23Jul

“So, What Actually Happens To Clothes When You Donate Them?”

1.7 billion used garments are exported from the U.S. annually; some are shredded and made into other products; most are sold as clothing.

22Jul

“Nissan’s zero-emission ice cream truck uses recycled EV batteries”

@Nissan has developed a concept ice cream van that uses li-ion cells reclaimed from first-generation EV batteries to power the coolers.

22Jul

@YKK_USA has developed a zipper made from a type of polyester that substitutes plant-based molasses in place of traditional fossil fuels.

22Jul

The U.S. ships roughly 1M tons of plastic waste overseas annually—increasingly to Bangladesh, Laos, and Ethiopia, according to @guardian.

19Jul

Recycling li-ion batteries can help cut global dependence on cobalt—a #conflictmineral tied to human rights abuses—according to @CSIROnews.

19Jul

Canadian startup @CompositesJd has used 612,000 PET bottles recycled by @armacell to build a 2,000-square-foot house in Nova Scotia.

19Jul

Twenty-two US states mandate specific disposal methods for consumer batteries. Consult this map from @Call2Recycle to learn your local laws.

18Jul

Current technology can recover 95% of lithium from EV batteries, but efforts instead focus on cobalt + nickel, @UTSISF‘s Elsa Dominish says.

18Jul

Crumbed rubber concrete has higher impact strength and crack resistance than traditional concrete, says @UniversitySA Professor Julie Mills.

18Jul

Toothpaste tubes, disposable coffee cups, and food containers that are composed of two or more materials can be very difficult to recycle.

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