02May

“Your Renewable Energy Technology Is Growing Old — What’s Next?”

How should materials from solar panels and electric vehicle batteries be recycled? @NREL researchers are working to answer that question.

02May

“Save trees—use recycled-plastic railroad ties”

Six million trees are cut down annually to replace wooden ties on U.S. railroads. @IntegriCo_‘s recycled plastic ties are an alternative.

02May

A survey conducted by automated e-waste recycling kiosk @ecoATM found that only 25% of Americans recycle their electronic devices.

01May

@Tesla says it has developed a way to maximize recovery of critical EV battery minerals, such as lithium and cobalt, as well as all metals.

01May

Food scraps comprise 20% of Connecticut’s trash. @BluEarthCompost is now collecting them to recycle into energy via anaerobic digestion.

01May

Tips for recycling—empty, clean and dry all bottles and cans; ensure no food or grease is on anything; don’t recycle plastic grocery bags.

30Apr

Thin-film PV panels are more cost effective to recycle than crystalline silicon panels but are less durable, a @georgiatechbsch study notes.

30Apr

Which is the best method for recycling composite materials—mechanical, chemical or thermal? Each has its advantages and disadvantages.

30Apr

New York is now the second state, after California, to ban single-use plastic bags. Whether that will reduce plastic pollution is unknown.

29Apr

German design studio Tarantik & Egger has developed a line of furniture made from the recycled rotor blades of wind turbines.