01Dec

“EPA sets 2030 national recycling goal, stakeholders call for more federal action”

@EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has set a national recycling rate goal of 50% by 2030—up from the 2018 recycling rate of 32.1%.

24Nov

“Scientists develop recyclable wind turbine blade material that ‘could transform wind industry’”

@Arkema_Inc and @ENERGY scientists have developed a thermoplastic resin that may allow production of lighter recyclable wind turbine blades.

24Nov

@AudiOfficial and @KITKarlsruhe are partnering to develop a way to recycle mixed plastics from end-of-life auto parts.

24Nov

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

@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.