15Oct

“Dunkin’ Donuts unveils a tiny home powered by recycled coffee grounds”

A 275-square-foot pop-up home unveiled in New York’s Madison Square Park is powered wholly by biofuel created from recycled coffee grounds.

15Oct

“What are the barriers to recycling?”

Only half of Americans recycle every day. Why? Lack of available options, inconvenience, and confusion about what to recycle, for starters.

12Oct

The UK’s first wind turbine recycler has opened in Scotland, selling parts recycled from scrap for up to 40% off the price of new ones.

12Oct

Vinci subsidiary Eurovia has laid a kilometer of roadway in France using 100% recycled pavement from a mobile continuous asphalt plant.

12Oct

80% of the 50 million tons of e-waste produced globally in 2018 won’t be recycled. International E-waste Day—October 13—aims to change that.

11Oct

While the shift to electric vehicles can help reduce urban smog, improper EV battery recycling can generate hazardous chemical pollution.

11Oct

Start-up company Genecis is recycling food waste into biodegradable plastics that can be used to make 3D printing filament and packaging.

11Oct

Everyone has heard of “reduce, reuse, recycle.” To which you could also add “refuse”—as in single-use plastics.

10Oct

China’s solar capacity will reach 738 GW by 2040, yielding 20 million tons of waste by 2050—more than the U.S., Japan and Germany combined.

10Oct

Compostable food packaging can be used in place of wood and other traditional feedstocks in commercial composting facilities.