27Mar

“How to better recycle all those batteries? This UCSD professor has some ideas”

A @UCSDJacobs professor has developed a way to recycle used cathodes from spent li-ion batteries and restore them so they are operable.

27Mar

“Holy grail: how textile recycling can help slash emissions, pollution and landfill”

@BlockTexx has invented a process to reduce blended fabrics to their raw components. It plans to recycle 10,000 tons of fabric a year.

27Mar

Many target shooters recycle their ammunition cartridges, assembling new cartridges by hand to shoot again, saving money and metal.

26Mar

Solar developer @HelioPowerCo offers not only installation and removal services, but will disassemble an array and recycle eligible parts.

26Mar

@adidas is teaming with @parleyforoceans to create apparal—including a goal of 11 million sneakers in 2019—from recycled plastic bottles.

26Mar

Curbside recycling programs have taken a hit since China banned certain waste imports. Here’s a state-by-state wrapup of where things stand.

25Mar

Building wind turbine blades with thermoplastic—instead of thermoset—resins may make recycling them financially viable, says @Arkema_group.

25Mar

There are thousands of offshore oil/gas platforms dotting the world’s oceans. Recycling them at the end of their lives is no easy matter.

25Mar

Do terms such as #recyclable and #compostable accurately reflect which products/materials are green? @OregonDEQ found the answers.

22Mar

China has started building the country’s first grid storage plant predominantly from used lithium batteries recycled from electric vehicles.