Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) are sounding the alarm about the imminent collapse of the textile recycling sector due to global market challenges. According to a statement on the group’s website, “fast fashion has intensified the influx of low-quality textiles into the recycling stream.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blockchain technology will revolutionise the trade of recyclable materials by providing each part of the supply chain with vital data and assurance about the quality of secondary commodities, says The Recycling Association, following recent trials.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

Effective recycling of these used solvents, waste paint thinners and solvent-based paint, will create new products as an alternative to virgin solvents, says the firm, so that they can be used again in industries including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, paint, agrochemicals and cement manufacture.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 11, 2025

These efforts underline the potential of hydrogen as a versatile and sustainable energy source, addressing both environmental and logistical challenges. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks Revolutionize Logistics Hyundai has rolled out a fleet of 21 Xcient hydrogen fuel cell trucks at its Georgia Metaplant, a milestone in sustainable logistics.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

As businesses, we can manufacture and sell products with no packaging, create closed-loop recycling systems and collaborate with suppliers to create innovative solutions for reducing waste — all while thriving. How can we tackle reuse and recycle in a way that is both meaningful and impactful? But it doesn’t have to be like this.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Paper-based packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has joined with companies HVC and Bluemats to unveil an ambitious plan for the first full beverage carton recycling plant in the Netherlands. A new domestic facility would therefore be an enormous benefit from both an environmental and logistics perspective.

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Charged

MARCH 24, 2025

IBG will supply automated guided vehicles (AGVs) with mobile robotics technology for specific logistics tasks. Bosch Rexroth has developed a modular kit for the diagnosis, unloading, and dismantling of used vehicle batteries to automate upstream recycling. Source: Hannover Messe

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If IKEA can't resell an item, the company plans to recycle it or donate it to community organizations. . I think in a dream world, it is that every product that you would buy is coming from recycled materials that are closed-loop in our own supply chain. 24 through Dec. But getting there is a long journey.".

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Charged

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Cirba Solutions and GM have extended an existing agreement to recycle battery scrap generated by manufacturing and research at selected GM facilities through 2024. The original agreement dates from 2021, and GM has already recycled more than a million pounds of batteries.

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Charged

MARCH 24, 2022

Lithium battery recycling company Retriev Technologies has purchased battery recycling management firm Battery Solutions. Battery Solutions operates a battery-centric logistics network and two US facilities for its current customers in the EV, telecommunications, consumer and waste management markets.

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2021

Battery recycling will be a critical part of the future e-mobility ecosystem, as Tesla has understood from the beginning. The California carmaker has been working with various firms to recycle its end-of-life battery packs for several years.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In 2017, when LimeLoop, an IoT solution for sustainable e-commerce shipping logistics, started, it was in response to the amount of waste caused by e-commerce. Reuse can reduce the amount of waste that will need to be recycled or sent to landfills and incinerators. . It's easy to use and easy to sanitize. million tons (29.9

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Women are involved in every level of the materials recycling industry and this certainly seems to be confirmed by Axion Polymers, where they hold key roles in areas including management, finance, process engineering and laboratory research. It is a high-tech, modern industry that offers so much opportunity,” continues Caroline.

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Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In recycling, one of the biggest cost items is transporting the materials, and this is obviously the case for EV batteries, which are heavy and pose health and safety risks. According to the companies, transportation represents 41% of the total cost of battery recycling, and contributes 3.5% Sources: Altilium , Lunaz

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Since the industry's inception, meal kits have made strides towards reducing the overall amount of packaging, tracking what is used to the item level and exploring more sustainable and recyclable packaging. HelloFresh also has engaged to fight key problems related to packaging in the environment. In the U.S.,

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2019

And Cisco recently started spending money and resources on developing a reverse logistics program to make it easier for customers to recycle items. The company has started working across teams to make it so, he said.

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

EDF Renewables North America has signed an agreement with SOLARCYCLE to recycle solar panels that are damaged or broken during construction and operation from their grid-scale, distribution-scale and on-site solar projects. “As ” The post EDF Turns to SOLARCYLE for PV Panel Recycling appeared first on Solar Industry.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Recycling's makeover, courtesy of AI and robotics. New technologies are solving logistics logjams and making it simpler to sort more materials. 8 explores the potential for green hydrogen technologies, with experts from Shell, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Green Hydrogen Coalition. Sign up here. Join the discussion at 1 p.m.

