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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Nearly half of all businesses (46%) across the UK have ‘recycling food waste’ at the top of their priorities to reduce their organisation’s carbon footprint, according to new research. The 10 main business priorities to reduce carbon footprint: Recycling food waste (46%). Reducing our food waste (33%).

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

Innovative waste processing technology Juno began processing waste from a municipality in Seattle in February, part of a 12-week mixed waste processing pilot project. During the pilot, Juno® will process municipal solid waste from King County.

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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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CleanTech Group

APRIL 25, 2024

There’s a lot of buzz around high-quality carbon capture technologies, but it seems like they’re always 10-20 years away from commercial scale. So, The post How Industrial Waste is Enabling Carbon Mineralization appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In an apparent first of its kind within the UK, a pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Northumberland has been equipped with an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to recycle waste solvents into low carbon gas, which is being injected into the national gas grid.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2022

The new synthesis procedure can seemingly convert fish scales obtained from fish waste into a useful carbon-based nanomaterial. Group says they have developed a simple, fast, and energy-efficient synthesis method for producing exceptional carbon nano-onions from fish scales. This greatly limits the potential of CNOs. OH) groups.

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FuelCellsWorks

MARCH 19, 2024

Powerhouse Energy Group plc (AIM: PHE), a company pioneering integrated technology that converts non-recyclable waste into low carbon energy, is pleased to announce Engsolve’s, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of.

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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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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

MAY 26, 2023

A new tool promises to remove much of the uncertainty faced by packaging designers and others when it comes to understanding the recyclability of fibre-based products (either finished or under-development). Papercycle is described as the UK’s first comprehensive recyclability assessment and certification service for fibre-based packaging.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Expanded capabilities will improve traditional clinical waste hierarchy positions and can lower the carbon emissions by around 70% compared to existing services Veolia says it has expanded its medical waste management capabilities with the aim of addressing key issues for the healthcare sector and the NHS.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

There is a lot of latent energy in our waste. Whether that energy is turned into renewable fuels or clean electricity, it can reduce carbon emissions and resource depletion. The adage, ‘one man’s trash is another’s treasure, applies to the world of waste management.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2021

million, including the help of PRN funding, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity for recycling ethylene-based plastics by 66 per cent. Mercers, which is based in Bolton, transforms plastic packaging waste into 100 per cent recycled damp-proof membrane. Thanks to an injection of £6.1

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) published statistics on 7 December detailing household waste collected across all local authorities during 2020, as well as waste landfilled and incinerated in Scotland in 2020. percentage point reduction in household recycling rates from 2019 to 42%. million tonnes.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Propylene or polyethene pellets in a waste plastic recycling machine. Non-household end-use plastic waste is generated by ‘end-users’ from commercial activities (e.g., It showcases the potential for substantial cost savings and environmental benefits in handling this often-neglected waste stream.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

A new method helps recover gold from E-waste at a higher rate than it can be extracted from fresh ore (image credit: Reiko Matsushita, Shinta Watanabe). A big problem with the disposal of nuclear and electronic wastes is that the process wastes precious metals such as gold and platinum-group metals, which are key metals in computer chips.

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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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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Textiles account for 10% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, while 85% of textile waste is simply sent to landfill or incinerated. Therefore, providing an attractive technology to recycle textile waste and save building energy simultaneously holds high promise for carbon reduction.

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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. The figures provide detail on household waste collected across all local authorities during 2021, as well as waste landfilled and incinerated in Scotland in 2021. Of this, 1.06

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

Researchers from University of California, Riverside, have detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal or char that has a whopping surface area of about 400 square meters per gram of mass. The mix was then cooked with highly compressed hot water, a process known as hydrothermal carbonization.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

Joseph Doherty is Managing Director of waste management firm Re-Gen Waste. The way that waste in Northern Ireland will be handled over the next few years will change dramatically following consultations by Defra and the UK’s devolved administrations, according to Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen Waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A Lanarkshire-based company is the first in Scotland to secure ‘end-of-waste’ status for its low carbon aggregates. million tonnes of IBA was produced from Energy from Waste plants in the UK. million tonnes of IBA was produced from Energy from Waste plants in the UK.

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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. This electronic waste usually ends up in landfills or polluting the environment. There are easy ways to remove the metal and polymers from the e-waste’, says Lan. ‘Of

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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

licence ) At a meeting on 17 January, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Waste and Recycling Committee approved an option to commission the building in the North West of two dry 1 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants – the very first plants ever built in England – as part of its Biowaste Management Strategy. “Dry

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2024

The post Deal spotlight: recycling heat waste from data centers appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, January 19 — Amazon is doing it. So are Meta, Microsoft and Google. The tech giants have begun capturing excess heat generated.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Biomedical waste is a term used to describe waste that is generated from healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. This type of waste can be hazardous to human health and the environment if not managed properly. Additionally, it can pose health risks to humans and animals.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In what appears to be a major stride towards sustainable industrial fermentation, a team of researchers has made advancements in the purification of isopropanol and acetone from the fermentation of waste gases.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Mayor of London’s development corporation, OPDC has been awarded £36 million from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) to harness waste heat from the cooling of several data centres. It forms part of a wider £65m award from the GHNF to five projects across the UK. ” .” ”

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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They do this by burrowing into waste wood and converting it into highly-nutritious protein. We’re growing them using wood that would otherwise go to landfill or be recycled, to produce food that’s high in protein and essential nutrients like Vitamin B12.” He added: “Naked Clam aquaculture has never been attempted before.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Deploying a seemingly innovative technology configuration and design, the group behind it, LIPOR, suggests it is set to revolutionize the waste-to-energy industry while simultaneously decarbonizing the aviation sector.

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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. Network waste commitment. Waste partnerships.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

Veolia says it is increasing hazardous waste capacity in the north east with a new 20,000 tonnes per annum Hazardous Waste Transfer Station facility in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ” The facility adds to the company’s six existing hazardous waste transfer stations and will provide the full range of services.

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