GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2021

Consumer interest in the use of recycled materials, so-called recyclates, is on the rise. Using recycled materials in products is just one way companies can reduce their impact on the environment, and as GreenBiz readers are well aware, this practice has been growing across a surprising breadth of industries.

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Living Green Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As environmental concerns and sustainability gain more traction, using recyclable materials in house building has become a modern solution. Recyclable materials not only help reduce waste but also offer cost-effective alternatives for construction.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 24, 2021

With a focus on the future of sustainability in automotive design, the MINI Strip is a one-off car that resulted from a collaboration between two British brands. MINI and Paul Smith custom-made the vehicle, which premiered to the world in London in August 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 21, 2025

This can be mitigated by the implementation of new recyclable materials and technologies, which have the potential to revolutionize electronics manufacturing, explains Thomas Bithell of market intelligence firm IDTechEx, in a new report. Polylactic acid is another sustainable material with opportunities in flexible PCBs.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs): No chemicals beyond citric acid need to be added to leach out and separate over 99 % of the lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese metals contained in NCM batteries.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Although the three turbines appeared to be identical, one was a doppelganger, built from an entirely new kind of resin that could help decarbonize even the most sustainable clean energy technologies, like tidal energy turbines.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 1, 2020

Locally sourced and recycled materials by Nina+Co decorate the London location of Silo, a zero-waste restaurant focused on sustainability. Launched in Australia in 2011, Silo was heralded.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

By efficiently dismantling and rigorously testing each asset that arrives on site, EMR teams manage the resources in the most efficient way whether that be through reusing parts or recycling materials for the next generation of turbines.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 7, 2022

They then embedded the idea of sustainability into the business plan and launched LIVDEN. Founders (and step-sisters) Georgie Smith and Hilary Gibbs began with a simple idea to expand options for interior design with decorative tiles to accent any space.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

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. Chief Sustainability & Social Impact Officer. Speakers:

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Charged

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Grensol will use its metals recovery and photolysis technologies, among others, to process the waste and produce useful raw materials, including critical metals for new charging stations.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Sustainable architecture focuses on low impact construction and natural or recycled materials. The new marketing suite for Goldman Westlink is just such a building.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The plastics, the waste, the non-recyclable materials…it has all added up to the biggest environmental crisis humankind has ever faced. WAMA Underwear is turning to hemp, one of the most sustainable fabrics in the world. Modern methods of fashion have led to worldwide global catastrophe.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2025

That makes it even more important to find ways to recycle these single-use products, most of which are based on crude oil. After all, these materials are not only highly heterogeneous but generally also dirty. The requirement for 2035 is 25 to 65 percent recycled materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2025

Lithium-ion battery recycling technology firm Altilium says it has commenced construction of the UKs first at-scale EV battery recycling facility with integrated chemical refining capabilities, located in Plymouth, Devon. The group claims a first in the UK in terms of the production of new battery cells from recycled materials.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

L’École du Fleuve (The River School) presents a plan that relies on locally sourced, sustainable and recycled materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 4, 2025

The bags are handstitched by Angus Clifford, a recent Product Design graduate who is working with gomi , a Brighton-based sustainability design studio co-founded and led by University of Brighton 3D Design & Craft graduate, Tom Meades. Our aim is to make materials feel treasured and avoid them becoming waste again in the future.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

Most new clothing , regardless of if it is made with recycled material, will go to landfill unless nascent solutions are scaled. In addition to the economic impact of recycling, companies should consider the environmental impact that comes with how their packaging is recycled. End uses vary by resin.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 20, 2021

These handcrafted, beautifully modern stools are guaranteed for life, made with recycled materials and maintain a small carbon footprint. Emeco's new line of stools is handcrafted with a sleek, modern design.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 2, 2025

