07Dec

“Young people say not recycling is a dealbreaker”

According to a new study, U.S. Millennials would spend an extra $219/month to buy from companies that make every possible effort to recycle.

06Dec

“Research and innovation needed to provide substitutes for rare materials used in wind turbines”

Wind turbines account for 10% of global neodymium and dysprosium use. Can/will these metals be recycled along with other turbine materials?

06Dec

Western Australia’s Kwinana Freeway will use 25,000 tons of construction waste as road base to reduce landfill and lift recycling rates.

06Dec

Amazon’s new “Second Chance” portal compiles information on how customers can return, repair, and recycle devices.

05Dec

Because of the low volume of retired EV battery packs, it is as yet difficult to judge how they will perform in second-life applications.

05Dec

Metals recovery from the “technosphere”—tailings dumps and slags, as well as e-wastes—may increase as primary ore sources become rarer.

05Dec

Consumer waste volumes decline up to 3-5% when Craigslist becomes active in an area, as residents sell used goods rather than trashing them.

04Dec

Recycling can allow stakeholders throughout EV battery supply chains to embrace responsible/profitable practices in their market strategies.

04Dec

A record 64% of all U.S.-produced coal ash in 2017 was recycled—the 3rd year in a row over half of all coal ash was beneficially used.

04Dec

Water is incorporated into everything we eat, use, and wear. Over 3,370 gallons of water are required to produce a smartphone, for example.