09Mar

“Old Batteries from Electric Cars Get a New Life Off the Grid”

Ryan Pohl, doing business as High Desert Off Grid, repurposes used EV batteries to power campers and RVs in Quartzsite, Arizona.

09Mar

“Making new fabric from old textiles”

@lunduniversity researchers have developed a way to recycle cotton into sugar, which in turn can be used to make nylon, spandex or ethanol.

09Mar

20 million mattresses are disposed of in the U.S. annually. You can donate your old one to @Goodwillintl, @Habitat_org, or @SalvationArmyUS.

04Mar

According to @NREL senior scientist Garvin Heath, it costs $20 to $30 to recycle a solar panel but only $1 to $2 to send it to a landfill.

04Mar

This year, @ProcterGamble will begin packaging its @Crest and @OralB toothpastes in fully recyclable tubes.

04Mar

Avoid these no-nos when recycling takeout packaging: don’t recycle soiled containers, plastic utensils, Styrofoam, or paper takeout boxes.

02Mar

@Fortum has patented a technology to recover and recycle lithium from EV batteries for use in battery-grade material on an industrial scale.

02Mar

@UWMadison engineers have developed a method for recycling polymers from multi-layered plastics used in food and medicine packaging.

02Mar

Global production of e-waste totals 50 million MT per year, only 20% of which is recycled into new products; most of the rest is landfilled.

25Feb

Canada’s lack of incentives for PV recycling could mean 13,000 metric tons of solar panel waste will be landfilled over the next decade.