27Jul

“How One Company Is Transforming Conventional Recycling Practices”

Quebec-based Loop Industries has developed a technology that allows for “upcycling” of waste PET and polyester fiber in an effort to keep these plastics from being landfilled.

On July 27, 2018

27Jul

“China Launches Pilot EV Battery Recycling Schemes To Counter Pollution”

China will launch an electric vehicle battery recycling program in multiple cities and regions tracking the entire life cycle of EV batteries from production to disposal.

On July 27, 2018

26Jul

“It’s time to charge the battery recycling market”

Metals like the lithium used in EV batteries, as well as the rare earth materials used in the magnets of electric drive trains, are currently among the least recycled materials in the world.

On July 26, 2018

26Jul

“First Beer Placed Inside One of Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s Fully Reusable Bottles”

New 500-ml bottles available in Oregon can be washed and reused up to 40 times instead of being crushed and melted like other glass containers.

On July 26, 2018

26Jul

“WYDOT tries new ‘recycle in place’ pavement”

Wyoming’s DOT is experimenting with hot in-place recycling, in which roadway pavement is removed, run through a pug mill, rejuvenating oil added, and the material repaved.

On July 26, 2018

25Jul

“Solar energy could create a pollution problem”

Illegal dumping of solar panels in downtown Fresno may be exposing humans and the environment to lead, arsenic, or cadmium.

On July 25, 2018

25Jul

“Call to action: Want to boost recycling? Enforce recycled content!”

Recycling advocates are demanding that EU law include recycled content targets, without which, they say, there is not enough incentive for manufacturers to move from using virgin to recycled plastic.

On July 25, 2018

25Jul

“Constructed From Coal Ash: Researchers Find New Ways to Use Byproduct”

North Carolina A&T researchers are using coal ash to make building materials such as bricks, tiles, and soundproof barriers.

On July 25, 2018

24Jul

“What Chinese import policies mean for all 50 states”

A survey by Waste Dive tracking the impact of China’s scrap import policies across the 50 U.S. states has determined that the effects are heavy in 11 states, noticeable in 29 (plus D.C.), and minimal in 10.

On July 24, 2018

24Jul

“Pirelli is recycling car tires into ebike tires”

Pirelli’s new Cycl-e tires for electric bikes are manufactured in part out of “rubber crumb” from recycled automotive tires.

On July 24, 2018

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