Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Misperceptions regarding the impact of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) on WEEE plastics recycling are addressed by a report [1] from the International Bromine Council (BSEF) released on 19 November. Electronic and electrical equipment uses plastics to make products lighter, more innovative, and cost effective. Approximately 2.6

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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.

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FuelCellsWorks

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Recycling instead of producing anew—this is also possible with hydrogen, saving electricity, money, and CO2 emissions. Under what conditions and with what economic potential for the industry, the EH2C project.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The commonly held view that lithium-ion batteries are not being recycled is not true. China recycled around 67,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries last year, or 69 percent of all the stock available for recycling worldwide, according to Hans Eric Melin, founder of U.K.-based 'Long tail' of recycling hopefuls.

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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. Consequently, there is a now a surplus of Zorba in Europe.

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Charged

AUGUST 3, 2021

TES, a provider of sustainable technology lifecycle services, has taken over a recycling facility at the Port Of Rotterdam , Europe’s largest seaport, from Battery Recycling Services Netherlands. TES plans to focus the facility on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The TES project in Rotterdam is exactly that.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

Under the regulation , which came into force in August 2023, battery passports become obligatory for all electric vehicle batteries as well as industrial batteries with capacity greater than 2kWh with effect from February 2027. Its purpose it to promote circularity and a passport ceases to exist only after the battery has been recycled.

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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The UK’s first compressor dismantling facility has been installed at WEEE recycler Environcom’s recycling plant in Grantham. The new machinery, which is only the second of its kind in Europe, enables the safe dismantling of compressors from refrigerators and other cooling appliances.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Project partners include magnets supplier Bunting Europe. 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. Presently, less than 1% of the imported REE are recycled.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While electric vehicle sales continue to rise worldwide, automotive supply chains are lagging behind the required pace of decarbonisation, according to a new report from Greenpeace Asia. Toyota is the world’s largest automaker, yet fewer than one in 400 vehicles sold by Toyota in 2022 were battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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Charged

MAY 4, 2022

Volkswagen’s Greek importer, Kosmocar, has joined with Astypalea authorities to launch a recycling initiative aimed at ridding the island of scrap vehicles, which have traditionally been left lying around the island to rust. The junk vehicles will be collected by volunteers, brought by ship to Athens and professionally recycled.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The commitment to eliminate one-third of its plastic waste by 2025 is part of its "preserve the environment" ambition, and it’s part of a goal that also includes transitioning to 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable plastic packaging by the same year. We didn't slow down the implementation of our new recyclable tube," Tracy said.

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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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Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 86

Clean Energy Canada

JULY 13, 2023

Electric vehicles now make up 9% of new car sales in Canada. and Quebec, the market share is even higher, with electric vehicles making up around 20% and 14% of new cars sold in each province, respectively. and Europe and 37% to 45% in China, depending largely on the emissions intensity of the electricity used to charge the vehicle.

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Business Green

APRIL 17, 2020

Honda Motor Europe expands partnership with SNAM to recycle end-of-life batteries from hybrids and electric vehicles. Meanwhile, batteries that are not suitable for reuse will be recycled so that cobalt, lithium, and other valuable materials can be extracted and reused in new batteries.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

And at Accelerate this year, you will hear from entrepreneurs who are based in cities across Europe, Africa, and the U.S. . Of the 95 percent of textiles able to be recycled or reused, only 15 percent are recovered from the waste stream. Electric vehicles are projected to reach 58 percent of global passenger vehicle sales by 2040.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The initial focus is on batteries as well as on the electrics and electronics and textile sectors. Various activities to activate companies and organisations from across Europe are expected to be announced during the project, including joining expert and stakeholder groups and participation in workshops.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 16, 2022

E-Waste World Conference and Expo is returning to Frankfurt Messe in June 2023 as Europe's largest international trade fair for the collection, sorting, processing, and reduction of all forms of electrical waste.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We all know that giving waste a second life is more carbon-efficient than incinerating it, but reaching a definition on what makes an item 'recyclable' is one of the most complex challenges policymakers currently face. The proposal states that packaging (all materials) entering the EU market must meet design for recyclability criteria.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Many of these chargers ultimately end up being discarded, contributing to more than 51,000 tonnes of electronic and electrical equipment waste each year. Developed nations, including the United States , certain Europe nations and some in Asia, often export their electronic waste to poorer countries. What should you do with them?

