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Ford and HP collaborate to turn 3d waste into automotive parts

Envirotec Magazine

The recycled materials are being used initially on Super Duty F-250 trucks. The firms say the resulting injection molded parts are better for the environment with no compromise in the durability and quality standards Ford and its customers demand. Three other companies helped Ford and HP make the project outcome possible.

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State-of-the-art plant for post-consumer plastic waste sorting and advanced mechanical recycling opens in Germany

Envirotec Magazine

“Having just launched the new Circular Economy Division, it is clear what a large role waste management and pivotal projects like this have on moving towards a sustainable future. We are proud to have initiated one of the most advanced mechanical recycling plants when it comes to post-consumer polymer waste.

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UK needs to act to prevent electric vehicle battery waste mountain – new study

Envirotec Magazine

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study. To recycle these efficiently, they must be disassembled and the resulting waste streams separated.

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'Giant opportunity': Why achieving a net zero emission supply chain could be cheaper than you think

Business Green

Meanwhile, fashion, freight, and household consumer goods each account for five per cent of total emissions, and electronics, professional services, and automotive each contribute two per cent. Food is the most carbon intensive industry, accounting for around 25 per cent of global CO2, followed by construction at 10 per cent, it estimates.

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EU project aims to play leading role in addressing e-waste

Envirotec Magazine

Headed by Philips , the project aims to pioneer design, materials and manufacturing of devices that will comply with strict sustainability demands dictated by the goals of the Green Deal and help companies meet the requirements of upcoming EU legislation concerning sustainable products.

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Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 announced

Envirotec Magazine

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. Building & Construction Product: SOLAR HEAT panels from recycled plastic by Montello spa & WET/Ecopixel srl.

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'We are not making abstract statements': BMW maps out 10-year climate plan backed by major EV push

Business Green

BMW has shifted its climate action, waste and hydrogen efforts up a gear in a new sustainability roadmap for the next decade which sets a series of green targets aligned with climate science. The gauntlet for a detailed, science-aligned climate strategy in the automotive industry has been thrown down.