16Apr

“Milestone reached in the recycling of cobalt from spent EV batteries”

#Sumitomo Metal Mining has invented a way to recycle cobalt from used EV batteries in a form that lets it be easily reused in battery parts.

16Apr

“Before Tom’s of Maine could go zero waste, it had to figure out how to compost toothpaste”

@TomsofMaine used to generate and landfill thousands of pounds of waste toothpaste each month. Now the company composts its excess product.

16Apr

Americans use an estimated 14 billion plastic shopping bags a year, according to @WasteManagement, only 1% of which are ever recycled.

15Apr

Roughly 24 billion PV panels will be installed globally by 2050. Solar waste volume by then could reach 78 million metric tons, says @IRENA.

15Apr

#shellworks has developed processes to turn seafood waste, such as lobster shells, into a form of recyclable, biodegradable plastic.

15Apr

Denver mayor @MayorHancock says the city could institute pay-as-you-throw trash collection by 2020 to try to boost its recycling rate.

12Apr

Finnish company @Fortum has developed a low-CO2 hydrometallurgical recycling process that can reclaim 80% of an EV’s li-ion battery.

12Apr

Consumer goods companies and retailers have vowed to boost recycled content in their packaging to 25% by 2025, says @circulareconomy.

12Apr

China’s import ban on certain plastic wastes will strand 111 million metric tons of trash by 2030, say @UGANewMaterials researchers.

11Apr

The UK’s oldest wind farm is closing, and owner @EON_SE_en will recycle one turbine for reuse as spare parts within its onshore fleet.

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