01Nov

“How to avoid food waste over the holidays”

@EPA says food comprises the largest component in landfills; @OregonDEQ says households in the Beaver State lose $1800 a year wasting food.

27Oct

“IIT Mandi Researchers Claim Eco-Friendly Method to Recycle Wind Turbines”

@iit__mandi researchers have developed a sustainable method using microwaves to recycle polymer composites from old wind turbine blades.

27Oct

@aectual is recycling polymers and aluminum from @tetrapak cartons to create furniture products such as stools, planters, and wall panels.

27Oct

@MentosUS has trained raccoons to recycle the gum’s paperboard bottle package 75% of the time—more than double the consumer recycling rate.

25Oct

PVs contain toxic chemicals that can leach into the earth and waterways when the panels are disposed at the end of life, says @IERenergy.

25Oct

Since 2018, @Volkerwessels has used waste plastics to build “PlasticRoad” panels for use in roads, cycle paths, and car parks.

25Oct

Consumers can now mail their @BLACKANDDECKER tools containing li-ion batteries to @TerraCycle in a prepaid envelope for recycling.

20Oct

Washington state’s EPR law—requiring 87% of each PV be recycled—will spur aluminum and glass recycling markets, says @EcologyWA’s Al Salvi.

20Oct

@SilentPoolGin’s Green Man Wildwood Vodka comes in a bottle made of 94% recycled paper with a carbon footprint 83% less than a glass bottle.

20Oct

According to @ForestandPaper, in 2021 the use of recovered paper in U.S. paper and paperboard mills increased 4.7 percent over 2020 levels.

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