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These pendant shades shine a light on recycled materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 18, 2020
LightArt is moving "from waste to watts" with its newest line of pendant light shades made from recycled materials
Recycled materials and traditional techniques define this farmstay in India
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 15, 2020
Aaranya is an agricultural farmstay that pays homage to the rural vernacular and Mother Nature
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Bamboo Compression Socks offer support via natural and recycled materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 22, 2020
One tool for handling long days on your feet or sitting at a computer is a trusty pair of compression socks
This fashion boutique in India is crafted from recycled materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 5, 2020
This fashion boutique is made with clay tiles, upcycled metal, recycled beer bottles and more
A playful home built of recycled materials takes in sunrise views in Ecuador
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 19, 2019
Built largely from recycled materials, the home that architect Daniel Moreno Flores recently completed for an artistically inclined client in Ecuador oozes playfulness and creativity as well as a reduced environmental footprint
Work from home in style in these slippers made of natural and recycled materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 20, 2020
Spending a lot of time at home? Give your feet a little support and style with these vegan leather slippers
This durable luggage is made with replaceable and recycled materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Introducing PHOENX, a modular luggage brand with a focus on sustainability through its use of recycled and regenerative materials
Engineers invent origami-inspired self-watering pots that are made from 100% recycled materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 26, 2019
Engineers design flat pack self-watering plant pot Related: + POTR POTS Via BBC POTR Pots, flat pack self-watering plant pot
Reduce, reuse, recycle, register?
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. Ash Earl. Tue, 03/09/2021 - 00:05.
How To Recycle Cars
The Environmental Blog
JUNE 21, 2021
Scrap car recycling is a major industry in North America. million cars are recycled each year. About 95 percent of vehicles eventually make their way to the recycling yard. If you have an old, non-working or junk vehicle you need to recycle, where should you take it?
MINI Strip car uses 3D printing and recycled materials
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 24, 2021
Visible screws incorporated into the design spotlight ease of maintenance and the ability of the car to be dismantled and the panels recycled at the end of useful life. The team chose to 3D-print sections of the car using recycled plastic.
Northvolt’s battery recycling program aims to source 50% recycled material by 2030
Charged
JANUARY 13, 2020
Swedish battery maker Northvolt is launching a new program, Revolt, that is devoted to recycling lithium-ion batteries. It plans to bring a pilot recycling plant online in Västerås, Sweden, in 2020, next to its existing manufacturing plant. It will serve as a platform for developing and validating the recycling?process, process, and will target an initial recycling capacity of 100 tons per year.
Moving beyond 100% recyclable goals
GreenBiz
JANUARY 28, 2021
Moving beyond 100% recyclable goals. Numerous companies have set 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging goals such as Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg. Other questions include: Is the packaging collected in the vast majority of recycling programs? Material flows.
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Four Surprising Facts About Metal Recycling
The Environmental Blog
MAY 20, 2021
It’s so important for businesses to commit to recycling as many of their waste materials as possible, and metal recycling is a huge part of that. Metal recycling isn’t as simple as you might think. million tons of copper are recycled on a year basis.
Bamboo Compression Socks offer support via natural and recycled materials
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 22, 2020
” The socks incorporate recycled and natural materials into an eco-fiber blend made up of 50% bamboo, 25% recycled polyester, 10% recycled nylon and 15% spandex. Bamboo Compression Socks offer support via natural and recycled materials. Life is busy.
Arctic explorer tests the RIKR recycled plastic backpack
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Explorer Robert Swan tested the RIKR backpack to prove the durability of recycled materials
Rebuilding recycling to go circular
GreenBiz
MAY 18, 2020
Rebuilding recycling to go circular. The circular economy is a solution for our future health and wellness and recycling has a vital role to play. A circular economy is not possible without recycling, yet it can’t happen through recycling alone. Recycling.
Different Uses of Recycled HDPE Plastic
The Environmental Blog
APRIL 5, 2020
Also, it’s an easy-to-recycle plastic polymer in which recycling companies collect and process HDPE products. For recycling purposes, you’ll find HDPE labeled as #2 plastic. They come in stylish designs that you can expect from traditional materials. Recycle
8 Reasons Why You Should Start Properly Recycling Your E-Waste Today
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2020
A pile of old computers waiting for sending to recycle plant. The solution to making e-waste less of a problem is properly recycling it. There Are Valuable Materials in E-Waste. Not only are several materials electronics leverage hard to find but many are finite. Recycl
Ensuring Performance and Safety in Recycled Plastics
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.
This fashion boutique in India is crafted from recycled materials
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 5, 2020
Located in Gujarat, India, this boutique shop designed by Manoj Patel Design Studio is completely made out of recycled materials. The 350-square-foot space, completed in 2020, sells fine women’s wear and combines two rooms together to create a contemporary consumer experience using reused traditional and scrap materials. The designer chose these specific upcycled materials for both their longevity and their aesthetics.
These pendant shades shine a light on recycled materials
AGreenLiving
MAY 18, 2020
In fact, LightArt is moving “from waste to watts” with its newest line of pendant light shades made from recycled materials. The process began with the question, “What can we do with falloff material?” For now, LightArt is recycling waste materials from inside the plant, using new technology to sort out the black and white pieces for the desired look. These pendant shades shine a light on recycled materials.
Recycled materials and traditional techniques define this farmstay in India
AGreenLiving
MAY 15, 2020
The use of terracotta, for instance, helps evoke the image of traditional Indian village architecture that has been built from the earthy material for generations. In addition to terracotta roof tiles, the architects also looked to traditional construction techniques for the rubble stone-packed foundation, load-bearing exposed natural sandstone walls and the brick dome, which features a mosaic and a window wall of recycled glass bottles.
