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Why Prefab Construction Is A Sustainable Choice

The Environmental Blog

In the construction industry, stakeholders are also going green. Prefabricated constructions are becoming increasingly popular as a manifestation of this rising environmental consciousness among consumers. This type of building is constructed by first making its parts in a factory and then putting them together in the actual location.

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£4m investment in new Central Scotland recycling facility

Envirotec Magazine

Recycling and waste management business Levenseat has announced plans to invest £4m upgrading a new Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), which it purchased for an undisclosed sum from Avondale Environmental on 10 May. The Falkirk site will also process mixed household, commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste.

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Are hydrogen fuel cells recyclable?

Hydrogen Fuel News

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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£6.1 million to help recycle plastic waste into construction products

Envirotec Magazine

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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Deconstruction, not demolition: How a circular economy can green construction

Business Green

By reusing and recycling materials, the construction sector can tackle its climate footprint while limiting material shortages, writes Cemex Ventures' Ibon Iribar

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Cirba Solutions helps Toyota expand battery recycling network to nationwide program

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Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. New automotive battery plant Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC) is also under construction and expected to open in 2025 with a $14-billion investment.

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Foldable bike helmet awarded best recycled plastics product

Envirotec Magazine

A bike helmet made from recycled plastic picked up the award for the UK Best Recycled Plastics Product 2021 at the Plastics Industry Awards on 2 December in London. PLASTIX AS with CIRCULAR ROPES, a product made from 97- 98 % recycled content to make the next generation ropes.

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