Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study. The issue of LIB waste is already significant and is set to grow as demand for EVs increases.

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Charged

JULY 13, 2023

The company says it aims to rely on responsible sources for critical battery materials and to increase its use of recycled materials. The groundbreaking for AESC’s battery cell gigafactory is a landmark moment in the evolution of South Carolina’s rapidly expanding electric vehicle industry.” Source: AESC

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Batteries Recycled materials Construction Electric vehicle 98

Business Green

MAY 31, 2020

Innovate UK-backed initiative aims to scale up recycling process for rare earth metals used in electric vehicles. Other partners include car brand Bentley Motors, automotive specialist Unipart Powertrain Applications, electronic waste firm Intelligent Lifestyle Solutions, and battery motor developer Advanced Electric Machines Research.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In that case, you need to use more fossil fuels, electricity and create more waste. Not only does it include the use of recyclable materials, but also concepts of green design and eco-conscious thinking. While they have to use energy like electricity, energy should be reusable. Natural materials. Wind turbines.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Less material used means less material that needs to use resources to be recycled. Using packaging materials that use mostly recycled materials is a good choice. These materials use less paper that reduces the need to cut down trees to make them.

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Carbon-neutral Packaging Recycling Recycling 195

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

"I think in a dream world, it is that every product that you would buy is coming from recycled materials that are closed-loop in our own supply chain. We're finding alternate ways to reuse it or we have partners that we're working with who can reuse the materials or recycle materials in some way.

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Charged

APRIL 5, 2024

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 There are concerns about a lack of capacity for EV battery recycling, but the opposite is true,” says Dylan Khoo, Electric Vehicles Industry Analyst at ABI Research.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Recycled materials 108

Charged

JANUARY 17, 2023

The company’s Li AquaRefining technology is “a low-emission, closed-loop recycling solution capable of recovering all valuable metals, including high-purity lithium, manganese, cobalt and nickel from lithium batteries.”. Aqua Metals is focused on quickly advancing from the planning and validation phases to execution. Source: Aqua Metals.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 129

The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2019

While renewable energy sources are not vital for the building’s core materials, they do reduce your reliance on external energy sources. Electricity through PV (photovoltaic panels) or wind turbines. However, the interior design of your home can also be connected to nature through natural materials. Rainwater harvesting.

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Charged

MAY 26, 2023

According to the company, its proprietary ENLITEN technology improves the all-season performance and wear life of the Turanza EV Grand Touring Tire and allows for use of recycled materials in its production. Bridgestone also says that inclusion of its PeakLife polymer increases wear resistance.

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Recycled materials Electric vehicle Recycling Recycling 58

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The raw materials extracted from the mattresses will then go to re-processors and manufacturers, mostly within 40 miles of the facility, helping support the regional economy and reduce the carbon footprint involved in the process. Some fibres are even mixed with Kevlar to make stab-proof vests.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Waste 246

Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

The four new prisons will use an "all-electric" design that eliminates the need for gas boilers, it added, meaning that they will deliver zero emission heating when the national electricity grid is fully decarbonised.

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Government Electricity Construction Recycling 67

Charged

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Lithion says its first commercial and mechanical separation plant in Quebec will produce more than 7,500 metric tons per year of recycled material. Lithion says its goal is to open 25 battery recycling plants based on its technology by 2037, in places where the need is most urgent.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Recycled materials 126

Mearth

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Many people are familiar with kick scooters but the rise of ride-sharing eco electric scooters across the globe pushed its popularity further, especially in the field of micro-mobility transportation. Given its convenience, portability, and affordability, electric scooters are indeed the future of personal transportation.

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Scooters Electricity Electric vehicle Recycling 52

Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Even toy cars are joining the electric vehicle (EV) revolution , with Mattel this week unveiling the first mass market toy line to be certified as 'carbon neutral' featuring zero emission toy cars and EV charging stations. Launch of Mega Bloks Green Town range aims to encourage sustainable behaviours in children from an early age.

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Carbon-neutral Electric vehicle Carbon Plastics 70

Charged

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Redwood’s goal is to create pathways for end-of-life battery packs to be collected, recycled and remanufactured into new battery materials. Redwood says it’s processing most of the recycled lithium-ion batteries in North America today—some 6 GWh worth, or the equivalent of 60,000 EVs, per year.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries North America 133

Charged

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The co-located facility will use Aqua Metals’ Li AquaRefining recycling technology to convert spent batteries and manufacturing scraps into the raw materials for 6K Energy’s proprietary UniMelt CAM manufacturing process.

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Batteries Recycling Recycling Lithium 118

The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

They are doing everything most other physical businesses are doing including: Reducing the consumption of energy and materials. Sourcing their energy and materials from green sources. Switching to using electric vehicles. Using equipment that is made from recycled materials.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Solar Power 195

Green Living Guy

APRIL 20, 2021

Paper is touted as an inexpensive and renewable resource, but it isn’t the conveniently recyclable material it’s been made out to be. While paper recycling is far more successful than plastics and other materials, paper generation and usage is still hugely environmentally problematic.

