18Apr

“Company expands wind turbine recycling operation”

@GFSRecycles is scaling up a plant in Sweetwater, Texas to recycle fiberglass from wind turbine blades and other sources.

18Apr

“Why the North Face Will Be Closing Its Doors on Earth Day This Year”

@thenorthface will close its North American stores on #EarthDay to encourage customers not to shop and instead connect with the environment.

18Apr

#EarthDay reminder: @BestBuy and @Staples participate in @EPA‘s program to send your used electronics to 3d-party refurbishers/recyclers.

17Apr

There are more solar panels in Australia than there are people (25 million)—and roughly 90% (by weight) of each PV can be recycled.

17Apr

Hilliard, Ohio-based @ADS__Inc uses 400 million pounds of recycled plastic each year to make stormwater drainage, sewer, and road pipes.

17Apr

Nine of the 10 largest U.S. cities use single-stream recycling. While that has increased participation, it has also increased contamination.

16Apr

#Sumitomo Metal Mining has invented a way to recycle cobalt from used EV batteries in a form that lets it be easily reused in battery parts.

16Apr

@TomsofMaine used to generate and landfill thousands of pounds of waste toothpaste each month. Now the company composts its excess product.

16Apr

Americans use an estimated 14 billion plastic shopping bags a year, according to @WasteManagement, only 1% of which are ever recycled.

15Apr

Roughly 24 billion PV panels will be installed globally by 2050. Solar waste volume by then could reach 78 million metric tons, says @IRENA.