10Apr

“Chinese EV battery makers eye more recycling”

Chinese battery makers are changing their battery composition from 1:5 to 10:1 nickel/cobalt to reduce their use of cobalt in batteries.

10Apr

“A ‘revolutionary’ fiber recycling solution from Finland”

@VTTFinland researchers have developed a device that can recycle mixed textiles and plastics without having to separate fibers.

10Apr

Four times more food is wasted by end users—consumers in their home and customer-facing businesses—than at the farm or the slaughterhouse.

09Apr

@RiceUniversity scientists have used an environmentally friendly solvent to extract cobalt and lithium from used lithium-ion batteries.

09Apr

Maryland’s House of Delegates has passed a bill that would ban polystyrene containers and cups, which are difficult and costly to recycle.

09Apr

China’s waste import restrictions make it pricier to collect/process recyclables than they’re worth, says @RepublicService‘s Pete Keller.

08Apr

While PVs are 90% glass, higher-value solar panel recycling involves reclaiming silver and aluminum, says SJSU Professor @DustinMulvaney.

08Apr

@HiltonHotels will collect used soap bars from guest rooms and recycle them into 1 million new bars by October 15, #globalhandwashingday.

08Apr

Crushed beverage cans can be hard for recycling centers to ID as aluminum and thus contaminate other recycled materials, says @AluminumNews.

05Apr

@NREL scientists are researching thermoplastics to replace thermoset wind turbine blades—as they can be cheaper and more easily recycled.