02Jul

“Survey Shows Nearly Half of Americans Would Stop Supporting Companies that Weren’t Sustainable”

The typical American would pay 26% over retail price to ensure a product is fully sustainable a @RECYPartnership survey has found.

30Jun

“EV battery: Re-use, recycle – cool down?”

Retirement of first-generation EVs will start in 5-10 years, but a standardized process for recycling their batteries is as yet undeveloped.

30Jun

Hotel shutdowns due to coronavirus have slowed recycled soap donations to @CleantheWorld, which redistributes them to low-income people.

30Jun

The U.S. recycles 15% of textile waste—3.8 billion lbs.—annually; the other 85% is thrown out, using 5% of all landfill space, @EPA says.

25Jun

Silicon recovered from recycled solar panels could potentially be used for electric vehicle battery applications.

25Jun

@DowNewsroom has developed plastic resin from 40% post-consumer recycled content to create film comparable to that made from virgin resin.

25Jun

Municipalities’ use of single-stream recycling means consumers should rinse their recyclables to avoid cross-contamination of materials.

23Jun

An estimated 8,000 hard-to-recycle wind turbine blades will be decommissioned and landfilled in the U.S. over the next four years.

23Jun

@NorthwesternU researchers have developed a way to recycle polyurethane foam waste into hard plastics and rubbers with a variety of uses.

23Jun

Companies such as @PreOwndWedDress will buy used wedding dresses for resale and reuse.