14Jan

“How to make your coffee habit more sustainable”

Three tips for caffeinating more sustainably: buy a reusable cup, don’t use one-time capsules, and compost your coffee.

26Dec

“BMW bids to shape the future of battery cell technology”

Through work at its Battery Cell Competence Centre, @BMW is aiming to design battery cells to facilitate their recycling at the end of life.

26Dec

@BridgestoneUS has begun recycling carbon black extracted from old tires for use in manufacturing new tires.

26Dec

About 25% of what is put in curbside bins can’t be recycled. AI such as @AMPRobotics‘ “Cortex Robot” helps sort the good from the bad.

24Dec

IPP @ALECleanEnergy is studying options to landfilling wind turbine blades, such as recycling them for use as building or road bed material.

24Dec

Partly by sourcing recycled nylon yarn for its carpeting, and landfill methane for energy, @InterfaceInc has achieved net-zero emissions.

24Dec

Three ways to reuse old newspapers instead of throwing them out: as glass cleaners, seedling pots, or a weed barrier.

19Dec

EVs sold in 2017 will create 250,000 tons of battery waste that can’t be recycled with today’s infrastructure, says a @FaradayInst study.

19Dec

@Licella4 has created a way to recycle plastic using pressurized hot water to turn it into oil, which can be remade into bitumen or plastic.

19Dec

In many locations, used cooking oil can be cooled, poured into a lidded jar, and recycled at a local facility.