GreenBiz
MAY 19, 2020
Rebuilding recycling to go circular. The circular economy is a solution for our future health and wellness and recycling has a vital role to play. A circular economy is not possible without recycling, yet it can’t happen through recycling alone. The Recycling Partnership’s 2020 State of U.S. Keefe Harrison.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 14, 2025
With the aid of new EU funding, a new project aims to investigate the options for recycling some elements of nuclear waste using novel separation techniques. The materials to be recycled are lanthanides, a group of chemical elements which include some rare earths. In order to recycle waste, it has to be separated.
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GreenBiz
JANUARY 28, 2021
Moving beyond 100% recyclable goals. Numerous companies have set 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging goals such as Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg. Virtually all these companies, though, are not tracking whether their packaging is actually recycled and what new products their packaging becomes. Scott Breen.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The need has emerged for solutions that allow energy to be stored in sufficient quantity to sustain a constant electricity supply and avoid the risk of power cuts. For example, batteries capable of very high capacity energy storage have a vital part to play in the UK’s future energy infrastructure. ” .” ”
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Inside this reaction vial, spotlit by concentrated sunlight, a piece of black polystyrene from a foam tray breaks down into a recyclable material (image credit: Hanning Jiang). An emerging strategy for plastic recycling involves using light to help break down plastic into chemically useful materials that can be recycled into new products.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 4, 2025
The LEGO Group has introduced a new, more sustainable material for selected LEGO tires, made from recycled fishing nets, ropes, and engine oil. The material is created by repurposing discarded ropes and nets from ocean vessels which is then combined with recycled engine oil to reduce reliance of virgin fossil fuel-based ingredients.
GreenBiz
APRIL 26, 2021
A circular approach to electrification and renewable energy. While electrification and renewable energy are key to decarbonizing the economy, the growing demand for solar PV may be creating a new problem. But if current, low recycling rates continue, decommissioned PV modules instead could add up to 1 million tons of waste in the U.S.
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