17Dec

“The UK’s first electric ferry runs on old Nissan Leaf batteries”

Voyager Marine and @PlymBoatTrips have launched the @EVoyagerPlym electric ferry, which runs on repurposed Nissan Leaf batteries.

17Dec

“Montreal’s Darwin bridge construction project uses recycled glass”

A bridge being built in Montreal incorporates concrete made with 70,000 crushed, recycled glass bottles replacing a portion of the cement.

17Dec

A @RecycleCartons survey found that 6 in 10 consumers do not know that recycling paper provides feedstock to help prevent paper shortages.

15Dec

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

15Dec

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.