25Mar

“These Four Companies Are Embracing the Circular Economy”

@BurgerKing customers in New York, Portland, Ore., and Tokyo will soon be able to order food and drinks in reusable packaging.

25Mar

“The glass in your recycling bin may not be getting recycled, officials say”

It is often cheaper to produce a brand new bottle than it is to recycle glass because of the intense heat required to melt down glass.

23Mar

The @EU_Commission has proposed regulations that would require new EV batteries to contain minimum levels of recycled metal content.

23Mar

@chalmersuniv researchers have found a way to recycle fly ash from solid waste incineration into an industrially useful zinc-rich product.

23Mar

A study by @YaleCIE and @GIT_RIT finds that U.S. residential e-waste volume is dropping as consumer electronics decrease in size and weight.

18Mar

Wind turbines are not accepted at most scrap recycling facilities or landfills because of their size and the complexity of their components.

18Mar

UK-based @PriceBalls has developed a machine that grinds old tennis balls into a fine dust, which can then be reconstituted into new balls.

18Mar

@Call2Recycle collected a record 3,700 metric tons of used batteries for recycling in the U.S. in 2020, an 11 percent increase over 2019.

16Mar

As PV costs decrease and their use becomes more widespread, fears loom that this will boost volumes of solar waste in the future.

16Mar

@CleanPlanetE has developed technology that will convert non-recyclable plastics into ultra-clean jet fuel.