Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

The body representing Scottish SME resource and waste management operators says recycling services across the country are under threat following the UK Government’s refusal to exempt the sector from today’s cutting of the Red Diesel exemption.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 16, 2023

The Swedish spirits company is testing criteria such as potential transport emissions reductions, recyclability and consumer acceptance.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. A 2015 study by the UK waste and recycling advisory body Wrap estimated that of the 7.3 tonnes was actually edible.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. But COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in those plans, with single-use packaging skyrocketing, low fossil fuel prices and disrupted recycling systems, already weakened by China’s 2018 plastics waste ban. .

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2021

Steelmakers have almost perfected the "recycle" element of the four hierarchical elements of the circular economy — reduce, reuse, remanufacture and recycle — with steel recycling rates of almost 90 percent. Despite the recycling success, however, the steel industry is increasingly facing pressure to decarbonize.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Vodafone announced “a major initiative” on 23 February to extend the life of new mobile phones and encourage customers to trade in or recycle their old devices. Encouraging customers to hand back their old mobile phones for recycling or for social / charitable causes. Network waste commitment.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Railways, the most climate-friendly mode of transport bar long-distance buses, are bound to play an important role in the fight for net zero. The total emissions of railway travel are currently 31 grams of CO2 equivalents (CO2e) per passenger kilometer, half the amount as for the most economical electrical vehicles.

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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%

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2020

Some batteries designed for transportation applications may have the opportunity to be recovered and reused for another purpose before even reaching the stage of recycling.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

This week, I've been thinking a lot about electric vehicle batteries and the massive potential for battery recycling and reuse. The industry needs to make the process of EV battery production, use, reuse and recycling much more efficient. Transportation & Mobility. Circular Economy. Electric Vehicles. Featured Column.

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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 16, 2025

These heavy hitters include logistics and transport. The key for transport and logistics lies in converting to hydrogen. Here are three key logistics and transport areas where the UK should be ramping up investment in hydrogen in 2025. Its clear that we need to decarbonize heavy industry. But we need to act now.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 2, 2021

Hussain joined a panel of experts, moderated by GreenBiz senior transportation analyst Katie Fehrenbacher, at the VERGE Electrify conference last week. Even if the batteries can’t be given a second life, there’s still capacity for the metal to be directly recycled into new batteries. . Transportation & Mobility. Pull Quote.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2022

Totaling only 60 square meters, her off-grid home is made from shipping containers, creating an environment that transports her into nature. When homeowner Rosie dreams, she dreams big. Yet her home is anything but.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The classic examples include "sustainability" statements made by plastics industry leaders promoting recycling. These campaigns insinuate: "If consumers recycle correctly, the waste problem will be solved and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch will disappear." percent of America’s plastic waste is actually recycled. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Of the 95 percent of textiles able to be recycled or reused, only 15 percent are recovered from the waste stream. RecyclePoints is a waste recycling and social benefit venture that helps address the waste issue in Nigeria. RecyclePoints empowers low income communities to recycle and be rewarded with real value for their waste.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

I have seen significant progress to this end — both in my company and the industry at large — from iterating on packaging needs to rethinking how to sustainably control temperature during transport. Systems that monitor, measure and reduce transport packaging from suppliers — and to end customers — should be table stakes. In the U.S.,

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

Announced on 27 March, the agreement will aim to develop options to transport carbon dioxide captured at enfinium’s Ferrybridge waste facilities in West Yorkshire to Navigator’s storage facilities in Teesside using rail freight. The CO2 would then be transported safely offshore from Navigator’s facilities for permanent storage.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 29, 2024

Since everything has a shelf life, some wonder if this way to use H2 is truly clean Are hydrogen fuel cells recyclable? Now, many are questioning how green H2 can be if the materials needed to use it as clean energy cannot be recycled. That said, there are many materials in these units that can be recycled.

