21Nov

“Chicago Considers Incentive to Boost Recycling Rate”

Chicago may replace standard trash collection fees with volume-based rates to encourage residents to boost their current 9% recycling rate.

20Nov

“Newcastle’s Connected Energy to use old car batteries to power Dutch electricity grid”

French utility Engie is using the E-STOR system, powered by old Renault EV batteries, for grid balancing on Rotterdam’s electricity network.

20Nov

New MacBook Airs and Mac Minis sport a fully recycled aluminum case made from post-industrial scrap, helping cut their carbon footprint 50%.

20Nov

Single-stream, automated systems for collecting residential recyclables have more than doubled contamination rates in Canada’s larger cities.

19Nov

Finnish firm Outotec will lead research into developing the EU’s li-ion battery recycling infrastructure, from collection to processing.

19Nov

Singaporean scientists have found a way to convert plastic waste into aerogels for uses ranging from oil sorbents to firefighting coats.

19Nov

One in five surveyed consumers bought a reusable water bottle in the past year—over half citing environmental reasons for their purchase.

16Nov

Lithion Recycling has secured funds from Canada’s SDTC Foundation to help build a 200-ton-per-year-capacity battery recycling plant in 2019.

16Nov

An Italian company is producing pigments from 100% textile waste by recycling the fibers of used clothing and manufacturing waste into dye.

16Nov

Since 2016, California has recycled 2.5 million mattresses, diverting over 70 million pounds of steel, fiber, wood, and foam from landfills.