Consumer
Recycling News

Despite the popularity of curbside programs, many consumers don’t know the fundamentals of recycling: single-stream vs. multi-stream, the “three Rs” of waste management, or even which items can and cannot be recovered. Click here for more information on the basics of consumer recycling.

Posted April 18, 2024

Plastic Recycling

Are you recycling correctly? Best practices to ensure your plastic makes it through the recycling process and doesn’t contaminate other plastics.

Posted April 18, 2024

Recycling Hard Drives

@GarnerProducts created a machine called The DiskMantler, which dismantles hard drives for recycling purposes.

Posted April 8, 2024

Sustainable Food Future

Have you heard of @misfitsmarket? Misfits Market is a grocery delivery service that sells the #misfits of groceries. This allows you to cut your grocery bill by purchasing the “Ugly” groceries.

Posted April 2, 2024

Battery recycling grants go toward research, collection

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has announced 17 recipients for a combined $62 million in funding for efforts designed to increase battery recycling rates in the U.S.

Posted March 21, 2024

E-waste piling up, will reach 82 million tons by 2030

According to a new report, the recycling industry saw 62 million tons of discarded cellphones, electronic toys, TVs, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers and solar panels in 2022. That number is set to climb higher.

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Commercial/Industrial
Recycling News

Many commercial and industrial by-products—from coal combustion residuals to foundry slag to manufacturing scrap—have economic and environmental value that can and should be harnessed via their collection and reuse. Click here to learn about commercial and industrial reclamation efforts.

Posted April 18, 2024

Fly Ash Bricks

A recent analysis suggests that Fly Ash Bricks are environmentally friendly and can be used as an efficient building material.

Posted April 18, 2024

Fly Ash Uses Expanding

@UKCAER is in the experiment stages of the use of Fly Ash to enhance oil and natural gas output.

Posted April 8, 2024

New Study in the Philippines

A Philippines study highlights the benefits of using coal fly ash in cement, showing the use of coal ash reduces greenhouse gas emissions and improves the strength.

Posted April 2, 2024

Metals recycling industry to expand

There is indication that the metals recycling market is on the brink of substantial expansion, driven by the urgent need for an increased supply of critical minerals essential for the clean energy transition.

Posted March 26, 2024

Dow, P&G to develop new technology for hard-to-recycle plastic

The collaboration aims to develop recycling technology that can efficiently convert packaging into recycled polyethylene (PE) of near-virgin quality with a reduced greenhouse gas emissions footprint compared to fossil-based PE.

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Renewable Technology
Recycling News

Solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles—all commonly touted for delivering “clean” power with little environmental impact—contain toxic and/or economically valuable materials that should be disposed of or recovered after the product’s life. Click here to discover more about renewable technologies recycling.

Posted April 18, 2024

Powered by Renewable Energy

Some countries in Europe are powered mainly by renewable energy, as of now two countries are 100% renewable energy.

Posted April 18, 2024

New Partnership

@Sol_Systems agrees to recyle their end-of-life solar panels with @SOLARCYCLEUS.

Posted April 8, 2024

List of Expected EV’s

Many car manufacturers are working on EV concepts, as “Electric Cars are the future.”

Posted April 2, 2024

Beyond recycling: Reducing waste from solar modules before they’re even made

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) is thinking outside the box, innovating the way we design and manufacture panels so they can produce less waste and use more optimal materials.

Posted March 26, 2024

Renault aims to be first European automaker to recycle batteries on mass scale

The French automaker is partnering with companies to extract and recycle lithium and other metals in EV batteries, creating a circular economy that can bring in billions of dollars and reduce reliance on China.

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