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 130

GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2020

The company claims this enables waste plastics to be recycled an infinite number of times without degradation of quality. With both CRT and PRT, hard-to-recycle plastics can be recycled an infinite number of times, says Eastman, creating products that can claim high levels of certified recycled content — a true closed loop.

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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.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 162

Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

The company said it has successfully switched single-use plastic bags to recyclable paper delivery bags and cardboard envelopes in the UK for orders shipped from Amazon's Fulfilment Centres. Earlier this month, Amazon also launched a new brand of sustainable certified consumer products , dubbed Amazon Aware.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 72

Charged

APRIL 15, 2024

Its battery module and power train applications comprise EV battery casing ablation and busbar isolation stripping and trimming, in addition to electric motor hairpin coating removal. The film also needs to be removed when the battery is recycled. Source: Luxinar

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Charged

MARCH 14, 2023

The partnership will leverage Gotion’s expertise in electric storage solutions and InoBat’s existing manufacturing sites and extensive market connections in Europe. Gotion is an ideal partner for InoBat,” said InoBat founder and CEO Marian Bocek. Source: Inobat via Battery Tech Hub

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Batteries Recycling Recycling Europe 113

Charged

OCTOBER 2, 2019

million) to the Recycling Li-ion batteries for electric Vehicle (ReLieVe) project to develop a closed-loop process for recycling Li-ion batteries and support the production of new Li-ion batteries in Europe. EIT Raw Materials, a European Union consortium, has granted €4.7 million (about $5.2

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

If it is true that PVC cables have slightly lost ground in terms of market share in Europe (from 46% to 40% in 2021 compared to 2017), it is also true that volumes remained stable in absolute terms. Recycling is a key element for the sustainability of PVC cables.

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Charged

MAY 19, 2023

HEFT is an EU Horizon 2020 project focused on designing and manufacturing EV motors with reused and recycled permanent magnets. The aim is to produce a high-efficiency, low-cost solution that will be evaluated on two motor topologies and compared to two reference vehicle interior permanent magnet (IPM) commercial motors in Europe—the VW ID.3

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Recycling Recycling Automotive Cooling 125

Charged

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Since then, it has moved on from mining to a variety of high-tech pursuits including refining, recycling and the manufacture of specialized metal products. Today it’s one of Belgium’s largest companies, and has a strong presence in e-mobility, including the manufacturing and recycling of EV battery materials. How do we do this?

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Batteries North America Sustainability Recycling 109

Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2022

Resource management company Veolia has unveiled plans to build a new recycling plant in the West Midlands that it claims will be capable of processing a fifth of the UK's end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries in 2024.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

Commissioned by recycling equipment manufacturer TOMRA, and carried out by London-based consultancy for sustainability Eunomia, the report says that a reduction of 2.76 As regard to remaining household waste, only biowaste, paper, textiles, and electrical and electronic equipment should be collected separately. •

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

UK clean technology start-up Altilium has announced plans to build the "largest planned recycling facility" in the UK for end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries at a site on Teesside. The government said 89 per cent of lithium processing currently takes place in East Asia and there are currently no lithium refineries in Europe.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2022

million battery-electric vehicle (EV) sales by the start of 2021—a prediction seen by many as overly optimistic. The ideal solution to these challenges is the creation of a self-sustaining supply chain that supports the recycling and rescue of battery waste. We are seeing electric air travel take off at great speed.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The truck will start collecting waste and recycling around the city from early March, covering wheeled bins in various parts of the city before moving to mixed recycling and bulk bins on other routes.

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