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Upcycling of materials should be the priority for EV batteries

Envirotec Magazine

An exploded view of an EV battery: Researchers have demonstrated a method to upcycle end-of-life battery waste into materials that can be used for ‘next generation’ battery cathodes. Professor Slater of the University of Birmingham said: “The challenge is no longer about recycling.

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Latest and Greatest Recycling Technologies

GreenTech Gazette

This technology can help reduce contamination in the recycling stream and improve recycling rates. Upcycling: Upcycling is a process that transforms waste materials into new, higher-value products. These are just a few examples of the newest technologies for recycling.

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Recycled components and plastic-free packaging: Samsung powers up 2025 sustainability plan

Business Green

All Samsung phones are to feature recycled materials from 2025, the company has pledged as part of a new set of wide-ranging sustainability targets. Firm launches new Galaxy for the Planet sustainability platform in bid to help deliver on tech giant's environmental goals.

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Sport Industry Sustainability: 5 Simple Steps to Kick-Start Your Sustainability Program

Green Business Bureau

Install renewable energy technology – such as solar panels – throughout the facilities. And with this in mind, below we’ve listed a few simple tips for making practices and games more sustainable: Use energy-efficient lighting systems for night games and practices. This will lower your energy bill and save you money.

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The best packaging options for sustainable companies

The Environmental Blog

It can be recycled again and again without any degradation in its quality. Its low melting point is one reason that makes it one of the most energy-efficient materials to recycle. It is estimated that only 5% of energy is required to recycle aluminum compared to extracting aluminum from raw virgin ore.

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BIPOC Entrepreneurs Present their Climatetech Solutions at ACCEL Showcase

Greentown Labs

” – Kerry Bowie, Executive Director of BGS, at the ACCEL Showcase Thank you to ACCEL’s funders—the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center , Barr Foundation , bp , The Ion , and Microsoft —for making this program possible. “At the nexus of the racial wealth gap and climate change is ACCEL.”

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Sustainable Office Gifts: A Guide For Green Holiday Shopping

Green Business Bureau

Use what you already have around the home or office to create a chic upcycled organizer! Onyx and Green , another eco-friendly office supply brand, manufactures a diversity of products made from sustainable and recycled materials such as sugarcane paper notebooks, recycled rubber erasers, refillable coffee bean ballpoint pens and much more.