30Jul

“Keep Calm and Recycle On: The Sky Isn’t Falling”

While municipal reclamation programs face serious problems—exacerbated by China’s ban on importing unsorted mixed paper and mixed plastics—reports of the ‘death’ of recycling are greatly exaggerated.

On July 30, 2018

27Jul

“I spent a week in Charlotte trying to live trash-free. Here’s how I did.”

A 19-year-old learns that adhering to a zero-waste lifestyle isn’t as easy as he thought it would be.

On July 27, 2018

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

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