09Feb

“The dark side of ‘green energy’ and its threat to the nation’s environment”

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

“The US Navy is planning to ‘recycle’ one of its first supercarriers.”

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.

02Feb

@SSNInstitutions scientists have developed a process that allows silicon recycled from used PVs to be used to produce new solar cells.

02Feb

French startup Capillum is partnering with hair salons to recycle keratin from waste hair for use in soil and water decontamination.

02Feb

Apps such as @GreenChoiceNow and @oroeco allow you to track the effect of your consumer choices on climate change.

28Jan

@li_cycle will build a li-ion battery recycling plant to recover cobalt, nickel and lithium using its zero-wastewater, zero-emission process.