18Jan

“Solar panels: we need to recycle parts of them to use again and avoid a mountain of waste”

The 78 million metric tons of PV waste forecast by 2050 could be used to make 2 billion new PV panels if it could be efficiently recovered.

18Jan

“The World’s Most Recycled Material: Asphalt”

In the U.S., 80% of the asphalt removed during road projects is reused, helping drive road construction and repair costs down significantly.

18Jan

@RealCalifMilk has launched a campaign to ensure plastic milk jugs made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), or #2 plastic, are recycled.

13Jan

Sumitomo Metal Mining has developed a way to crush EV batteries and heat the resulting powder to efficiently separate raw battery metals.

13Jan

Swedish mining companies @LKABgroup and Boliden are partnering to extract pyrite concentrate from mine waste to process into sulfuric acid.

13Jan

According to @ETakeBack, 25 U.S. states have laws mandating the recycling of electronics.

11Jan

As of 2020, 420 million people globally got their power from off-grid PV systems; in the third world, many of these use 2nd-life PV panels.

11Jan

@CenterPoint will supply coal ash to @lafargeholcim under a deal by which 6 million tons of ash will be beneficially used to make cement.

11Jan

Despite the goal of engineering a 50% U.S. recycling rate by 2030, it is now just 30%, with plastics recycling a mere 9%, according to @EPA.

07Jan

In 2022, @peopleforbikes and @Call2Recycle will launch an industry-wide electric bicycle battery recycling program.

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