Is advanced recycling the answer to plastic waste?
GreenBiz
AUGUST 1, 2022
Waste into materials not just once but continuously: It’s the brass ring of the circular economy. Can it work?
Rebuilding recycling to go circular
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.
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Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity
GreenBiz
JULY 12, 2021
Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. . Heather Clancy.
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Simpler Recycling won’t boost recycling rates says North London waste authority
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Recycling efforts by north London’s two million residents will not be significantly boosted by the new Simpler Recycling proposals, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. This includes taking into account local circumstances in relation to the frequency of residual waste collections.
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The electronic waste collection conundrum
GreenBiz
JULY 16, 2020
The electronic waste collection conundrum. Quite simply, I had become obsessed with the tech industry’s then-blasé attitude about the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste. . Quite simply, I had become obsessed with the tech industry’s then-blasé attitude about the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste. .
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Moving beyond 100% recyclable goals
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.
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Recycling e-waste should be a legal requirement in the EU, says report
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 14, 2021
Recovering the critical raw materials residing within electronic waste will require investment, and a legal framework to incentivise this will be essential, say the authors (image credit: Steve Janosik , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Batteries from WEEE and end of life vehicles.
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Study pinpoints pathways to boost plastic waste recycling globally
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2023
A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. Category 2 – Incipient Systems includes countries with basic waste regulations but limited collection and end-of-life treatment infrastructure. Examples of countries include Kenya, Iraq and Congo.
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Global Waste Index 2022 highlights leaders and laggards
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 18, 2022
There are still major differences in the amount of waste generated across the world, and how it is disposed, a finding confirmed by a 2022 Global Waste Index compiled by waste management technology firm Sensoneo to mark Global Recycling Day (18 March). Illegal waste disposal is booming in Turkey.
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Adidas and H&M join project to scale circular fashion and recycled fibers
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Adidas and H&M join project to scale circular fashion and recycled fibers. Textile Waste. Michael Holder. Fri, 12/11/2020 - 00:05. Circular Economy. Supply Chain. European Union. BusinessGreen. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.
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Circular Electronics: Designing Out Waste
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Circular Electronics: Designing Out Waste. . Can waste be designed out of consumer electronics? This discussion explores deeper nuances of the circular economy approaches to recycling electronics. Hold the phone! Dan Reid, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Responsible Business Alliance.
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Scaling the Market for Post-Consumer Recycled Content
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Scaling the Market for Post-Consumer Recycled Content. What will it take to scale the domestic market for post-consumer recycled content? The demand for recycled plastics has skyrocketed — so much so that brands and packaging producers are experiencing limited supply. Allison Shapiro, Executive Director, Closed Loop Partners.
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Waste and recycling: taking a proactive approach to fire safety
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 22, 2022
As we enter the warmer months, waste and recycling sites are increasingly vulnerable to fire. Such risks are amplified by the presence of batteries in waste streams and in the vehicles and machinery used on waste sites. The content of waste streams seems to change in an ongoing, unpredictable fashion.
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Scotland’s recycling rate hits all-time high
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 8, 2024
Scots are recycling more than ever before as the nation’s recycling rate hits an all-time high in data released by Scotland’s environment watchdog, SEPA. million tonnes of waste, with 62.3% recycled – the highest recycling rate recorded since the start of the current series in 2011. Scotland generated 10.16
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An offer of ‘kelp’: Recycling marine waste from inactive oil platforms
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Environmentally responsible decommissioning company, CessCon Decom, has teamed up with researchers at Abertay University to explore how marine growth – a waste by-product of the decommissioning process – can be recycled and reused. At the end of a platform’s lifecycle, various types of marine species are found on the underwater jacket.
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How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold
GreenBiz
JUNE 30, 2020
How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold. By 2030, Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand by volume, will use 100 percent recycled silver and gold in its products. As it stands, 71 percent of the silver and gold in Pandora jewelry comes from recycled sources. Deonna Anderson. Tue, 06/30/2020 - 08:55.
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Pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste is a UK first
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
A pilot plant on the University of Bath campus is said to be able to recycle up to 60% of plastic lab waste, to make back into new lab consumables. Currently, less than 1% of this waste is being recycled. Water usage is also minimised through recycling, further reducing the environmental impact.
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Lululemon, LanzaTech are reshaping carbon waste into fabric
GreenBiz
JULY 26, 2021
Lululemon, LanzaTech are reshaping carbon waste into fabric. LanzaTech, a carbon recycling tech company, views addressing those industrial emissions as an opportunity. And in its latest announced partnership with athletic apparel company Lululemon, it’s creating yarn and fabric using recycled carbon emissions. Deonna Anderson.
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Households waste over one billion items every year that could be recycled
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The UK’s annual Recycle Week launches today (15 October) with a warning that households are wasting over one billion items every year that could be recycled. New statistics reveal millions of recyclable bottles, sprays and toilet roll tubes are facing incineration, or landfill (words: WRAP).
