19Mar

“Moment of reckoning: US cities burn recyclables after China bans imports”

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

18Mar

“Better Battery Recycling Can Cut Electric Car Emissions”

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

18Mar

Massachusetts regulators have failed to enforce the state’s five-year ban on commercial and institutional kitchens discarding food waste.

18Mar

Plastics, glass, and paper that used to be sent to China now increasingly ends up in U.S. landfills or is incinerated in great volumes.

15Mar

The global PV recycling market will reach $300 million by 2024 owing to the growth of solar power as an energy source, says @ReportLinker.

15Mar

Recycled rubber from Tirecycle can be blended with virgin rubber at up to 87.5% to create shoes, hoses, and a range of other products.

15Mar

@RECYPartnership‘s multi-city campaign teaching consumers the right way to recycle has boosted can recycling and cut contamination levels.

14Mar

Europe’s energy storage industry—@EASE_ES—says original equipment manufacturers should bear part of the cost of recycling used EV batteries.

14Mar

@Nespresso is investing $1.2 million in technology to help @SimsMuni begin recycling of its aluminum coffee pods in New York City.

14Mar

Single-stream #recycling has driven contamination rates up. Find out what you can and can’t recycle in the latest @voxdotcom video.