21Aug

“Electric vehicle battery recycling: bridging a supply-side divide”

Absent recycling, EV market growth will likely lead to deficits in cobalt by 2026 and lithium by 2032, says @WoodMackenzie.

21Aug

“Those Tiny Hotel Shampoo Bottles May Soon Be A Thing Of The Past”

@IHG, which owns 5,600 hotels, will discontinue use of single-use bottles in an effort to reduce plastic waste.

21Aug

Global electronic recycling is forecast to top 140 million tons in 2019—up 23% (compounded annual growth) since 2012, says @research_market.

20Aug

Despite being composed of high-value metals, most EV batteries end up in landfills as it is generally not profitable to recycle them.

20Aug

@almondboard is researching the use of almond co-products to replace plastics, food-grade sugars, and even baby diaper absorbent.

20Aug

Rome, Italy’s public transport authority is testing machines that allow passengers to trade 30 plastic bottles to earn a transit ticket.

19Aug

@UmicoreGroup is recycling the lithium-ion batteries used during the ABB FIA Formula E Championship electric street racing series.

19Aug

@BASF‘s ChemCycling process is being used to convert plastic waste into polyethylene for test packaging of Zottarella mozzarella cheese.

19Aug

@SFEnvironment‘s zero waste program converts 700 tons of organic material a day into USDA-certified organic compost.

16Aug

By 2020, China will generate over 500,000 tons of used li-ion batteries, and by 2030 the global figure will reach 2 million tons annually.