinking water station in the town of…
· Ryan General
4 Chinese Students to Survive in ‘Space Station’ in Beijing For 200 Days
Four willing students in China have signed up to stay within a self-sustaining ecosystem inside two bunkers that simulate life inside a “space station” for 200 days. Sealed from the outside world, the participating students from the Beijing University of Aeronautics and…
· Carl Samson
How South Korea Reduced Food Waste By 300 TONS a Day
South Korea has managed to reduce food waste in amounts other parts of the world can only imagine accomplishing for now. In Seoul alone, the volume of waste decreased by 10%, or more than 300 tons a day, compared to four years ago.
· Ryan General
Stunning Japanese Bar is Made Entirely Out of Recycled Trash
A pub in Kamikatsu, Japan, which is built entirely from recycled garbage, has recently won the 2016 WAN Sustainable Buildings Award for its ingenious, eco-friendly design. The award-winning sundries shop and pub called the Kamikatz Public House was designed by Hiroshi Nakamura &…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Woman Asks Her 20 Boyfriends For an iPhone 7, Sells Them All to Buy House
A woman in China might’ve just won the 2016 “hustler of the year” award. A blog was recently published on Tian Ya Yi Du, a popular blogging platform in China, by user “Proud Qiaoba”, who tells a story of a woman who bought a house after selling 20 iPhone 7s that her 20…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Artist Turns Old Newspapers into Epic Works of Art
One Japanese artist has stepped up her recycling game by literally giving newspaper waste “life.” Through a process that takes cutting, rolling, twisting and perhaps anything you can do with a bunch of old newspapers, Chie Hitotsuyama makes realistic animal sculptures like…
· Editorial Staff
North Korean Man and South Korean Woman Find True Love Despite Huge Taboo
This couple shared their symbolic engagement photos to show that their love transcends the political boundaries and physical barriers of North and South Korea. In 1999, Joseph, formerly known as Chui, fled to China after escaping North Korea. He sought asylum in South Korea in…
· Laura Dang
Eerie Photos Reveal What Fukushima Looks Like 4 Years After the Nuclear Disaster
One photographer had the opportunity to get a rare look inside the abandoned radioactive towns of Fukushima, Japan four years after two natural disasters triggered a meltdown at the nuclear plant. Arkadiusz Podniesiński, 44, is a Polish photographer and filmmaker who received…
· Editorial Staff
Japan’s 2020 Olympic Medals Made from Recycled Smartphones Revealed
Japan hopes to put discarded smartphones and other devices to good use by recycling them to become medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Apparently, authorities are convinced that electronic waste has enough precious metals to produce the coveted medals. Government officials,…
· Editorial Staff
Science Reveals The One Word That Will Get Someone to Agree With You
Most of the time, swaying other people’s opinion during a political argument, is a near impossibility. However, a new research suggests that just one word can turn an opposing view into a favorable one. A team of researchers from Ohio State University recently published a study…
· Ryan General
Regen Villages: California Company to Build What Will Be the ‘Tesla of Eco-Villages’
California-based developer ReGen Villages, in partnership with Danish architectural firm EFFEKT, will build utopian off the grid societies that can produce their own food and energy this year. The concept, ReGen Village, is a revolutionary self-sustaining neighborhood concept…
· Editorial Staff
Apple Collected $40 Million Worth of Gold From Recycled iPhones Last Year
Apple, the most valuable company in the world, collected nearly $40 million worth of gold taken from outdated, broken and discarded devices last year, according to the company’s Environmental Responsibility Report released this week. The company was able to cull 2,204 pounds of…
· Editorial Staff
Man Buys Turtles From the Market Just to Release Them Back into the Sea
Even though six of the world’s seven sea turtle species are classified as endangered or threatened, tens of thousands of marine turtles die every year due to overharvesting and the illegal trade. One American in Papua New Guinea did his part in helping two sea turtles live on…
· Laura Dang
This Woman’s Instagram Food Pics Are So Good She Quit Her Job and Got a Book Deal
Instagram has proven to be a game-changer for a statistician-turned-food-artist. Ida Skivenes, 30, is a former government employee in Norway who turned into a deliciously successful Instagrammer and author of the book “Eat Your Art Out.” She is known for her creative yet…
· Riley Schatzle
One of China’s Richest Men is Poisoned After Helping Clean Up Tianjin Blast Site
Chinese millionaire Chen Guangbiao is known for his extravagant publicity stunts, but his latest attempt to procure a little show time resulted in his urgent hospitalization. In an attempt to provide assistance to the community of Tianjin, reeling from last week’s warehouse…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the $740 Million Man Who Calls Himself the ‘Most Influential Person of China’
Some have called him a clown, others a philanthropist, but while his attitude towards public recognition seems to borderline on narcissism, Chen Guangbiao is adamant about helping communities who are in need. Despite coming from a destitute family, Chen, 45, is now one of…