30Apr

“Durable or recyclable? These goals tend to clash”

Thin-film PV panels are more cost effective to recycle than crystalline silicon panels but are less durable, a @georgiatechbsch study notes.

30Apr

“The difficult task of recycling the carbon fibers of cars and airplanes”

Which is the best method for recycling composite materials—mechanical, chemical or thermal? Each has its advantages and disadvantages.

30Apr

New York is now the second state, after California, to ban single-use plastic bags. Whether that will reduce plastic pollution is unknown.

29Apr

German design studio Tarantik & Egger has developed a line of furniture made from the recycled rotor blades of wind turbines.

29Apr

@EastmanChemCo‘s new carbon renewal technology can recycle nonpolyester plastics, flexible packaging, plastic film, and mixed plastics.

29Apr

Through May 4, consumers can bring used car seats to @Target for recycling and earn 20% off strollers and select other baby items.

26Apr

@prdthailand sees the need to build dozens of plants to recycle 800,000 tons of PV cells that will begin expiring in the next three years.

26Apr

@Budweiser beer cups recycled by spectators of the 2018 FIFA World Cup have been used to build a soccer field in Sochi, Russia.

26Apr

While @EPA estimates that 75% of U.S. waste is capable of being recycled, our recycling rate is 34%–unchanged since 2010.

25Apr

Due to their relatively short lives, EV batteries may be replaced more than once in a car’s lifetime—creating significant potential waste.

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