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Experts wary of SSC single-stream recycling pilot, but it could have climate benefits

Single-stream recycling will soon be tested in Bellingham.

But not everyone is on board. One of those people is Mark Peyron, an associate professor of chemical engineering at Western Washington University. “It certainly will result in more contaminated waste,” said Peyron, who…

2022-02-03
Western’s Anatomy and Physiology Lab opens up new learning opportunities for students 2022-01-31
Environmental Career and Internship Fair set for Feb. 9 2022-01-31
Plastic rope washes ashore in southwest Washington. In Whatcom, it finds new life

Ocean plastics littering Washington’s coast are finding new life in Bellingham, with the help of a team of professors and students at Western Washington University’s College of Science and Engineering.

Since December, the group has used its expertise and machinery to turn the plastic…

2022-01-24
WWU's Regina Barber joins NPR's 'Short Wave' as its first scientist-in-residence 2022-01-24
The Tonga eruption explained, from tsunami warnings to sonic booms

Just a few weeks ago, a submarine volcano identifiable by two small uninhabitable islands in the Kingdom of Tonga began to erupt. Its outburst initially seemed innocuous, with ashen plumes and moderate explosions that few people living outside the archipelago noticed.

But in the past 24…

2022-01-18
The Yellow Rope Story

The pellets are green because of the occasional black strands in the rope, and because of other contaminants. 800 pounds of pellets were shipped to the Engineering and Design Department at Western Washington University (WWU) in Bellingham, Washington. Washington Sea Grant purchased a…

2022-01-04
WWU students join with the Surfrider Foundation for a beach cleanup at the I&J Waterway on Saturday 2021-12-02
In Memoriam: Michael Seal 2021-11-23
Research Recap for Nov. 22: A Mathematics student and Statistics associate professor team up for an article in the American Statistician and research on migratory capabilities of alpine flora 2021-11-22
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