This demonstrates just how far the industry has progressed since the inception of these awards and underscores the critical value that plastic recycling plays for the future of European industry. The judges acknowledged the use of recycled plastics in a closed-loop system to address the growing demand for sustainable materials in the sector.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“With these results, Altilum has shown recycled battery metals can perform as well as virgin metals and that critical minerals are essentially the same whether they come from a mine or an old EV battery,” said Christian Marston, Altilium’s co-founder and COO. “We Source: Altilium

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

By facilitating access to the combined technologies in one go, both REDWAVE, a Competence Center of BT-Systems, and TOMRA Recycling aim to address the growing demand for sustainable and efficient Zorba sorting processes, enhancing scrap metal recovery and delivering the highest quality of end fractions.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Japanese company Masuda Kiribako builds on that idea with a board game that not only encourages play, but also recycles materials in the production. Whether it’s croquet in the yard or chess at the dining table, games are a tradition that brings family and friends together.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2025

Deep learning is poised to tackle increasingly complex sorting tasks and expand into new segments, such as metal sorting, unlocking new levels of efficiency and sustainability in the recycling industry. Decarbonisation: aluminium recycling Decarbonisation will remain a priority in 2025, particularly in the aluminium sector.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

As many employees are accustomed to living their work lives online, this is the perfect time to develop trainings and virtual events around sustainability. At Young Living, we have developed several internal trainings to help educate employees about how to properly sort and recycle materials common in neighborhood recycling programs.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Introducing PHOENX, a modular luggage brand with a focus on sustainability through its use of recycled and regenerative materials.

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Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Sustainability 121

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 31, 2022

While it can take up to 6 weeks for customers to receive their purchase, this slow fashion method of production ensures product quality, preserves the world’s virgin materials and is a major cost-saver for fashion brands.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

One of its ambitions is to deliver “packages made entirely from renewable and/or recycled materials that are fully recyclable,” according to the company site. And it seems to be moving toward that goal. “If Our packages offer a lower carbon footprint when compared to other alternatives.”.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The temporary structure embodies circular principles to minimize waste and integrate recycled materials such as coffee grounds, mycelium and ocean plastic.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A small number of influential large companies are creating internal funds to support sustainability goals specific to circular economy initiatives, such as designing out waste and recovering materials from products used internally or sold in the market. legal sustainability at Nestlé USA. said Anna Marciano, head of U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

Giving solar panels a second life Green Loops by University of Wolverhampton, in partnership with ABCircular GmbH Berlin, tackles the challenge of recycling end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) cells by creating high-efficiency solar panels from recycled materials. BiofuelAi by University of Surrey. Carbon Re by Carbon Re.

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Charged

APRIL 17, 2025

Dana Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems, a designer and manufacturer of propulsion and energy management systems, has announced various new products intended to enhance efficiency and sustainability across its Spicer drivetrain solutions during the bauma 2025 trade fair in Munich. Source: Dana

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In March, Samsonite announced "Our Responsible Journey," a new global sustainability strategy that outlines its commitments across four priority areas: Product Innovation; Carbon Action; Thriving Supply Chain; and Our People, including engagement, development, diversity and inclusion. Materiality assessments matter. Christine Rile….

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Green Technology

MAY 1, 2025

Epson: Leading the Way in Sustainable Printer Technology for California’s Public Sector Epson, a global leader in printing and imaging technology, has established itself as a pioneer in sustainability, particularly in the realm of printer technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

King County estimates that 70 percent, over 600,000 tons per year, of recyclable material exists in the county’s waste stream despite robust curbside recycling programs. In addition to recapturing paper fibre, other recyclable materials like metals and plastics are reclaimed for new beneficial uses.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Sustainable interior materials designer Kirei released Air Baffle, an acoustic ceiling baffle made from recycled shoes and water bottles.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 4, 2021

trillion dollar fashion industry may be economically thriving in the age of fast-changing trends but it is in no way sustainable. Along with addressing the threats of fast fashion or “ toxic fashion ”, finding solutions to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the fashion industry is just as significant. Use Recycled Materials.

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