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Recycling Recycling Hydrogen Energy Monitor 119

Charged

JANUARY 16, 2023

Governments around the world are taking measures to accelerate the decarbonization of transport. However, too often these are piecemeal efforts that lack strategic vision and fail to address the entire transport ecosystem. Improve Efficiency by expanding public transportation and rail, and improving the efficiency of all vehicles.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Recycling's makeover, courtesy of AI and robotics. Transportation & Mobility. Department of Energy and the Green Hydrogen Coalition. Sign up here. New technologies are solving logistics logjams and making it simpler to sort more materials. Join the discussion at 1 p.m. Do we have a newsletter for you! E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Transportation habits are changing drastically. The hottest trend of the year was the electrification of transportation, which is on the precipice of a major upswing: Less than 1 percent of fleet vehicles were electric at the beginning of the year, but that number is expected to grow to 12 percent by 2030. . Transportation & Mobility.

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Charged

JUNE 24, 2024

Lithium Australia’s subsidiary Envirostream Australia has signed an exclusive agreement with Volvo Group Australia’s bus division to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries from its electric and hybrid fleet. We are excited by the exclusive recycling agreement signed with Volvo, a leading manufacturer of electric buses in Australia.

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Charged

MARCH 24, 2025

These drive systems enable the precise and reliable transportation of raw materials and finished products within the production line. 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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Batteries Logistics Technology Recycling 114

Charged

JANUARY 19, 2024

RecycLiCo Battery Materials, a battery recycling company, has received investment approval from the Taiwan Department of Investment Review for its 50/50 joint venture with Zenith Chemical. This modular plant is intended to be transported to Taiwan for the final commissioning. Source: RecycLiCo

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 11, 2025

Designed for inbound operations, these heavy-duty Class 8 trucks efficiently transport parts from suppliers to the plant. Jim Park, Hyundais Senior Vice President for Hydrogen Business Development in North America, highlights the value of this advancement in addressing range anxiety, a critical concern in long-haul transport.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2022

Bradford Council has worked with waste plastic road company MacRebur to become the first local authority in the region to specify road surfacing material that contains recycled plastic. The first projects are due to be completed later this month, laying over 2,000 tonnes of asphalt containing around 10 tonnes of recycled plastic.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

While many materials, such as PVC and metals, are recyclable, the construction sector is a challenging diverse environment for waste management and requires a heavy reliance on engaging with contractors to collect these recoverable resources. Without effective communication and their willingness to participate, it would not be possible.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It all comes together because we know that the co-pollutants of CO2 from fossil fuel, and from the fossil fuel-burning power sector and transportation sectors, are all part of that justice equation," she said. The haptic engine, which enables a variety of vibrations in iPhone models 11 and up, uses recycled rare earths. Pull Quote.

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Charged

JULY 12, 2024

Making transport more sustainable isn’t only about electric powertrains—companies are finding ways to make all types of components and all aspects of the manufacturing process greener.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

” “In the last three years of reporting, the UK Plastics Pact has doubled the recycled content in packaging, and driven the significant elimination of unnecessary (84%) and hard to recycle (90%) components in packaging. In practice, not all plastic packaging will be recycled through local authority collections by 2025.

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GreenBiz

JULY 24, 2020

Fewer than 10 percent of those are recycled — often winding up in landfills and waterways because many recyclers don’t accept them. Some of those [solutions] might be new material, others might be entirely new approaches to transporting what we purchase from stores to our home," Daly said.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

For decades, wealthy nations have transported plastic trash, and the environmental problems that go with it, to poorer countries, but researchers say they have found a potential bright side to this seemingly unequal trade: plastic waste may provide an economic boon for the lower-income countries. ”

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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

. | Photo: Getty Images California is going after ExxonMobil over what it calls a “campaign of deception” about plastic recycling. The Golden State filed suit against the oil giant this week, alleging that it has misled consumers for years by marketing recycling as a way to prevent plastic pollution. And that’s exactly what’s happened.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A radical rethink of recycling and waste policy is required to put the UK on a more sustainable path, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Lead author, Professor Ian Arbon said: “We need to stop seeing waste as a problem and to start seeing it as a valuable resource and use it to maximum advantage.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2025

Other winners include brewing firms Pauls Malt and Verdant Brewing company, Warrington-based Novelis who received nearly 14 million to expand its recycling capacity – part of a 63 million project that will reduce the companys carbon emissions by over 350,000 tonnes.

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