21Mar

“Audi testing second-life EV batteries in factory vehicles”

@Audi is using retired EV lithium-ion batteries to power factory vehicles such as forklift trucks at its main plant in Ingolstadt.

21Mar

“Virgin producers lay out ‘zero waste’ strategy”

@ChemistryCanada says achieving zero plastic waste requires tripling mechanical recycling rates + product design/ consumer behavior changes.

21Mar

@RecycleAcrossAm is teaming with 9-year-old non-profit head Ryan Hickman to spread the message about standardized recycling bin labels.

20Mar

New batteries now cost around $200/kWh. Second-life batteries repurposed from EVs could cut that to $49/kWh, according to @EY_Automotive.

20Mar

@MacRebur puts the equivalent of 1.8 million plastic bags or 684,000 bottles into each kilometer of asphalt road paved with its product.

20Mar

Californians lost out on over $300 million in can and bottle deposits in 2018 because it is becoming harder to find a place to recycle them.

19Mar

Because lithium is a comparatively rare element, reclaiming it from used EV batteries will be important in keeping up its supply.

19Mar

A process developed by @IBM can recycle the PET found in water bottles, grocery bags and milk cartons—even those covered with dirt and dyes.

19Mar

Volumes of items recycled by Americans are instead being landfilled or incinerated since China’s recent restrictions on solid waste imports.

18Mar

Direct cathode recycling of li-ion cells can reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to battery manufacturing, a @CarnegieMellon study says.