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Recycled materials Recycling 52

The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Whether that energy is turned into renewable fuels or clean electricity, it can reduce carbon emissions and resource depletion. The purity of recycled materials can be increased using these systems to distinguish and isolate various plastic types according to their chemical makeup. There is a lot of latent energy in our waste.

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Waste Waste Technology Energy Monitor 195

Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

New analysis from Bain & Company suggests recycled materials could play dominant role in auto industry supply chains. The European auto industry could slash emissions and drastically reduce its exposure to resource security risks by embracing recycled materials and circular business models.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Recycled materials Automotive 69

Charged

MARCH 26, 2020

Finish utility company Fortum , German chemical company BASF , and Russian mining company Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to develop a battery recycling cluster in Harjavalta, Finland. The companies aim to promote the production and use of recycled raw materials in the EV battery market. Source: Fortum.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Recycled materials 91

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The Fiat 500 3+1 electric car is designed to attract customers who want a smart, sustainable ride that blends style and functionality. Best of all, the electric vehicle capabilities are a big win for the planet. Eco-friendly and recyclable materials are featured as well. Fiat Images via Fiat. Continued here:Â .

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

Some people have solar panels that generate sufficient electricity to meet all their energy needs, completely putting them off the grid. Purchase recycled furniture. Instead of going to a big furniture store to get the newest and latest furniture, buy furniture made from recycled wood. Donate instead of throwing away.

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Recycling 378

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

In order to continue this momentum, we need to escalate the tax and roll it out across all types of plastics like construction, cars, furniture and electric goods. “It For some packaging it is practical to reach higher levels of recycled content, while for others, the roll out of technological developments will be required to include any.

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Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 130

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Imagine a comfortable, fashionable electric scooter made from sustainable materials that doesn’t sacrifice quality. Thanks to a collaboration between designer Mikiya Kobayashi, automotive manufacturer Aisin and wood furniture manufacturer Karimoku, this concept for the ILY-Ai wooden electric scooter promises just that.

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Scooters Electricity Fashion Automotive 28

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Car brand teams up with eco-tourist attraction to enable visitors to try out its growing range of electric vehicles. The company, which is owned by Chinese automotive giant Geely, is aiming to become an electric-only car manufacturer by the end of the decade, and the new Eden Project hub marks its first ever pure-electric test drive site.

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Electricity Automotive Recycled materials Electric vehicle 36

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Phillip Lim, they have developed a limited-edition weekender bag made from the same bio-based material being used in Volvo’s electric cars. Volvo released a statement in September 2021 vowing to take an ethical stance in the name of animals by committing to leather-free materials in its current and future electric cars.

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We recently blogged about a project : ‘rebuilding a home, and changing the surrounding fields from dead agricultural land into an oasis of natural life’ – as well as building an off-grid electrical and heating system. Here’s the next in the series – about repairing an off-grid wind and solar electrical system.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Polyphase Energy Monitor 52

GreenTech Gazette

MARCH 1, 2023

This process is more efficient than traditional mechanical recycling, which can only process certain types of plastics. Plasma gasification: Plasma gasification is a technology that uses high-temperature plasma to convert waste into a gas that can be used to generate electricity.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2020

The company is developing new store concepts to shift the lighting installations and also adjusting its procurement policies for electricity in its network so that its stores are more energy efficient, and that it is sourced from renewable sources sourced wherever possible, according to Twomey-Madsen.

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Recycling Recycling Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral 461

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2021

Since plumbing involves large amounts of driving, consider investing in high efficiency vehicles or even an electrical fleet in order to minimize fossil fuel emissions. While it is oftentimes unhygienic to repurpose old pipes and appliances, you can still send these materials to recycling plants in order to reduce waste.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2020

New district heating scheme to provide low carbon heat to nearly 2,000 homes, while 22,000 will benefit from greener electricity. The Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERF), operated by Veolia on behalf of Leeds City Council, was opened in 2016 in support of the city's zero waste goals. of European Regional Development Funding.

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Waste Waste Carbon Recycled materials 97

GreenTechMedia

JULY 21, 2020

If it succeeds, then by the end of this decade every Apple device sold worldwide will have a net-zero climate impact, from the mining of the materials used to make them, to the ships that bring them to global markets, to the electricity that powers their use. technology giants.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 28, 2022

Related: LIVDEN decorative tiles are made with recycled materials The technology behind the product is called HybriQ+® by Silestone®, which has drawn attention for both material composition and manufacturing processes. The multi-purpose product is made in a factory that recycles 99% of the water used during production.

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Carbon-neutral Innovation Carbon Recycled materials 36

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A new waste incinerator is claimed to be “turning heads” in the recycling and waste processing world because of its ability to process previously unrecyclable materials and its efficiency in using the exhaust heat generated by a vortex to produce electricity, district heating and food production.

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Waste Waste IoT Recycling 130

Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The so-called 'steel city' is set to play a lead role in a new government-backed study announced today, which aims to assess the feasibility of utilising green hydrogen generated from renewable electricity as a climate-friendly fuel for steelmakers.

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