Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has released its 2023 Plastics Management and Recycling at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the UK report, finding a significant quantity of plastics going unrecycled.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

How AI and Robotics are Transforming Recycling. The challenges facing recycling in the U.S. This kind of collaboration - CPG companies working hand-in-hand with technological innovators, MRF operators and investors - will be critical to solving logjams and current hurdles to improving recycling in the United States. John Davies.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Ensuring Performance and Safety in Recycled Plastics. As companies and consumer brands incorporate recycled plastic content into their products and as part of their circularity goals, product integrity becomes an important consideration. There are many ways to evaluate the performance and safety of recycled materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

BIR stressed that, when and where EPR schemes are considered an absolute necessity, recyclers must be involved in the governance bodies of such schemes to ensure an appropriate balance of interests among the most relevant stakeholders in the value chain.

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Charged

APRIL 5, 2024

Afraid there won’t be enough recycling plants to recycle EV batteries when they start reaching end of life in large numbers? According to new research from technology intelligence firm ABI Research, companies are planning to build enough EV battery recycling capacity by 2030 to recycle 1.3

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TechCrunch: Climate

APRIL 9, 2024

The global demand for wood could grow by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by the World Resources Institute. While some building materials like steel get consistently recycled back into the supply chain, wood does not. Cambium hopes to fix that. All rights reserved.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

By Tom McBeth, Policy & Infrastructure Manager with plastics resource efficiency group RECOUP New data reveals an increase in the amount of plastic exported for recycling in 2023, and significant quantities are now going to developing, non-OECD* countries. Of this, more than 25% was sent to Turkey, 25,000 tonnes more than in 2022.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The growing demand for recycled polyester, coupled with a limited supply, signals scarcity and competition ahead.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

According to recent data published on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) by the Environment Agency (EA), aluminium packaging recycling volumes rocketed in Q2. In Q2 2023, 38,829 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling – a 5% increase year-on-year. We don’t need yet another consultation, we need action.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Team Portables, a consortium for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling incentivization, has received Phase II funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize. Using their smartphone, registered users will be able to find out more about recycling and actively earn rewards for doing so.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Canada, Central America and Caribbean, Tetra Pak Ashley Elzinga, Director, Sustainability & Outreach, Foodservice Packaging Institute If you can't tune in live, please register and we will email you a link to access the webcast recording and resources, available to you on-demand after the live webcast.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

How Avangard Innovative is working to scale post-consumer resin recycling. Since Avangard Innovative came onto the recycling scene 30 years ago, the company has expanded its presence to 11 countries. You have to find a way to make it more valuable,” said Perez, adding that the demand for post-consumer resin is still present.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

A UN-backed report funded by the EU outlines a proposal whereby the recycling of certain components and sub-systems within electronic equipment should be mandated by law. Acceptance by the manufacturing and recycling industry is also needed, as the standards will only work when there is widespread adoption.”.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Chemically-recycled plastic could be in high demand by the end of this decade, major companies predict. In a letter published this morning, the firms said there was potential demand for at least 800,000 tonnes a year of chemically recycled plastic in Europe by 2030 from 40 firms alone.

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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=.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Hamburg-based start-up cirplus has entered into the UK market in a bid to digitalise the plastic and recycling industry. Coming into force on April 1st 2022, the tax increases costs for packaging companies who fail to use recycled materials by 20 to 40 percent. million tons of recycled plastics listed for sale.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Water reuse technology specialist SDS has launched a grey water treatment system that it says makes it simpler and more cost-effective for developments, such as smaller hotels, residential and commercial buildings, to operate low-maintenance grey water recycling. High-quality treated water.

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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. Used pods and examples of parts produced by 3D printing (image credit: Bruno Campos Janegitz/UFSCar).

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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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Renew Economy

JULY 6, 2022

As solar PV waste grows to tens of millions tonnes a year by 2040, researchers say the recycling market will boom – as will demand for recycled components. The post Solar panel recycling market to be worth billions by 2030, say researchers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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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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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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

By recovering critical minerals from a process known as urban mining, we could cover the demand needed for future energy installations. The post How recycling could solve the shortage of minerals essential to clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Our cotreatment process reduces demand for chemicals to soften wastewater,” Barber said. Instead of discharging the water, we treat it, and instead of drawing from fresh water, we recycle treated water back through.” According to lead author Hunter Barber, a doctoral student in chemical engineering at WVU, no other industry in the U.S.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

A next-generation water recycling system, unveiled by water infrastructure systems specialist SDS, will seemingly boost business sector efforts to save water by offering significantly improved investment returns for commercial developers and operators. Using ultrafiltration also makes the system responsive to demand at peak times.

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Charged

JULY 25, 2023

Now a similar gold rush appears to be gathering speed in the battery recycling field. The voluminous Inflation Reduction Act includes a clause that defines EV battery materials recycled in the US as American-made, regardless of their origin—so EVs made with US-recycled battery materials should be eligible for the IRA’s purchase incentives.

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GreenTech Gazette

DECEMBER 1, 2023

However, as the demand for lithium-ion batteries grows, so does the need for sustainable recycling methods. Traditional methods of lithium-ion battery recycling are often energy-intensive and environmentally harmful. However, there have been a number of advances in lithium-ion battery recycling technology in recent years.

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Canary Media

AUGUST 30, 2023

demand for lithium-ion batteries with recycled metals and materials. Redwood Materials needs a lot of money to scale up its plans to supply U.S. On Tuesday, the startup founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel got a big chunk of that funding, landing more than $1 billion in venture investment. …

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

E-commerce firm eBay UK has announced initiatives to encourage the use of recycled car parts, and is joining forces with insurers Aviva and LV to this end. ” And it seems insurers, including eBay’s partners, are now offering customers these recycled options. Image credit: Riley , CC BY 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Anaesthetic gas recycling technology firm SageTech Medical Equipment (SageTech) has completed a £2.9m The firm is currently developing technology which will allow this gas to be recycled, purified and sold commercially. Demand from hospitals has remained high despite the inevitable demands of the pandemic.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Global markets for recovered paper remain extremely challenging, according to The Recycling Association chief executive Simon Ellin. But the big Chinese mill groups are building new capacity in places like Malaysia, Vietnam, India, and Myanmar and this should eventually bring more demand onto the market. We cannot let quality slip.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Abigail McGregor suggested “progress may stall if additional recycling capacity isn’t built.” The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. Building greater capacity for recycling is imperative.” million tonnes of plastic packaging waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2020

Sorting technologies manufacturer TOMRA Recycling considers the limitations of existing sorting methods and explores the issues facing European scrap metal processors and aluminium producers investing in equipment to sort their own scrap material.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A new Quality Recycling Process (QRP) for flexible packaging, from CEFLEX (a consortium of European firms working on flexible packaging recycling) and its stakeholders, appears to demonstrate the viability of high value applications for recycled polymers from a mechanical recycling process.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

PET plastic bottles collected at a recycling plant. Specialist PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycler Enviroo has had its planning application approved for its first plastic recycling facility in the UK. The firm says the facility will be able to re-use 100% of the PET it takes in and help recycle some of the 4.9

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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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