02Aug

“8.3 billion tons of plastic later, we have a problem”

Roughly 18 billion pounds of plastic waste enters the world’s oceans each year—the equivalent weight of 344,102 Titanic liners.

On August 2, 2019

01Aug

“How does the Li-ion battery recycling business look today?”

@li_cycle uses a wet chemical process for recycling li-ion batteries that is capable of recovering 80-100% of all critical materials.

On August 1, 2019

01Aug

“Best Buy Recycles 2 Billion Pounds of E-Waste and Appliances”

@BestBuy has collected 2 billion pounds of appliances and electronics for recycling at 1,000 stores across the U.S. in the past decade.

On August 1, 2019

01Aug

“Americans Love Their Trash and Hate to Recycle, Report Finds”

Americans generate 1,704 pounds of trash a year—triple the Chinese rate—and account for 12% of global waste, according to @MaplecroftRisk.

On August 1, 2019

31Jul

“Where Do Broken Wyoming Wind Turbines Go?”

In Wyoming, companies erecting wind turbines must put money aside for decommissioning. Still, most wind turbine blades end up in a landfill.

On July 31, 2019

31Jul

“Recycling Efforts May Undermine China’s Rare-Earth Monopoly”

Austin, Texas-based startup @miningfromabove recovers rare earth elements from e-waste to build magnets for missile defense systems.

On July 31, 2019

31Jul

“Is It Possible to Live Trash-Free?”

“Zero waste” involves reducing the clutter in your life and either reusing or composting items to avoid creating trash. But how easy is it?

On July 31, 2019

30Jul

“Reduce, reuse, rescoot? A look at e-scooters’ long-term sustainability”

With an average lifespan of three months, e-scooters—and their electric batteries—represent a growing waste issue for cities and recyclers.

On July 30, 2019

30Jul

“Cloud Computing Is Here. Cloud Recycling Is Next.”

Metal recyclers such as @SimsMM are recovering growing volumes of e-waste from retired data centers, including servers, drives and routers (story behind paywall).

On July 30, 2019

30Jul

“Moscow Has No System to Recycle and it’s Starting to Poison People”

Russia recycles just 4% of its waste, and noxious gas leaks from overstuffed landfills have hospitalized children in recent months.

On July 30, 2019

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