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APRIL 19, 2023
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China is leading the race to recycle batteries
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
A faster rate of electrification in the automotive industry will hasten the arrival of circularity (for batteries), according to the authors. As far as cobalt is concerned, recycling is expected to ensure that China will be able to meet its needs after 2045, at the earliest; in Europe this will happen in 2052 and in the US not until 2056.
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Glue derived from industrial bio-waste aims to make furniture recyclable
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 29, 2023
A new adhesive derived from materials including food waste should enable 90 percent of engineered wood products, such as furniture and construction boards, to become fully recyclable and help to develop a circular economy in this sector, says the firm marketing it. Globally, the value of the urea-formaldehyde market is £9.5
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Ford and HP collaborate to turn 3d waste into automotive parts
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 26, 2021
The recycled materials are being used initially on Super Duty F-250 trucks. The recycled materials are being used to manufacture injection-molded fuel-line clips installed first on Super Duty F-250 trucks. The used 3D printed parts are collected and recycled with HP to increase volume for Ford.
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How companies — from automotive to apparel — can transform waste into resources
GreenBiz
APRIL 3, 2020
One key is to design out waste in the first place.
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Firm converts scrap vehicle waste into renewable energy
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR) project is presented as a cutting-edge circular economy solution for a normally landfilled waste material. A seemingly ground-breaking solution allows hard-to-recycle automotive shredder residue (ASR) to be used to deliver renewable energy and reduce waste-to-landfill.
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New mattress recycling facility opens in Greater Manchester
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2020
A NEW facility has opened in Bolton that will seemingly recycle up to a quarter of a million mattresses thrown away in Greater Manchester every year. Each trained operative can process more than 65 mattresses per day, and depending on the condition of the mattresses, up to 85% of the material can be recycled.
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Deal will supply drives to the world’s largest battery recycling facility
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 17, 2023
A recycling site in Sweden will process 125,000 tons of end-of-life batteries and battery production waste each year, making it the largest plant of its kind in the world, according to Swedish battery developer Northvolt, which is working with industrial technology firm ABB on the project. ” The Revolt Ett site.
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Conference programme announced for Plastics Recycling Show Europe virtual event
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Organisers have confirmed the full conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe Virtual Event taking place 9-11 December 2020. Fellow panellists include Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Maria Ciliberti, Vice President at Borealis. Virginijus Sinkevi?ius, CET on 10 December. CET on 10 December.
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Investigating pyrolysis for reclaiming carbon fibres from composite waste
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Valued for their combination of light weight and strength, CFRPs are increasingly deployed in sectors incuding automotive, aerospace and renewable energy. But it will only be sustainable if we can find cost-effective routes to recycling. However, this also means that the amount of CFRP/CFRTP waste is also increasing rapidly.
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Recycling carbon fiber reinforced plastics waste is a challenge, but researchers find a way to make it work
TechXplore
APRIL 18, 2024
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are lighter and stronger than metal and are used in a variety of industries, including aviation, aerospace, automotive, marine, and sporting goods. In recent years, it has also been applied to new industries such as air mobility, which has led to an increase in its use and a waste disposal problem.
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State-of-the-art plant for post-consumer plastic waste sorting and advanced mechanical recycling opens in Germany
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
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. Polypropylene bales.
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Project aims to boost recycling supply chain for luxury cars
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
RaRE (Rare-earth Recycling for E-machines) project is funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, and involves six partners who will work together to establish the first end-to-end supply chain of recycled rare earth magnets in the UK.
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Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 6, 2023
A new study looks at the use of gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines. Re-using gold from electronic waste prevents it from being lost to landfill, and using this reclaimed gold for drug manufacture reduces the need to mine new materials.
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Post-industrial plastics recycling plant opened in UK's automotive heartlands
Business Green
OCTOBER 3, 2022
MBA Polymers is aiming to recycle more plastics from new vehicles than any other recycler. MBA Polymers has opened a facility in central Birmingham that will enable car makers, electronics firms, and other manufacturers to "buy back" recycled plastic.
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Are hydrogen fuel cells recyclable?
