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Tesla says new recycling process recovers 92% of battery materials

Charged

It’s not just batteries that Tesla is recycling—the company claims that “any materials that are possible to recycle, we recycle,” and that, at Gigafactory Shanghai, just 4% of the total waste generated is not recyclable. “We Source: Tesla via Electrek.

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Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics

GreenBiz

Eastman’s latest innovations, as well as its pivot to make sustainability core to its strategy, has been energized by its current chairman and CEO, Mark Costa. Under his leadership, the company has accelerated its transformation from chemicals to specialty materials. But they aren’t intended simply to displace mechanical recycling.

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VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag

GreenBiz

And then, for our Scope 3 emissions, which is our largest impact, we collected data from our contracted factories, from logistics and across our entire value chain. We're looking at advanced recycling and just to find recycled polyester and different recycled materials.

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Battery Recycling, made by Northvolt

Mr. Sustainability

Northvolt is aiming for 50% recycled material in new cells by 2030. The reason to start recycling in Norway is due to the fact that the country remains years ahead of others in terms of EV adoption, which also means that she will be the first country to experience significant volumes of EV batteries reaching end-of-life.

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Battery Recycling, made by Northvolt

Mr. Sustainability

Northvolt is aiming for 50% recycled material in new cells by 2030. The reason to start recycling in Norway is due to the fact that the country remains years ahead of others in terms of EV adoption, which also means that she will be the first country to experience significant volumes of EV batteries reaching end-of-life.

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Should you swap plastic for aluminum packaging? It's complicated

Business Green

The delivery evolution Kachook is talking about is shifting to a reusable packaging model - no matter the material. Businesses face many challenges moving to that approach, such as setting up supply chains that can handle reverse logistics, but some are combining aluminium containers with a reusable model.

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The Return on Investment (ROI) of Sustainable Business

Green Business Bureau

Consider the following: Manufacturing processes, including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste.