12Nov

“The Toxic Legacy of ‘Clean, Green’ Solar Panels”

While PV panels can last 20+ years, high temperatures, snow and dust can speed the aging process, reducing power output and life expectancy.

12Nov

“New eco-speaker lays plans to ‘disrupt’ commercial audio market”

@flareaudio is selling a speaker whose exterior uses recycled paper clamped so tightly between aluminium plates it is as rigid as concrete.

12Nov

Improperly discarded vaping products are starting to rival cigarette butts among the litter found on some U.S. beaches.

11Nov

As wind turbines get ever larger, new materials and manufacturing methods are needed to enable their recycling, says a new @NREL paper.

11Nov

A pilot project in Los Angeles will use technology from @TechniSoil that incorporates recycled plastic as a binder in paved asphalt roads.

11Nov

Three Rs for cutting plastic use: reduce, reuse and reach out to other zero-wasters for info/advice, says Plastic-Free Pantry’s Kim Tew.

08Nov

Hurdles remain to extracting EV battery metals at a price that is attractive to raw material buyers, says @argonne’s Jarod Kelly.

08Nov

UK builders use 400 million tons of material annually, creating 100 million tons of waste, or over a third of the UK total, says @WRAP_UK.

08Nov

A @WesternU study has found that saving money spurs consumers to cut food waste more than appealing to their desire to help the environment.

07Nov

Recycling EV batteries not only is good for the environment, but can help cut vehicle prices, says @LGchemGlobal CEO Kim Jong-hyun.