06Feb

“How recyclable are batteries from electric cars?”

The high cost of cobalt, a key metal in powering EVs, argues for li-ion batteries to be recycled instead of repurposed at their end of life.

06Feb

“The case for rPET wine bottles”

London-based Delivering Happiness is packaging its Garçon Wines in 100% post-consumer recycled PET bottles that are 87% lighter than glass.

06Feb

Most large grocery stores have a receptacle for collection and recycling of used plastic bags. Make sure your bags are dry and empty first.

05Feb

A German company is successfully using mechanical and thermodynamic processes rather than melting/pyrolysis to recycle li-ion batteries.

05Feb

To further boost construction and demolition debris recycling rates, architects need to design buildings for disassembly.

05Feb

Recycling toys typically involves breaking them down so that individual materials—metal, plastic, wood, etc.—can be recycled individually.

04Feb

A Singapore-based company will open the country’s first PV panel recycling plant to reclaim glass, silicon, silver, and aluminum.

04Feb

What do Apple, Nike, and H&M have in common? All will take back their used products at the end of life and recycle all or part of them.

04Feb

Precycling involves avoiding waste before it’s created: buying items that are recyclable, made of recycled material or use little packaging.

01Feb

While 97% of the metal in lead-acid batteries can be reclaimed, lithium in EV batteries is more difficult—and therefore costlier—to recycle.