Pharrell Williams debuts The Pebble, a recyclable dining kit
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 22, 2020
Pentatonic, a circular economy company focused on removing single-use plastic products from the marketplace, partnered with acclaimed singer and outspoken opponent of single-use plastic Pharrell Williams to launch a portable dining kit made from recycled materials
How companies can embrace circularity in their material sourcing strategies
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Incorporating recycled materials into product collections is a good start. Apparel Circular Economy Fashion Material Change Index Supply Chain
This durable luggage is made with replaceable and recycled materials
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Introducing PHOENX, a modular luggage brand with a focus on sustainability through its use of recycled and regenerative materials. Sustainability begins with the materials sourced for the product. In the case of PHOENX, 95 percent of the materials are recycled or regenerative. For example, the shell of this hard-sided carry-on suitcase is 100 percent recycled polycarbonate. This durable luggage is made with replaceable and recycled materials.
Heritage Battery Recycling and 6K to commercialize cathode-grade battery recycling network
Charged
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Indianapolis-based Heritage Battery Recycling has signed a joint development agreement with materials management specialist 6K to produce new cathode material from recycled batteries. 6K uses proprietary plasma processing technology to create battery materials.
Recycling Identifying Device takes the guesswork out of figuring out what's recyclable
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
The ability to recycle materials has been around for generations, and as an increasing number of residential and commercial facilities take on the metal, plastic and glass, it has become a common task to put your recycling at the curb on garbage pick-up day
Bioserie iPhone 5 covers integrate bioplastics with premium recyclable materials
Eco Friend
JANUARY 8, 2013
The recently unveiled series of iphone 5 covers includes BioCover, GlassCover… The post Bioserie iPhone 5 covers integrate bioplastics with premium recyclable materials appeared first on Eco Friend. Hong Kong based bioserie has introduced a diversified line of iPhone 5 covers for eco conscious Apple gadget freaks.
How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold
GreenBiz
JUNE 30, 2020
How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold. By 2030, Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand by volume, will use 100 percent recycled silver and gold in its products. As it stands, 71 percent of the silver and gold in Pandora jewelry comes from recycled sources.
Engineers invent origami-inspired self-watering pots that are made from 100% recycled materials
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 26, 2019
POTR Pots are flat pack plant pots designed to self-water plants and are made from 100% recycled materials. Related: Recycling can get kids free books in southern Italy The team embarked on their invention by creating an eco-friendly design using 100% recycled materials, which can be recycled at the end of the pots’ life span. Using recycled polypropylene means that the pots are not only eco-friendly , but incredibly flexible and durable.
Cheap virgin plastic is being sold as recycled plastic—it's time for better recycling certification
Eco-Business
MAY 28, 2020
Prompted by the low price of oil, factories in China are mixing virgin plastic with recycled plastic and selling it as recycled. Brands with sustainability commitments need to be sure what they're buying is genuinely recycled material.
Work from home in style in these slippers made of natural and recycled materials
AGreenLiving
MAY 20, 2020
I spent the past year-and-a-half designing and sourcing sustainable materials to make the perfect house shoes for women.” Each shoe is made in Portugal using these earth-friendly materials, along with recycled plastic and recycled polyester. Work from home in style in these slippers made of natural and recycled materials. Eco Green Recycle a-natural-berm airtight amsterdam boar shoat environment jordan seattle self-sufficient shoes solar power
New mattress recycling facility opens in Greater Manchester
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2020
A NEW facility has opened in Bolton that will seemingly recycle up to a quarter of a million mattresses thrown away in Greater Manchester every year. Through our partnership with TFR Group we will recycle over 1.5 Recycling and Reuse
VW begins battery recycling pilot
Charged
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Volkswagen has opened its first EV battery recycling facility to recover raw materials such as lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt in a closed loop, together with aluminum, copper and plastics, achieving a recycling rate of more than 90% over the long term.
Cool collaboration? Firms showcase SIM card made from recycled refrigerators
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2021
Electrical systems developer Thales and resource recovery firm Veolia have joined forces to create what is seemingly the first eco-designed SIM card made from recycled plastic. Firms showcase SIM card made from recycled refrigerators first appeared on Envirotec.
Tesla says new recycling process recovers 92% of battery materials
Charged
AUGUST 24, 2021
Battery recycling will be a critical part of the future e-mobility ecosystem, as Tesla has understood from the beginning. The California carmaker has been working with various firms to recycle its end-of-life battery packs for several years.
Faraday Institution develops ultrasonic recycling method
Charged
AUGUST 4, 2021
Faraday Institution researchers working on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries at the Universities of Leicester and Birmingham have developed a new method to recover materials from end-of-life EV batteries.
Disney releases retro tees using bottles from the parks
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 19, 2020
Get your Disney characters delivered retro style and made from recycled materials. The line is a partnership with Unifi, a leader in the recycled fibers game
Five Tips For Running An Eco-Friendly Business
Green Living Guy
APRIL 23, 2021
Eco-friendly businesses are very attractive in today’s market. Customers are more and more interested in “green” companies. Our landfills are brimming, and the oceans are struggling with toxic waste. And because of this, public opinion has changed.
The River School places classrooms around a central courtyard
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
L’École du Fleuve (The River School) presents a plan that relies on locally sourced, sustainable and recycled materials
Foam foundation: Mattress recycling facility marks new phase in circularity project
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The firms say the announcement is a major step forward for the recovery and recycling of polyurethane foam and a significant advance for closing the loop for end-of-life mattresses. We are actively exploring future possibilities for recycled material and potential applications.
Knocking landfill on the head: Recycling scheme celebrates three years
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 14, 2021
The National Hard Hat Recycling Scheme recently celebrated three years in operation. The group behind the scheme, Yes Recycling , initially launched it as a scheme for the construction industry. Recycling and Reuse
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