13Aug

“Columbus checking residential recycling bins, looking for proper recyclables”

@ColumbusGov will check for contaminated items in residents’ curbside bins this month to help educate citizens on proper recycling.

12Aug

“What Do You Get From Demolishing Kansas City’s Terminal A? A Lot of Recycling”

@KCIAirport‘s Terminal A is being torn down and everything from the rebar to the concrete—even the jet bridges—is being recycled.

12Aug

If your local office store won’t recycle your printer cartridge, sites like @usrecycleink and @EvolveRecycling will buy them from you.

09Aug

By 2050, China’s cumulative capacity of solar panel waste could reach 20 million tons, or 2,000 times heavier than the Eiffel Tower.

09Aug

@La_UPM researchers have shown that mineral wool waste can be used to reduce up to 50% of the sand traditionally used in cement mortars.

09Aug

78% of U.S. plastic waste exports go to countries with poor waste management, such as Malaysia, where it is sometimes landfilled or burned.

08Aug

@RicardoMedia‘s Neville Jackson has warned against investing heavily in EV battery technologies that are expensive or difficult to recycle.

08Aug

@Nestle will relaunch its Yes! candy bar in recyclable paper produced using a high-speed flow wrap technology.

08Aug

Fats, oils and grease are perhaps recyclers’ biggest headache—contaminating otherwise high-quality recyclables. When in doubt, throw it out.

07Aug

Typically, wind turbine composites are recycled via cement co-processing. But new mechanical and heat-based methods are now being developed.