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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

5 ways scientists are using trash to create things we need

The Cool Down
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65% Informative

Engineers and scientists are finding innovative ways to repurpose all kinds of trash before it ends up in landfills.

Canadian company Plaex is giving plastic trash a new life by creating durable bricks to build homes.

NewspaperWood is growing in popularity as a sustainable building product made out of old newspapers.

Rice University research team developed a technique that transforms plastic waste into usable hydrogen fuel.

VR Score

45

Informative language

33

Neutral language

5

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

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not offensive

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not hateful

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long-living

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