05Jul

“China Tower beefs up energy storage business using retired EV batteries”

China Tower has begun recycling retired EV batteries for use as backup power at telecom, energy storage, and mobile power supply facilities.

05Jul

“Colgate designs recyclable toothpaste tube”

@CP_News has developed a recyclable high-density polyethylene toothpaste tube that will debut in 2020 for its @TomsofMaine brand.

05Jul

A @World_Wildlife report suggests that humans may ingest up to 5 grams of plastic weekly resulting from the leaching of waste into nature.

03Jul

Under North Carolina law, li-ion car batteries must be recycled—after which less than 3% of the battery weight is typically landfilled.

03Jul

@Kohls has joined the @How2Recycle label program to help customers understand how to recycle their purchased product’s packaging materials.

03Jul

Buying meal kits such as @HelloFresh is a greener option than purchasing the same meals from a grocery store, says Shelie Miller of @UMSEAS.

02Jul

With EV use in Hong Kong growing 60-fold since 2010, its government has launched a competition to develop ideas for reusing old batteries.

02Jul

Canadian shoe company @nativeshoes is introducing a shoe manufactured entirely from plant material, making it biodegradable and compostable.

02Jul

@JustinTrudeau says Canada is moving to ban single-use plastics in the next two years, including plastic water bottles, bags, and straws.

01Jul

@argonne‘s @JCESRHub director says cost-effective recycling of li-ion batteries will be essential to EV and grid storage development.