07Nov

“Going green in your office”

Tips for creating a sustainable office: go paperless, use Energy Star-certified equipment, and reuse/recycle items where possible.

06Nov

“Major progress in establishing battery manufacturing in Europe in only one year”

Italian firm Lombardy, under the auspices of the EU Battery Alliance, is establishing a network of pilot plants for EV battery recycling.

06Nov

A new line of lightweight luggage from National Geographic uses up to 144 post-consumer recycled plastic bottles per bag.

06Nov

Two vegan Brits for weeks ate only food that had passed its sell-by date, fruit picked off trees and soon-to-be-binned produce from friends.

05Nov

Cheaply made Chinese solar panels can break down in as little as five years—meaning a deluge of solar waste could soon be upon us.

05Nov

Researchers have developed a binder made of 80% fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fuled power plants, to replace portland cement in concrete.

05Nov

The EU has okayed a ban effective 2021 on 10 single-use plastics that most often end up in the ocean, including plates, cutlery, and straws.

02Nov

Tesla’s li-ion battery recycling process reportedly can reclaim nickel, copper, cobalt, steel, aluminum and lithium for use in new products.

02Nov

Timberland’s X Thread boots use recycled plastic bottles from the streets of Haiti, saving water and creating local jobs in the process.

02Nov

Global raw materials use is projected to nearly double by 2060, depleting resources faster than they can be replenished, the UN says.