29Jan

“Water Company to Charge Forward with “Second Life” Energy Storage Deal”

A UK utility plans to use second-life li-ion batteries reclaimed from Renault EVs for backup storage at several sites across its system.

29Jan

“Philadelphia Union Soccer Team Recycles Turf as Start of New Waste Strategy”

Turf being replaced at Talen Energy Stadium will be recycled to provide 93 tons of material for composting or fill in construction projects.

29Jan

Food waste not only squanders natural resources, it can produce environmentally harmful methane after it is landfilled.

28Jan

The U.S. DOE will study lithium battery recycling in an effort to cut reliance on foreign sources of a metal critical to electric vehicles.

28Jan

California has awarded $8.2 million to 30 municipalities that are using recycled tires for street upgrading and civil engineering projects.

28Jan

Single-stream recycling—in which paper, metal, plastic and glass are collected in one bin—may foster “wish recycling” and contamination.

25Jan

BloombergNEF estimates that 1 million tons of li-ion batteries will be retired globally in 2027—rising to 1.5 million tons two years later.

25Jan

A New Zealand startup is partnering with soft-plastic suppliers to convert used milk bottles into farm fence posts.

25Jan

An Ohio recycler in 2018 endured 24 fires at its process facilities and “countless” truck fires from improperly recycled li-ion batteries.

24Jan

While EV batteries are now used for stationary storage, 2nd-life markets must grow larger to cut the environmental impact of battery-making.