“researchers in the #UAE received a U.S. patent for a method involving co-pyrolysis that heats a mixture of spent #coffee grounds, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) #plastic and potassium hydroxide to create activated carbon”
“On its surface, the innovation addresses two waste streams simultaneously”
“What begins with a Starbucks #coffee cup and a discarded #plastic water bottle can become a powerful tool in the fight against #climatechange”

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/01/06/spent-coffee-grounds-and-empty-bottles-used-to-make-carbon-filter/

“researchers in the #UAE received a U.S. patent for a method involving co-pyrolysis that heats a mixture of spent #coffee grounds, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) #plastic and potassium hydroxide to create activated carbon”
“On its surface, the innovation addresses two waste streams simultaneously”
“What begins with a Starbucks #coffee cup and a discarded #plastic water bottle can become a powerful tool in the fight against #climatechange”

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/01/06/spent-coffee-grounds-and-empty-bottles-used-to-make-carbon-filter/

Survivors recount RSF gang rape in Sudan; infants among victims

"In Sudan, victims of sexual violence are often forced to suffer in silence, their tears shed where no one can hear them. But for women like Mariam*, the horror of war followed her even as she tried to flee."

link below:
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/7/survivors-recount-rsf-gang-rape-in-sudan-infants-among-victims

#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #GenderBasedViolence #RSF #UAE #Africa