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Beyond the bale: Viridor unveils plan to eliminate waste plastic exports
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Viridor says its soon-to-be-opened Avonmouth plastics recycling plant will reprocess over 80,0000 tonnes of plastic, creating recycled raw material ready to be returned to the economy. The circular economy for plastics report highlights the significant role that recycling plastics can play in ensuring the UK achieves net zero.
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Helping Create a Nationwide Recycling Infrastructure
GreenBiz
MAY 9, 2022
Landfills across the country are rapidly reaching capacity, and it is therefore more important than ever that we remain mindful of how we dispose of our waste. The journey to zero waste will be defined by steady progress, not instant perfection. Businesses and governments cannot achieve zero waste overnight.
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Waste crime will not be solved by banning plastic exports, says recycling trade association
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The Recycling Association has warned that waste crime will continue to happen, even if exports of plastics for recycling are banned. MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have called for the Government to ban exports of recyclable plastics by 2027 and introduce measures to reduce them before then.
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From design to recycling, opportunities abound to make solar more circular
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
From design to recycling, opportunities abound to make solar more circular. Most of the component materials retain their value, however, and can be reused to participate in the circular economy, the economic system that aims to keep resources in use and eliminate waste. Myisha Majumder. Fri, 11/06/2020 - 02:00.
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Consortium to assess the future of packaging waste sorting
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 31, 2022
Recycling infrastructure in Europe relies heavily on manual sorting, which contributes to materials not being recycled. Addressing an urgent need to enhance packaging waste sorting in Europe, FMCG giant PepsiCo has announced a new project aiming to assess how technology – especially AI – can close some of the gaps.
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Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals
GreenBiz
MAY 27, 2020
Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals. Using CCU technologies to consume waste feedstocks reportedly can cut production costs; monetize industrial emissions; allow companies to meet CO2 emissions goals; and foster continued development of a circular economy. Elizabeth R. Wed, 05/27/2020 - 14:36.
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Biorefinery handles recycle-resistant plant waste
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
A long-standing grail of biotechnology is the effort to convert the lignin component of plant-based biomass into energy or something useful – this being a less wasteful avenue than simply burning it or throwing it away. It’s a waste.” The MEC cycles waste-filled water through the bacteria, which eat up the carbon.
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Recycling food is top of UK businesses’ green agenda
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Nearly half of all businesses (46%) across the UK have ‘recycling food waste’ at the top of their priorities to reduce their organisation’s carbon footprint, according to new research. The 10 main business priorities to reduce carbon footprint: Recycling food waste (46%). Reducing our food waste (33%).
Plastic recycling does work says recycling industry group
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 13, 2022
The Recycling Association’s chief executive Simon Ellin has warned that the people behind the Big Plastic Count (an event co-organised by Greenpeace) were “irresponsible” for recent comments saying plastic recycling doesn’t work and for sowing seeds of doubt in the public mind. This is irresponsible by them.
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Introducing closed-loop circularity for hard-to-recycle automotive plastics
GreenBiz
APRIL 19, 2023
Sponsored: Molecular recycling can prevent this growing stream of waste from cars out of landfills.
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£400m to be invested in UK plastic recycling facilities
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
A new partnership may pave the way for more than £400 million to be invested in recycling facilities across the UK. This will seemingly be the first of 10 new green, advanced recycling facilities that the two firms are jointly seeking to build and operate across the UK.
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Mixed waste processing technology begins trial in Seattle
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 12, 2023
Innovative waste processing technology Juno began processing waste from a municipality in Seattle in February, part of a 12-week mixed waste processing pilot project. During the pilot, Juno® will process municipal solid waste from King County. Juno is proven to help solve this problem.”
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IMechE recommends rethink of UK waste policy
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). The primary premise of its replacement must acknowledge that reducing or preventing waste of all types is paramount.
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Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 announced
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 23, 2022
Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. Launched in 2017, the awards have witnessed a dramatic and inspirational rise in the circular use of plastics through increased recycling and recyclability over the last the five years, said the organisers.
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Mattress recyclers register launches
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
The seemingly long-awaited Register of Approved Mattress Recyclers (RAMR) is finally up and running, with an initial three members. It has been set up on behalf of businesses and other stakeholders engaged in the collection and recycling of mattresses in the United Kingdom. According to our research1, over 1.5
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As plastics pile up, can 'advanced' recycling cut the waste?
GreenBiz
JUNE 30, 2023
Proponents of pyrolysis — including oil and gas companies — contend it will reduce plastic pollution. But critics say it will only perpetuate a dependence on fossil fuels.
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Where others see waste, Waste Management’s new CSO sees opportunity
GreenBiz
JANUARY 7, 2022
A conversation about next-generation recycling technology, progress since China banned most imports of plastic and paper, and demand driving the industry forward.
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The U.S. Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
recycling market has been in free fall since 2018, when China, Malaysia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries announced that they would no longer import many types of recyclable material scraps. percent of all the plastic produced in 2017 eventually got recycled, according to the U.S. Holly Secon. Of course, the U.S.
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