GreenBiz

JULY 26, 2021

Lululemon, LanzaTech are reshaping carbon waste into fabric. Consider that right now, the steel industry is among the three biggest producers of carbon dioxide. tons of carbon dioxide , according to the World Steel Association. tons of carbon dioxide , according to the World Steel Association. Deonna Anderson.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

MARCH 20, 2024

Scientists have demonstrated the selective conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol using a cascade reaction strategy. The two-part process is powered by sunlight, occurs at room temperature and at ambient pressure, and employs a recyclable organic reagent that's similar to a catalyst found in natural photosynthesis.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

If you can produce the same thing in the same cost range -- but you can do so in a CO2-free or carbon-negative -- you'll reap the rewards. Now, it captures industrial waste gasses, such as CO2 and CO, and recycles them into the chemicals used to make everything from plastics to medical supplies to fabric for Lululemon.

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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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Green Living Guy

JULY 25, 2023

Solar panels recycling is now a thing folks. Also with most panels still functioning after 25 years. […] The post Solar Panels Recycling: Innovation, Zero Carbon Future appeared first on Green Living Guy. . […] The post Solar Panels Recycling: Innovation, Zero Carbon Future appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Carbon impact of waste down 1.1 Plastic and glass recycling increase, paper and cardboard continues downward trend. Total household recycling rate 44.9%. tonnes recycled, 0.14 Carbon impact of Scottish household waste continues to decrease. Carbon impact of Scottish household waste continues to decrease.

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Renew Economy

JULY 3, 2023

The post Australian scientists design cheaper carbon fibre recycling to cut wind turbine waste appeared first on RenewEconomy. The University of Sydney technique leans heavily into what will work commercially at scale.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

How carbon offsetting compares to carbon reduction. It made clear that more must be done to reduce and offset carbon emissions. In the years since 2015’s Paris Climate Accord, many industrial businesses have begun using carbon offsetting strategies to balance the emissions of their operations.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

A project that seeks to create new high-quality grades of recycled steel – and produce a sustainable alternative raw material for the cement industry – has been shortlisted for the External Partnership Award at this year’s World Sustainability Awards.

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Charged

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The beauty conglomerate says it is on track to sell perfumes made using recycled carbon from partner LanzaTech.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

percentage point increase in recycling levels on the previous year. tonnes recycled, 0.11 was recycled, a 0.3 The recycling figure includes recycling and reuse (657,000 tonnes) and composting (355,000 tonnes).  million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, which equates to 1.02 tonnes sent to landfill and 0.14

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Statistics published on 27 September by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) reveal some of the impact of COVID-19 polcies on recycling. Overall household recycling rate was (42.7%) up slightly on 2020. Recycling of household wood and construction wastes increased after lockdowns. tonnes recycled, 0.12

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Dr Charlotte Stamper is Energy Infrastructure Lead at metal recycling expert EMR. As one of the companies working to recycle these turbines – and to create a sustainable, circular economy for the materials they contain – EMR is in a great position to correct this narrative.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 12, 2023

Ørsted and Vestas announce "industry-first" partnership to deliver "net-zero wind farms" with turbine towers made from low-carbon steel and blades made from recycled materials. The post Ørsted and Vestas to use low-carbon steel and recycled bladed in offshore wind projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

The plastic in used coffee pods can be recycled to make filament for 3D printers, according to British and Brazilian researchers who claim to have successfully tested a process to do so. Carbon black is a paracrystalline form of carbon that results from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Lowry Hotel in Manchester is among the first in the UK to sign up to a new toiletries recycling scheme. The half-used soaps from The Lowry Hotel will be shipped to a recycling centre in Amsterdam. The surface of recycled soap is sanitised then ground into soap “noodles”, before being pressed and cut into brand new 80g bars.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

Axil provides sustainable waste management services, including bespoke waste reports and data, a new storage system for hazardous waste, an upgraded waste handling system and improved recycling segregation. Axil will also overhaul the recycling segregation process, by providing visual prompts and staff education.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

MAY 21, 2024

Scientists report a family of tin-based catalysts that efficiently converts CO2 into ethanol, acetic acid and formic acid. These liquid hydrocarbons are among the most produced chemicals in the U.S and are found in many commercial products.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

However, the most important one is waste management and recycling. Recycling Is Good for the Environment. As per OECD, 22% of plastic waste is mismanaged, and only 9% is recycled globally. Recycling is good for the environment because it reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. billion metric tons by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Soft, wearable sensors have many useful applications, but the soft and stretchable electronic materials underlying them are nearly impossible to recycle. Of course, you could try to recycle the soft polymers, but that is often too complex, and therefore too expensive.’

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Solar Industry

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Qcells has announced a partnership with SOLARCYCLE to recycle the company’s decommissioned, owned and installed solar panels in the U.S. Recycled materials from Qcells’ panels, such as aluminum, silver, copper, silicon and low-iron glass are set to be reused in the domestic supply chain for future manufacturing. based in Dalton, Ga.

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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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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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Charged

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

UK-based clean technology group Altilium is collaborating with vehicle salvage and recycling specialist Synetiq to recycle the growing number of EV batteries from damaged cars. LV= Insurance works closely with Synetiq to recover and recycle EV batteries from damaged vehicles insured by LV=. Source: Synetiq

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Vodafone announced “a major initiative” on 23 February to extend the life of new mobile phones and encourage customers to trade in or recycle their old devices. Encouraging customers to hand back their old mobile phones for recycling or for social / charitable causes. Carbon emissions and energy efficiency.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In this episode, we chat with NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, debate Microsoft's policy priorities, and wonder why solar panel recycling options are so limited.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2022

ImpactAlpha, January 6 — LanzaTech captures industrial carbon emissions and converts it into sustainable fuel and chemicals to make materials such as textile, The post Carbon recycler LanzaTech is looking to go public appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In recycling, one of the biggest cost items is transporting the materials, and this is obviously the case for EV batteries, which are heavy and pose health and safety risks. According to the companies, transportation represents 41% of the total cost of battery recycling, and contributes 3.5% Sources: Altilium , Lunaz

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Their mission: connect heavy emitters to CO2 conversion centers where emissions will be recycled into usable products and to storage infrastructure such as injection wells.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Indeed, minimizing your carbon footprint during a move is one such action, often overlooked but significant. From recycling to upgrading to energy-efficient appliances, we can do plenty of things to contribute to our planet’s health. So, let’s explore eight tips for minimizing your carbon footprint during a move.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2022

This video is sponsored by Novelis. Jon Smieja, Vice President of Circularity & Senior Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Pierre Labat, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer of Novelis, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19). View archived videos from the conference here: [link]

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

But it will only be sustainable if we can find cost-effective routes to recycling. Carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) and carbon-fibre-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs) are two prominent examples of composite materials that can significantly improve energy efficiency in various fields of application.

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Charged

JANUARY 2, 2024

Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. Source: Toyota Motor

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Grist

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s estimated that less than 1 percent of rare earths are recycled globally — from wind turbines, dead hard drives , and everything else. million “Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize.” Each of the winning groups is receiving a $75,000 cash prize to help advance its recycling idea. As the U.S.

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