04Apr

“The first recycling plant in Europe for solar panels!”

Europe’s first PV panel recycling plant, opened last year by @Veolia and @PVCYCLEonline, processed 1,800 metric tons of material in 2018.

04Apr

“Ikea reveals mixed progress towards ‘climate-positive’ and circular economy goals”

70% of the materials @IKEA used to make its products last year were either “renewable” (such as bamboo or cotton) or recycled.

04Apr

U.S. plastic scrap exports to China have fallen 90% since its import restrictions began, and mixed paper exports have stopped altogether.

03Apr

@VW‘s Salzgitter plant will recycle 1,200 tons of EV batteries annually toward the company’s long-term reclamation rate goal of 97%.

03Apr

The U.S. currently has no domestic supply of rare earth elements—metals vital to electronics. New research from @INL might change that.

03Apr

Are you disposing of automotive engine oil the correct way? Take this quiz from @Earth911 to find out!

02Apr

EV-driven demand for li-ion battery raw materials, such as copper and cobalt, could increase tenfold by 2026, according to @BloombergNEF.

02Apr

@marangonityre uses retreading machines to recycle old tires into new ones—saving 80% of the energy needed to make them from virgin rubber.

02Apr

@PlasticPollutes says China’s National Sword law has led the US to send waste to other countries unable to “safely and securely manage it.”

01Apr

@IRENA estimated that there were 250,000 metric tons of solar panel waste at the end of 2016. That figure could increase 300-fold by 2050.