08Jul

“From coal, a new source of rare earths”

Reclaimed coal ash is emerging as a potentially valuable domestic source of the rare earth elements used in everything from cell phones to flat-screen TVs.

On July 8, 2018

06Jul

“How Do You Recycle an Entire Building?”

Buildings contain many valuable materials—appliances, windows, bricks—that can be recycled prior to demolition to conserve landfill space and reduce demand for new resources.

On July 6, 2018

06Jul

“Here’s Why You Should Never Recycle Your Empty Pizza Boxes”

Pizza boxes cannot be recycled after use because the paper fibers are not separable from the leftover food oils during the pulping process.

On July 6, 2018

06Jul

“E-Waste Offers an Economic Opportunity as Well as Toxicity”

Electronic waste—the world’s fastest-growing trash stream—is both an environmental burden and a potential economic resource.

On July 6, 2018

05Jul

“Non-ferrous slag recycling plant coming to Romania”

Mytilineos Holdings will build a slag processing and recycling plant in Romania, where it operates a lead and zinc smelter.

On July 5, 2018

05Jul

“A chemical breakthrough could eat the plastic pollution crisis”

A new process that liquefies plastic can turn polyethylene bags contaminated with food into potentially reusable organic chemicals.

On July 5, 2018

05Jul

“Korea’s first EV battery recycling center on Jeju island”

Construction has begun on an electric-vehicle battery recycling facility at Jeju Technopark, in South Korea, set to open in 2020.

On July 5, 2018

03Jul

“If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste?”

Global volumes of solar panel waste could increase from 250,000 metric tons at the end of 2016 to 78 million tons by 2050, the International Renewable Energy Agency projects.

On July 3, 2018

03Jul

“A giant wave of plastic garbage could flood the U.S., a study says”

New Chinese restrictions on the importation of low-value scrap could mean 111 million metric tons of plastic waste will accumulate globally by 2030.

On July 3, 2018

03Jul

“‘First’ global recycling service for lithium-ion batteries”

Interseroh and the Saubermacher recycling company have created a joint venture to collect and recycle lithium-ion batteries for the industrial sector as well as electronic vehicles.

On July 3, 2018

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