21Feb

“Argonne National Laboratory gains battery recycling center”

DOE has opened a battery recycling center at the Argonne lab to reclaim and recycle critical energy materials from spent li-ion batteries.

21Feb

“Adidas doubles recycled plastic shoe production”

Adidas aims to produce 11 million pairs this year of its Ultraboost Parley, shoes made from waste plastic found on beaches.

21Feb

If your curbside bin contains Styrofoam, items with food scraps, multi-material packaging, or filmy plastic, you’re recycling wrong.

20Feb

The potential value of recovered materials from solar panels—if optimally designed for recycling and reuse—could reach $15 billion by 2050.

20Feb

Under the Waste Framework Directive, the European Union is aiming to recycle roughly 70% of its construction and demolition debris by 2020.

20Feb

Using recycled glass saves on the energy and material cost inputs associated with glass manufacturing. So why are recycling rates so low?

19Feb

The number of EV batteries expected to be retired in 31 nations across Europe is forecast at 1.16 million in 2030 and 5.4 million in 2040.

19Feb

Waste from the agricultural and papermaking industries is increasingly being incorporated into the manufacture of automotive parts

19Feb

Product-label digitization is helping consumers in accessing smartphone-readable info on items’ lifecycles—from manufacture thru recycling.

15Feb

France’s new energy plan, in addition to encouraging wind development, as of 2023 makes it compulsory to recycle decommissioned turbines.