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Upcycling of materials should be the priority for EV batteries

Envirotec Magazine

The research, which is published in ChemRxiV , is a development of previous work demonstrating ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) can be used as a leaching agent, replacing the need for hazardous chemicals in cathode recycling. They then used the recovered material to synthesize compounds with a DRX structure.

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How Dell and Levi's envision the future of repair

GreenBiz

The company rebuilt blue jeans for recyclability, also slashing the use of water and being mindful of workers' well-being. A Wellthread denim jacket in the line, for example, uses four technologies to incorporate recovered, chemically recycled and mechanically recycled cotton in the buttons, exterior denim and lining.

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Nina+Co sustainably furnishes a zero-waste London restaurant

AGreenLiving

For Silo’s second outpost in London, local interior design studio Nina+Co teamed up with McMaster to craft an interior that reinforces the restaurant’s sustainable ethos with locally sourced natural materials and innovative design aimed at minimizing environmental impact. Its success spurred the creation of a branch in Brighton, U.K.,

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Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.

Grist

They say that to curb the tide of plastic flooding landfills and the oceans, what’s most needed is not new recycling technologies but stronger regulations on plastic producers — and stronger incentives to make use of the recycling technologies that already exist. Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions inside organisms.

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Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space Announce Inaugural Cohort for ACCEL, an Accelerator for BIPOC-led Climatetech Startups

Greentown Labs

The recurring, year-long program focuses on product and technology development, market development, fundraising, and management and team development. These early-stage startups, which hail from the Boston and Houston metro areas where Greentown’s incubators are located, are working on innovations from bio-based polymers to solar technology.

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Bio-recycling gets fashionable with enzymes that will eat your shoes

Business Green

The French startup, which has developed an enzymatic process to break down polyethylene terephthalate (commonly known as PET), recently signed an agreement with On, Patagonia, Puma and Salomon meant to accelerate the commercialization of its bio-recycling technology for textiles.

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How Dell and Levi's envision the future of repair

Business Green

The company rebuilt blue jeans for recyclability, also slashing the use of water and being mindful of workers' well-being. A Wellthread denim jacket in the line, for example, uses four technologies to incorporate recovered, chemically recycled and mechanically recycled cotton in the buttons, exterior denim and lining.