16Oct

“Tesco bins best before dates in bid to banish food waste”

The UK’s largest grocer is removing best-by dates from much of its produce to reduce waste by encouraging customers to keep food longer.

15Oct

“New report presents batteries with a brighter, greener future”

A European Commission-sponsored report recommends new designs for EV li-ion batteries stressing ease-of-disassembly for recycling and reuse.

15Oct

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

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.