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Charged

JANUARY 2, 2024

Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. Source: Toyota Motor

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Grist

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s estimated that less than 1 percent of rare earths are recycled globally — from wind turbines, dead hard drives , and everything else. million “Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize.” Each of the winning groups is receiving a $75,000 cash prize to help advance its recycling idea. As the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The act contains a range of commitments for businesses on recycling and the handling, management and disposal of waste that are intended to encourage the adoption of a more circular economic model. Achieving these goals relies on companies devising, implementing and monitoring a range of individual policies themselves.

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Charged

MARCH 17, 2021

Heritage has launched a new division, Heritage Battery Recycling (HBR), to address the growing market demand for safe, sustainable solutions for lithium-ion batteries at the ends of their lives. In collaboration with Romeo Power , HBR will develop a battery reuse and recycling facility in the southwestern US. “By

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2022

Multiple recycled plastic barrels are then tied underneath the ground floor, and the walls and roof are constructed using galvanised metal sheets. The four-week programme has not only enlightened us with a new concept of humanitarian logistics but also enabled our entrepreneurial skills to generate innovative solutions for those in need.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

You also know the solution: In addition to recyclable and compostable alternatives, reuse models are quickly emerging as a fundamentally better alternative to single-use ones, not to mention that converting 20 percent of the world’s disposable plastic packaging into reusables is a $10 billion opportunity. . And that’s just cups.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Less waste produced by factories, offices and so on may have an environmental benefit in the long run, but for companies that exist to process, manage and recycle this waste, the decline in feedstock threatened to impart a severe economic cost, while also throwing up logistical challenges. Again, agility was rewarded.

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Charged

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Ultimately, we cannot fix this with recycling alone. They require close collaboration with waste management players, cleaning facilities and logistics companies. As reuse system operators, BarePack and RePack support businesses with elements such as (reverse) logistics, cleaning and refilling. What makes a winning partner.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This will seemingly optimize waste collection, and ensure that sufficient free capacity is available for citizens to deposit further waste for recycling. Along with the above, the project also includes the real-time monitoring of 550 containers for electronic waste with Sensoneo sensors.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

And then, for our Scope 3 emissions, which is our largest impact, we collected data from our contracted factories, from logistics and across our entire value chain. We're looking at advanced recycling and just to find recycled polyester and different recycled materials. Or can it be designed fully for recyclability? .

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Recycled plastic: There’s market demand, but where’s the supply? Recycling's makeover, courtesy of AI and robotics. New technologies are solving logistics logjams and making it simpler to sort more materials. Episode 247: Biden wish lists, supporting 'intersectional environmentalists'. Heather Clancy. Fri, 12/04/2020 - 02:00.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

Our bestsellers were refillable Clorox wipes (the "disposable" sheets recyclable through TerraCycle) and Häagen-Dazs ice cream in insulated metal tubs. Now, we can report that our sales for April nearly doubled what we did in March, half of which was spent out of an official emergency. Media Authorship. TerraCycle. Close Authorship.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

a waste and recycling company. Hydrogen fuel cells offer significant benefits, operating with zero tailpipe emissions while providing the range and power necessary for industries like freight, waste collection, and logistics. These orders highlighted Hyzons role in industries switching to sustainable alternatives.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Additional efforts include sustainable manufacturing processes, a focus on recycling, and green energy integration throughout the supply chain. For industries, Hondas collaboration on hydrogen technologies unlocks pathways for sustainable logistics and operations.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Things like recyclability impediments. A big focus of the Sustainable from the Start program is reducing GHG emissions, sure, but also things like discouraging the use of non-recyclable packaging, because that's really important. Then we're also looking at how we build the carbon impact into carrier selection for third-party logistics.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Over 20,000 cash rewards have been redeemed by consumers as part of the first nationwide digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) trial led by recycling tech firm, Polytag, recycling tech app, Bower and major UK retailer, Ocado Retail. Up to £4,000 worth of rewards were obtained during the nine week long trial.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Furthermore, expanding mining operations here in the US is often extremely difficult, due to permitting regulations and logistical challenges. Nth Cycle works with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals from separated electronic waste and low-grade mine tailings. We started the company in 2017.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Some European countries still have few restrictions on what can be landfilled, which means a lot of waste feedstock that is suited to material recycling or energy recovery is currently being landfilled. Hence, waste feedstock that is well suited for material recycling or energy recovery is currently being landfilled.

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