06Aug

“Findings from The Recycling Partnership’s 2019 West Coast Contamination Initiative Report”

@RECYPartnership estimates that contamination costs the U.S. recycling system as much as $300 million each year.

04Aug

“How Li-Cycle Technology Retrieves 95% of Lithium Battery Content”

@li_cycle has developed a method using no toxic chemicals to recycle over 95% of li-ion battery materials and produce battery-grade lithium.

04Aug

@atlantaliveedge recycles downed trees that would otherwise be mulched or sent to the landfill for use in building fine furniture.

04Aug

Only 17.4% of global e-waste was recycled in 2019, resulting in the disposal of about $57 billion worth of recyclable metals, the @UN says.

30Jul

Standardizing EV battery design could boost the ability to recover valuable raw materials profitably from them as they are retired from use.

30Jul

@cwru scientists have developed a process to recycle thermoset plastics into a resin that can be reused in a variety of applications.

30Jul

Twenty-nine percent of U.S. consumers say that they are recycling more since the pandemic began, according to a survey by @RecycleCartons.

28Jul

Recycling EV battery metals can be complicated because many such devices weren’t designed to be opened and stripped of their valuable parts.

28Jul

With incentives, recycled scrap could provide 35% of the steel industry’s metallic needs by 2040, says @WoodMackenzie’s Renate Featherstone.

28Jul

Not recycling electronics can lead to ground, water, or air pollution—depending on whether they end up being landfilled or incinerated.