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 February 5, 2025

Coffee Pod Recycling Hurdle

Making coffee pods recyclable is a step forward, but getting them recycled is the real challenge. Many pods aren’t accepted by recycling programs, leaving them to contribute to waste. The gap between design and infrastructure remains a key hurdle

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 February 5, 2025

Push to Roll Back Emission and Coal Ash Rules

Duke Energy and other utilities are pushing the Trump administration to roll back Biden-era rules on coal ash disposal and emissions, arguing the regulations are costly and unworkable.
  • Posted January 16, 2025

Quay Quarter Tower

Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, utilized fly ash concrete in an innovative rebuild technique that involved a top-down demolition of 30 percent of an existing building and a simultaneous bottom-up construction of a composite steel-concrete structure.
  • Posted December 3, 2024

Path to net-zero Concrete

Earth 911 Guest Opinion: To achieve net-zero concrete, we need carbon capture, alternative materials (like fly ash), and recycled concrete to cut emissions in the industry.

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 February 5, 2025

Solar Panels VS Corn

Solar farms generate more energy per acre, but without subsidies, they’re less profitable than corn. Government incentives make solar more viable, but mass conversion of farmland isn’t likely.
  • Posted January 7, 2025

Unlocking the Value of Used Batteries

How to make EVs cheaper, we need to unlock the value of used batteries. Repurposing them for energy storage and improving recycling can reduce costs and boost sustainability.
  • Posted December 16, 2024

EV Battery Recycling Hub

Tennessee Tech University will receive a $4.8M DOE grant to develop a mobile EV battery recycling hub, allowing onsite disassembly and shredding at local collection points. This project is part of a $45M federal initiative to improve EV battery recycling.