24Jul

“You Can Now Buy Prada Nylon Bags Made from Recycled Plastic”

@Prada has launched a line of recycled nylon bags and has announced it intends to phase out use of virgin nylon in its products by 2021.

24Jul

“Why we need a circular economy”

Japan recycles 98% of its metals waste as a way to help conserve the island nation’s precious natural resources.

23Jul

Power management technology firm @eatoncorp is in talks with European soccer stadiums to supply refurbished EV batteries for energy storage.

23Jul

Biopharma supplier @MilliporeSigma and waste firm @Triumvirate are teaming to recycle single-use production plastic scrap into lumber.

23Jul

1.7 billion used garments are exported from the U.S. annually; some are shredded and made into other products; most are sold as clothing.

22Jul

@Nissan has developed a concept ice cream van that uses li-ion cells reclaimed from first-generation EV batteries to power the coolers.

22Jul

@YKK_USA has developed a zipper made from a type of polyester that substitutes plant-based molasses in place of traditional fossil fuels.

22Jul

The U.S. ships roughly 1M tons of plastic waste overseas annually—increasingly to Bangladesh, Laos, and Ethiopia, according to @guardian.

19Jul

Recycling li-ion batteries can help cut global dependence on cobalt—a #conflictmineral tied to human rights abuses—according to @CSIROnews.

19Jul

Canadian startup @CompositesJd has used 612,000 PET bottles recycled by @armacell to build a 2,000-square-foot house in Nova Scotia.