15Dec

“Grappling with blade recycling, wind sector buys time with life extensions”

According to @WindEurope, 14,000 wind turbine blades will be decommissioned across Europe in the next three years.

15Dec

“Scrap tire recycling markets not keeping pace with generation, report shows”

A @ustires report finds that 76% of scrap tires were recycled into new products in 2019, down from 96 percent in 2013.

15Dec

Vis-a-vis plastic, paper bags use more resources to produce, are heavier, emit more landfill GHG emission—and are arguably less sustainable.

10Dec

@BMWGroup and @MINIUK are partnering to repurpose used EV batteries as mobile power and fast charging units.

10Dec

@IKEA is offering vouchers worth up to 50% of the original price to be spent at its stores for IKEA furniture that is no longer wanted.

10Dec

Roughly 40% of landfilled trash worldwide is burned, which can release harmful levels of carbon monoxide and other toxins into the air.

08Dec

@UCSanDiego engineers have created a way to restore spent cathodes to mint condition that could make recycling li-ion batteries less costly.

08Dec

A @UBC study has found that recycled concrete bound together with adhesive paste can perform equally well compared to conventional concrete.

08Dec

An Indian entrepreneur is mixing recycled PPE material with paper sludge to create low-cost construction bricks.

03Dec

The Zero Waste Blade Research (ZEBRA) consortium is attempting to develop 100% recyclable thermoplastic wind turbine blades.