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Benchmark Minerals: Battery production scrap will be the main source of recyclable material this decade

Charged

However, in the near term, the primary source of recyclable battery material will be scrap material from battery production, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence ’s latest Recycling Report. Benchmark forecasts that scrap will account for 78% of the pool of recyclable materials in 2025.

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Italgas rollouts first 20,000 Nimbus H-ready smart meters

Smart Energy International

The company has not stated where the meters have been deployed but the aim is to test the technology in the field during 2024, prior to a widescale rollout across Italy starting in 2025. Another notable feature is the use of recycled materials in the meter, up to 85%, which is being produced by the two Italian companies Bitron and MeteRSit.

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Growth in UK plastic packaging recycling being shipped abroad, including to non-OECD countries

Envirotec Magazine

A map showing the receiving destinations of plastic waste from England for recycling. Material to non-OECD countries More than 26% was sent to non-OECD or developing countries. As such, this material exported for recycling would likely have otherwise gone to landfill or incineration.

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How Europe could become a major hub for textile recycling

Business Green

Imagine if a significant portion of the textiles that cannot be reused in their current form could be recycled. That's part of the vision for the base-case and upside-case scenarios laid out in a recent report on textile recycling in Europe from the consulting giant McKinsey. And that's just for the industry in Europe.

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Unilever ambitiously pledges to cut use of new plastics in half by 2025

AGreenLiving

First, by the year 2025, Unilever will halve the bulk of its non-recycled plastic packaging waste. Secondly, the company will accelerate its recycling endeavors by focusing more on collecting and processing waste plastic rather than selling single-use virgin plastics.

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PepsiCo to switch to fully recycled plastic bottles across nine European nations

Business Green

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics. We will also look to go further and faster in other European markets where the conditions allow," said PepsiCo Europe CEO Silviu Popovici.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. Now, in its eventual internal-combustion phaseout, GM can’t seem to make EVs fast enough, and 30 new models are lined up for the market for 2025. Company profile. million in Neighborhood Grants.