03Dec

“EU Grants Multi-Million Funding to Boost Battery Recycling”

The @europeanunion has pledged 5 million euro in start-up grants to develop a closed-loop process to recycle EVs’ lithium-ion batteries.

03Dec

“Hyundai and partner make clothing from recycled car-seat waste”

@Hyundai_Global and affiliate Hyundai Transys have unveiled a series of fashion creations made from recycled car seat waste.

03Dec

@ACUVUE and @TerraCycle are teaming up to recycle some of the 2.9 billion contact lenses currently thrown out each year in the U.S.

02Dec

Solar waste volumes are expected to rise rapidly in the coming years as early technology adopters replace their old systems for new ones.

02Dec

@SussexUni researchers have created an adhesive that can be removed with magnets to facilitate disassembly for recycling manufactured items.

02Dec

New reverse vending machines in Singapore dispense discount shopping vouchers when you feed them plastic bottles and cans.

27Nov

The 1 million EVs sold globally in 2017 will generate 250,000 tons of discarded battery packs, note the authors of a new study by @argonne.

27Nov

Sometimes seen as an undesirable byproduct of metalworking, scrap, when processed correctly, can be a shop’s second-largest revenue source.

27Nov

Are tiny homes a greener way to live? Lack of storage can mean throwing out more things, such as food, to save space.

26Nov

One-quarter (28.6 GW) of U.S. wind capacity is 10-15 years old—meaning these turbines will likely have to be recycled in the next decade.