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A trash can made from garbage and recycled materials

Inhabitat - Innovation

But it's also made with 75% recycled materials. This is a sleek, classic garbage can or rubbish bin, depending on which side of the ocean you live near, is modeled on the 1939 pedal bin, a traditional garbage can design. This may look like a classic home addition, but actually, this is the future of throwing stuff away.

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These pendant shades shine a light on recycled materials

Inhabitat - Innovation

LightArt is moving "from waste to watts" with its newest line of pendant light shades made from recycled materials.

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Simpler Recycling won’t boost recycling rates says North London waste authority

Envirotec Magazine

Recycling efforts by north London’s two million residents will not be significantly boosted by the new Simpler Recycling proposals, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. Cllr Loakes said: “The Government should be making a herculean effort to ensure that producers minimise packaging that needs recycling or disposal.

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A playful home built of recycled materials takes in sunrise views in Ecuador

Inhabitat - Innovation

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.

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Reduce, reuse, recycle, register?

GreenBiz

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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Roadmap aims to increase aerosol recycling

Envirotec Magazine

Aluminium recycling trade group Alupro officially launched its “Roadmap to increasing UK aerosol recycling” at an event in Leeds on 19 April. The document attempts to offer a long-term strategic vision to drive a widespread uplift in national capture and recycling rates. Alupro’s Tom Gidding’s at the launch.

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Benchmark Minerals: Battery production scrap will be the main source of recyclable material this decade

Charged

As demand for lithium-ion batteries accelerates, recycling of raw materials will be an essential part of the circular EV ecosystem. However, in the near term, the primary source of recyclable battery material will be scrap material from battery production, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence ’s latest Recycling Report.