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

24Jul

“Storage system in Amsterdam stadium shows potential for used batteries”

Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena hosts Europe’s largest energy storage system—comprising 250 used Nissan Leaf battery packs and 340 first-life battery modules—which can provide up to one hour of full power to the stadium during an event.

On July 24, 2018

23Jul

“As used electric-car batteries set to flood market, automakers ramp up reuse efforts”

How will the 3.4 million battery packs expected to be removed from electric vehicles in 2025—70 times the number that will be retired this year—be disposed of?

On July 23, 2018

23Jul

“Concrete production uses a ton of sand and emits a lot of carbon. Here are some greener alternatives.”

Fly ash recovered from coal-fueled electric power plants can be used as a replacement for portland cement to lower the greenhouse gas emissions associated with concrete production.

On July 23, 2018

23Jul

“So You Recycled Your Old Laptop. Here’s Where It Might’ve Gone”

Dell collected over 177 million pounds of used electronics in 2017 for recycling and reuse to make plastic parts for new Dell PCs and laptops.

On July 23, 2018

20Jul

“The Dark Side of China’s Solar Boom”

China’s millions of aging photovoltaic panels could have a significant environmental impact because the country doesn’t have specific regulations on solar panel recycling.

On July 20, 2018

20Jul

“Packaging recycling: Is this the sipping point?”

Relying on the contributions from collected materials to fund recycling is insufficient; at issue is solving how to pay for recovery and reuse of materials.

On July 20, 2018

20Jul

“Nearly 79 Million Tons of Recycled Materials Used in Asphalt Pavements During 2017”

Over 99 percent of the asphalt pavement material removed from roads and parking lots last year in the U.S. was recycled for productive use, primarily in new asphalt pavement mixtures.

On July 20, 2018

19Jul

“UT Dallas Chemist on Plastic: Once an ‘Exciting Frontier,’ Now an Environmental Burden”

Of all the recyclable plastics collected, only 14 percent are put into a recycle stream; the rest are either burned or end up in landfills or the environment.

On July 19, 2018

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