Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. These countries have plastic recycling rates of up to 10 per cent. Examples of countries include Kenya, Iraq and Congo. Examples of countries include Indonesia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2023

What we can learn from On and Baliston, innovators experimenting with tech-augmented, recyclable athletic shoes.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2021

Reduce, reuse, recycle, register? Consumer interest in the use of recycled materials, so-called recyclates, is on the rise. Patagonia, for example, recently declared that 68 percent of its offerings use recycled materials. Tue, 03/09/2021 - 00:05.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

A new tool promises to remove much of the uncertainty faced by packaging designers and others when it comes to understanding the recyclability of fibre-based products (either finished or under-development). Papercycle is described as the UK’s first comprehensive recyclability assessment and certification service for fibre-based packaging.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

AGL signs deal with Australian start-up that says it can recycle batteries without creating a sludge known as "black mass" The post AGL signs up battery recycling innovator that avoids “black mass” for Hunter hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green Living Guy

JULY 25, 2023

Solar panels recycling is now a thing folks. Also with most panels still functioning after 25 years. […] The post Solar Panels Recycling: Innovation, Zero Carbon Future appeared first on Green Living Guy. . […] The post Solar Panels Recycling: Innovation, Zero Carbon Future appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The project aims to ensure metal aerosol recyclability and viability in a post-extended producer responsibility (EPR) and post-deposit return scheme (DRS) landscape. Metal recycles forever, so the steel or aluminium in metal aerosols can be recycled endlessly, without any loss of quality.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 10, 2022

Recycling and waste management business Levenseat has announced plans to invest £4m upgrading a new Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), which it purchased for an undisclosed sum from Avondale Environmental on 10 May. The Falkirk site will also process mixed household, commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste.

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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

MARCH 12, 2024

The first addresses household waste segregation which can significantly improve the volume and quality of material collected for recycling, while reducing sorting costs and decreasing landfill disposal. To encourage this, we need investments and solutions that improve waste management, support behaviour change, and promote innovation.” “We

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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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Green Living Guy

APRIL 12, 2023

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a new method to recycle solar. For that allows for the efficient and eco-friendly recycling of solar cells. I mean the innovative technique, which relies on a gentle chemical process. For it could represent a major step forward in the fight against climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Stopford will now use its substantial technology innovation and engineering expertise to further develop and scale the novel hydro-thermal process called CircuPlast, enabling the conversion of non-recyclable end of life plastics into high-value chemicals for use as feedstock for the plastics industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether you’re a happy-go-lucky ‘wish-cycler’ – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters of plastic wrapping, there’s no harm in picking up a clearer understanding of the whole process. It turns out there are two types of receipts floating around out there.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

How Keurig Dr Pepper is increasing its packaging recyclability. One of the goals of the platform was to convert all packaging to recyclable or compostable formats by 2025, while increasing the use of recycled content. . You have to make sure that something is not just recyclable but that it is going to be recycled,” she said. “We

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

AMP Robotics has developed an innovative recycling robot. The increased efficiency means less waste in the landfills and more materials being recycled.

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Charged

MARCH 25, 2024

US truck maker Mack Trucks , a subsidiary of Volvo , has delivered a Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle to Florida-based Coastal Waste & Recycling. Coastal Waste & Recycling is also piloting Volvo Construction Equipment’s CE EC230 Electric 23-ton excavator. Nextran Truck Centers will provide service and support.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Date/Time: January 18, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Companies are innovating at an unprecedented speed to offer products that are more sustainable and provide greater value to customers. Through this collaboration, they have demonstrated how to blend existing infrastructure with current innovations to advance sustainability.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

John Collins, deputy director of evidence assessment and evaluation at the Environment Agency, said that despite having one of the most robust pollutants testing systems globally, rapid investment in innovation is needed to detect all sources of contamination from both established and newly emerging pollutants.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

RaRE (Rare-earth Recycling for E-machines) project is funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, and involves six partners who will work together to establish the first end-to-end supply chain of recycled rare earth magnets in the UK.