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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BASF establishes a co-located battery material production and recycling center
Charged
JULY 17, 2023
BASF , a chemicals firm, has opened a battery material production and recycling site in Schwarzheide, Germany. The automated production plant makes cathode active materials, and mechanically processes end-of-life batteries and battery production waste for the production of black mass, which contains lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese.
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Umicore to introduce new generation of battery recycling tech
Charged
MARCH 1, 2022
Materials technology and recycling company Umicore will introduce a new generation of its proprietary battery recycling technology in 2022, and has reached an agreement with Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to provide battery recycling services. Source: Umicore.
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Plastics Recycling Show Europe goes virtual from 9 to 11 December
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. The PRSE Virtual conference will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling and practical solutions for the circular and sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling.
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5 companies that are using nature to redefine good design
GreenBiz
MAY 24, 2021
Energy and materials elegantly flow through ecosystems, efficiently cycling back into new forms without waste or stagnation. A circular economy is so much more than recycling or reusing waste streams, which is a reductionist understanding of what nature does. Interested in more on the Circular Economy? Pull Quote. Biomimicry.
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Greentown Go Move 2022 with BASF and Magna Announces Startup Cohort Focused on Automotive Industry Decarbonization
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The accelerator program, which specializes in advancing startup-corporate partnerships with BASF and Magna, welcomes five startups working on emissions-reducing innovations for automotive manufacturing. Endeavor Composites is pioneering high-performance, low-cost, and zero-waste composites to solve difficult manufacturing problems.
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Li-Cycle and Univar to provide waste management for Li-ion battery production
Charged
JULY 28, 2021
Li-Cycle has partnered with Univar Solutions to provide waste management solutions for lithium-ion batteries. Univar will collect, sort, and divert waste at Li-Cycle facilities. Univar Solutions’ OnSite Services team currently serves the automotive, aerospace and consumer electronics sectors. Source: Li-Cycle.
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Recycling equipment manufacturer explores the future of the global aluminium industry in latest webinar
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 27, 2021
On 20 May 2021, metal sorting technology expert TOMRA Recycling held its first metals sorting webinar, which was entitled ‘Aluminium sorting industry outlook – key sorting technologies, innovations and opportunities in a circular economy.’ More than 200 participants from across the globe joined the 45-minute live session, said the firm.
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Fortum launches li-ion recycling hub in Germany
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Fortum has launched Fortum Batterie Recycling GmbH in Germany to provide safe and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling in central Europe in the hope of bridging the raw materials gap the automotive industry is facing. Fortum’s battery recycling. Construction of the Harjavalta site.
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UK needs to act to prevent electric vehicle battery waste mountain – new study
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
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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JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials inks recycling deal with Nissan’s battery supplier
Charged
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Redwood Materials , the battery recycling venture founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has signed an agreement to recycle scrap and defective battery cells for Envision AESC, which manufactures batteries for the Nissan LEAF in Smyrna, Tennessee. Redwood recycles all types of lithium-ion batteries, not just EV battery packs.
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'World first': New UK offshore wind farm to feature recyclable blades
Business Green
MARCH 9, 2023
Energy giant RWE confirms flagship Sofia offshore wind farm will see 44 turbines fitted with innovative new recyclable blades RWE has announced it has inked a deal with wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa to install its new recyclable blades as part of its flagship Sofia offshore wind farm off the north east coast of England.
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Comment: Puzzling out a solution to plastic and POPs
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The material is converted into a proprietary recycled polymer. Growing pressure to transition to the circular economy and the desire to eliminate legacy additives is proving to be a conundrum for the plastics recycling sector. This is making recycling more difficult, whereas in a circular economy, the process should be made easier.
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Go Move 2022 Startups, BASF, and Magna Collaborate to Decarbonize the Automotive Industry
Greentown Labs
JUNE 16, 2023
Greentown Go Move 2022 brought BASF and Magna together with five climatetech startups to advance solutions that decarbonize the automotive industry’s life-cycle impact. BASF, the Leading Partner on Go Move 2022, is a global leader in chemicals and the number one chemical supplier to the automotive industry.
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Jaguar Land Rover turns to recycled aluminium to cut manufacturing CO2
Business Green
AUGUST 23, 2020
The firm's £2m REALITY project is developing high-grade aluminium from a blend of waste cans, bottle tops, and scrap vehicles. Engineers mixed recycled aluminium parts with a lower amount of primary aluminium to form a new prototype alloy, which it said matches the quality of the materials currently used by the firm in its car manufacturing.
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Investigation reveals almost 130,000 tonnes of carpet incinerated annually
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Carpet waste is a huge issue in UK, as an area the size of Birmingham is thrown away every year. Carpet Recycling UK, a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling, oversees 73% of diverted carpet waste being sent to incineration at an approximate climate cost of £16.5 million a year to society.
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Inside the drive to close the UK's EV battery recycling loop
Business Green
OCTOBER 3, 2022
BusinessGreen reports on the fast-evolving plans to establish a thriving EV battery recycling industry in the UK. Ramping up battery reuse and recycling is increasingly regarded as critical to ensuring climate goals are met in as sustainable and efficient way as possible.
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Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The project recognises the urgency of coming up with effective methods to allow the reuse and recycling of magnets, given the current strain on available resources. Rare-earth magnets are widely used in electronics, automotive, aerospace, e-mobility, wind power generation, consumer goods, and other sectors.
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Figuring out the details: EV batteries and the circular economy
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 11, 2023
A circular economy for electric vehicle batteries appears to be still some way off, but metal recycling expert EMR claims to be making inroads, and to be helping shape the future of the sector. EMR recycles thousands of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) every week at its more than 60 UK sites. A lot of this work is already underway.
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£6.6m invested in the UK’s supply of critical materials for magnets
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Mike Biddle, Executive Director for Net Zero at Innovate UK said: “By recycling and recovering valuable rare-earth magnets, we are reducing the environmental impact of extraction, saving energy, and creating a resilient supply chain in a growing global market. In total there are 40 organisations receiving funding.
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Fraunhofer’s EKODA project aims to develop circular value creation
Charged
JANUARY 30, 2023
German research organization Fraunhofer has announced the launch of its EKODA project, which focuses on the mobility industry with the aim of addressing issues such as resource scarcity, rising prices of raw materials and energy, supply chain disruptions, and waste disposal.
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Partnership to create first end-of-life supply chain for electric car batteries
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
A seemingly ground-breaking project to create a circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry is being led by EMR Metals Recycling. Ian Constance, Chief Executive at the APC said: “Recycling of electric vehicle batteries is a principal part of the electric supply chain, so it’s vital that we get it right.
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UK must develop battery recycling infrastructure, study finds
Charged
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Governments and industry in the United Kingdom must develop a recycling infrastructure for EV batteries, according to a new study led by the University of Birmingham. The researchers calculated that one million EVs sold in 2017 alone will result in 250,000 metric tons of unprocessed waste once these vehicles reach the end of their lives.
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'Fantastic opportunity': UK gears up £2.6m recycling project for electric car motors
Business Green
MAY 31, 2020
Innovate UK-backed initiative aims to scale up recycling process for rare earth metals used in electric vehicles. Dubbed 'Rare Earth Recycling for E-Machines' (RaRE), the initiative is being supported by a £1.9m I believe this is industry, technology, recycling and innovation working together at its impressive best.".
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How companies — from automotive to apparel — can transform waste into resources
AGreenLiving
APRIL 3, 2020
One key is to design out waste in the first place. The rest is here: How companies — from automotive to apparel — can transform waste into resources.
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Car firms and recyclers team up for EV battery supply chain project
Business Green
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
EMR Metals Recycling joins forces with Bentley Motors, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, and a host of partners to develop UK EV battery recycling supply chain. This will help to transform the economics of the electric vehicle market.".
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Project reclaims rare earth magnets from loudspeakers
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
A recently completed project demonstrates that the rare earth magnets in loudspeakers, which are currently lost to landfill, can be successfully recycled, says the group behind it, from the University of Birmingham. Despite the differences between the two sectors, the average magnet grade remained fairly consistent.
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€5.6 million EU-funded project aims to mainstream remanufacturing
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 15, 2024
It is specifically targeting remanufacturing in white goods, automotive, telecommunications, and aerospace. The project, CREDIT, has received funding to the tune of €5.6 Million from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme.
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