16Feb

“Do you really have to wash items before recycling them?”

To avoid contaminating your recyclables, it is important to rinse them out before putting them in the bin.

11Feb

“Volkswagen Now Recycling EV Batteries”

@VWGroup’s recently opened Salzgitter plant is its first dedicated to recycling EV batteries that can no longer be used for other purposes.

11Feb

To reduce waste, many @IKEA stores now have a dedicated space for selling both previously owned items and products used in its showrooms.

11Feb

While rubber bands, which often contain synthetic materials, can’t be recycled, they can be reused, e.g., to tie hair or reseal chip bags.

09Feb

By 2050, @EPA projects the amount of solar waste in China will reach 20 million tons, the U.S. 10 million tons, and Japan 7.5 million tons.

09Feb

In what may take 15 years, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier—@NimitzNews—will be retired and, starting in 2025, its parts recycled and reused.

09Feb

Making less-wasteful purchases, such as avoiding buying single-use items—or “precycling”— helps prevent waste just as surely as recycling.

04Feb

Bristol, UK-based @NCCUKinfo is launching a program to advance the development of recyclable wind turbine blade technologies and materials.

04Feb

Computer products maker @LogitechG will incorporate post-consumer recycled plastic in over half of its keyboards and mice by year-end 2021.

04Feb

While newspapers can be composted, other types of inked paper, such as those marked by a ballpoint pen or magic marker, should not.