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Recycling Recycling Patents Innovation 238

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

Adhesive residue left on recyclable materials, such as glass and cardboard, can be a challenge to recycle. Sticky residue causes problems in the recycling industry, ranging from low-quality products, blocked water systems and damaged recycling machinery. It was developed at the University of Surrey.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Environmentally responsible decommissioning company, CessCon Decom, has teamed up with researchers at Abertay University to explore how marine growth – a waste by-product of the decommissioning process – can be recycled and reused. At the end of a platform’s lifecycle, various types of marine species are found on the underwater jacket.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Organisers have confirmed the full conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe Virtual Event taking place 9-11 December 2020. Fellow panellists include Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Maria Ciliberti, Vice President at Borealis. Virginijus Sinkevi?ius, CET on 10 December.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Transgrid is using German technology to recycle spent transmission lines in situ, cutting down on waste and emissions and saving money. The post Transgrid trials innovative technique for recycling aged transmission lines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

A project that seeks to create new high-quality grades of recycled steel – and produce a sustainable alternative raw material for the cement industry – has been shortlisted for the External Partnership Award at this year’s World Sustainability Awards.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 12, 2023

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a new method to recycle solar. For that allows for the efficient and eco-friendly recycling of solar cells. I mean the innovative technique, which relies on a gentle chemical process. For it could represent a major step forward in the fight against climate change.

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Recycling Recycling Innovation Electric vehicle 66

Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2020

In the California city of Paso Robles, architecture firm Clayton & Little has given old oil field drill stem pipes unexpected new life — as an equipment barn that offsets over 100% of the energy needs for a sustainably-minded winery.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Dr Charlotte Stamper is Energy Infrastructure Lead at metal recycling expert EMR. As one of the companies working to recycle these turbines – and to create a sustainable, circular economy for the materials they contain – EMR is in a great position to correct this narrative.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2022

In order for humans to survive, thrive and protect the planet, we’ll have to find a way to innovate with nature, not against it. They are stable ecosystems, regeneration, materials metabolism, recycling, and use and reuse. Where do we start? A series of five cycles connects the human-built world to the natural world.

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Solar Industry

APRIL 16, 2024

Sol Systems and SOLARCYCLE have formed a partnership with the aim of ensuring Sol Systems’ energy projects are sustainable throughout a solar panel’s lifecycle by addressing the challenge of recycling and reusing retired panels. The post Sol Systems, SOLARCYCLE Partner on PV Panel Recycling appeared first on Solar Industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

A new adhesive derived from materials including food waste should enable 90 percent of engineered wood products, such as furniture and construction boards, to become fully recyclable and help to develop a circular economy in this sector, says the firm marketing it.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

A three-year £10 million large-scale demonstrator project focused on the capture, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging currently lost to landfill and incineration is being led by resource recovery expert Fiberight. Rigid plastics recycler Moulding Solutions will be the key off-take partner for recycling the recovered rigid plastics.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

  This article explores a diverse range of sustainable materials for constructing exhibition booths, emphasizing their environmental benefits and innovative applications. It holds a remarkable position as one of the world’s most recycled materials. million European homes for an entire year.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

Radius Systems is a manufacturer of innovative polyethylene pipe and fittings and has been producing plastic pipeline solutions for the gas, water, energy and power, district heating and telecoms sectors for more than fifty years. Axil will also overhaul the recycling segregation process, by providing visual prompts and staff education.

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Jim Conca

MARCH 12, 2021

We just aren’t recycling the materials that we need to recycle to address climate change as well pollution. America landfilled 27 million tons of plastic in 2018 but only recycled 3 million tons. It’s even worse worldwide.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A state-of-the-art facility to allow the recycling of flexible plastics is to open in Glenrothes, Fife. The company behind the project, Yes Recycling, writes: As an experienced recycler, we specialise in hard-to-recycle plastics, including banknotes, hard hats, printed packaging film, and post-industrial and construction waste streams.

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