24Nov

“All Those Used Delivery Boxes Are a Hot Commodity”

Paper mills are recycling more junk mail and old delivery boxes in 2020 as these displace office paper in the waste streams of home workers.

19Nov

“This game-changing solar company recycles old panels into new ones”

@FirstSolar’s Ohio recycling plant uses proprietary technology to recover and recycle 90% of solar panels’ materials.

19Nov

A @Carbon8Systems pilot plant will convert processed household waste, captured CO2, and fly ash into construction-grade aggregate.

19Nov

Time to retire your pillow? For a fee, @TerraCycle will collect them for recycling, and @ATRSrecycling offers drop-off bins in some states.

17Nov

An estimated 43 million metric tons of wind turbine blade waste will be produced by 2050—led by China (40%) Europe (25%), and the US (19%).

17Nov

The U.S. pavement industry in 2019 recycled 97 million tons of asphalt, saving roughly 58.9 million cubic yards of landfill space.

17Nov

Since 1960, the amount of plastic waste landfilled annually in the United States has increased by roughly 70 times.

12Nov

EVs are forecast to comprise 10% of new car purchases in the UK in 2021—highlighting the need for li-ion battery recycling infrastructure.

12Nov

@naai_aero has merged with @AiraLtd1 with the goal of recycling or upcycling 100% of an aircraft, including its plastic interior components.

12Nov

Celebrate America Recycles Day—@recyclesday—by learning how to recycle common items such as paper, plastics, used oil, batteries and ewaste.