10Oct

“Time Bomb: China to Dump 20 Million Tons of Solar Panel Waste into Environment”

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

“New Study Shows Value of Foodservice Packaging as Feedstock in Compost Production”

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

10Oct

Architect Asghar Fathi is building a 3,000-square-foot “hurricane- and termite-proof” home for his family from recycled shipping containers.

09Oct

California-based FreeWire Technologies is using second-life Nissan LEAF batteries to lower the costs of its mobile EV charging service.

09Oct

UK brewery Bute is recycling unsold bread loaves donated from a local co-operative store into its 5.1% “Thorough Bread” brand craft beer.

09Oct

After crude oil and natural gas, non-recycled plastics that are sent to landfill represent the third-largest potential provider of fuel.

08Oct

The spiking cost of cobalt—a cathode material in li-ion batteries—is changing the price dynamics of EV battery manufacturing and recycling.

08Oct

Coca-Cola will launch a new bottle for Simply-branded juices that uses a more recyclable (#1 resin) PET plastic than the previous (#7) PETG.

08Oct

China’s plastic import ban—plus increased recycling costs—could cut the U.S. plastic recycling rate in half this year as compared with 2015.

05Oct

Will shortcomings in lithium-ion battery technology and recycling force EV manufacturers to look to solid-state battery solutions?