Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Biotrend Energy will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology in its planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey. The post Biotrend Energy to Use Honeywell Technology in Plastics Recycling Factory appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Even with diminished capacity, they can be reused, refurbished, or repurposed and then eventually recycled. The materials recovered from recycling can be used to manufacture new batteries, therefore reducing the amount of newly mined materials necessary to meet upcoming mineral demand. to be made from every EV battery.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fabric company JSRTEX Group in Taiwan is adding sustainable textile dyeing technology to reduce wastewater and energy use in its production. The post Digital Dyeing Technology Produces No Wastewater, Reduces Energy in Textile Production appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 9, 2022

Doubling down on food sustainability, Google plans to leverage innovation and technology to further reduce waste. The post Google Outlines Strategies to Reduce Food Waste at Its Facilities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. One of its ideas is to utilize.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Can wind turbine blades be recycled? Source: ShellASP/Wikimedia Commons.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The complaint is a cri de coeur : clear, outraged, and horrifying in its recounting of the plastic waste problem and its causes. This campaign, which is ongoing today, succeeded in convincing the public that plastics were recyclable. In fact, Mobil patented the co-processing of plastic waste in cokers in 1978.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In 2021, Evoqua Water Technologies' total company-wide water reuse exceeded 55% — and the company is focused on mitigating climate and water risk. The post Evoqua Water Technologies Mitigates Climate And Water Risk Using Smart Tech appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Biotrend Energy will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology in its planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey. The post Biotrend Energy to Use Honeywell Technology in Plastics Recycling Factory appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In 2021, Evoqua Water Technologies' total company-wide water reuse exceeded 55% — and the company is focused on mitigating climate and water risk. The post Evoqua Water Technologies Mitigates Climate And Water Risk Using Smart Tech appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fabric company JSRTEX Group in Taiwan is adding sustainable textile dyeing technology to reduce wastewater and energy use in its production. The post Digital Dyeing Technology Produces No Wastewater, Reduces Energy in Textile Production appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 2, 2025

Catalytic conversion of polymer waste into high-value products for advancing circular economy and eco-sustainability. Jin, Y., & Xiao, H. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 189, 107052.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 1, 2023

Cans, improved technology, and the transportation industry are driving the market's growth.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 4, 2025

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and ISTC have announced the completion of a new report,Illinois Materials Management and Recycling Opportunities.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The post Sustainability Is Key to Nissan’s Success, Including Selling More EVs and Reducing Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. That’s driving part of its effort to shift from the internal combustion engine to electric vehicles.

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New Scientist

APRIL 24, 2024

Some environmental campaigners claim that attempts to create a circular economy for plastics are doomed to fail – but the arguments can be disingenuous

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The REMADE Institute, a 154-member public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) with an initial investment of $140 million, today announced a new technology license involving a technological innovation capable of recovering precious metals from used electronics more easily and cost-effectively.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The World Bank predicts that the demand for neodymium for energy technologies in 2050 will be 37% of total 2018 neodymium production. Our modern technological world wouldn’t function without rare earth elements. 12 of the rare earth elements are used in laser technology. It is used to make luminous paint.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Included in the regulation are requirements for mineral sourcing, life cycle emissions, information sharing, and recycling. However, innovative approaches can reduce those harms, including the creation of a circular economy through reuse and recycling. Essentially, it is decoupling economic activity from resource extraction.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

This is due in no small part to the “ nuclear bros ”: an active and seemingly tireless group of nuclear power advocates who dominate social media discussions on energy by promoting SMRs and other “advanced” nuclear technologies as the only real solution for the climate crisis. First, it’s necessary to define what “less” waste really means.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 1, 2025

Indeed, 93% of the Indian labor force are so-called informal workers, comprising everything from small farmers and vegetable sellers to piece-work stitching and waste recyclers. This group of women learns about specific adaptation technologies. It now has a membership of over 3.2 million poor, self-employed women workers.

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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

The device uses waste heat from the solar cell for desalination, thereby cooling the solar cell. It also produces no concentrated brine as waste, cutting its potential environmental impact. The post Solar device generates electricity and desalinates water with no waste brine appeared first on Physics World.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 31, 2022

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Momentum Technologies have piloted an industrial-scale process for recycling valuable materials in the millions of tons of e-waste generated annually in the United States. Read the full story from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

A 1 megawatt vanadium flow battery (a different technology from lithium-ion, but also used for energy storage) is in Pullman, Washington, built by UniEnergy Technologies and owned by Avista Utilities. Source: UniEnergy Technologies / Wikimedia Commons. Engineers develop energy storage battery technologies. Batteries.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee is scheduled to hold an October 30 public hearing on House Bill 1607 (Borowski-D-Delaware), a comprehensive rewrite of the state electronics waste recycling law ( sponsor summary ). When she announced the legislation in July, Rep.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

When plastic waste accumulates in river systems, it can cause a jam that leads to the buildup of stagnant water (aka: a breeding ground for disease carrying insects). Why is plastic waste so hard to manage? What solutions are emerging to stem the accumulation of plastic waste? billion metric tons of plastic waste.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 8 PA Bulletin that Chuwi Innovation and Technology is not in compliance with the state electronics waste recycling law and is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania. ( Read more here.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 26, 2022

(LanzaTech) to address end-of-life tire waste.

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Inside Climate News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Industry is pursuing various technologies to help solve the global plastic waste problem, but environmentalists say new recycling techniques only make environmental problems worse.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are two types of solar technology for electricity generation. Another technology, concentrating solar power (CSP) , uses the sun’s heat instead. That technology accounts for 84% of US solar panels , according to the US Department of Energy. Solar Panels Should Be Reused and Recycled. Click the links for answers!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2023

On January 31, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania collaborated on a School Recycling Study Survey that shows Pennsylvania K-12 students have increased their knowledge and awareness of recycling over the past fiscal year. Does your school have a recycling awareness program?

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

How much actually gets recycled? We have gathered our top article collections on waste management. million, researchers explored topics spanning from the behavioral analysis of using plastic bags and how to recycle building materials to technologies that filter out litter in the ocean and mapping where restaurant trash goes.

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Frontiers

MARCH 13, 2023

Despite their merits, these products, including wrappers and packaging, can contaminate conventional plastic waste in the recycling process. However, they often look identical to conventional plastics, get recycled incorrectly and, as a result, contaminate plastic waste streams and reduce recycling efficiency.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Haircare brand Herbal Essences announced they will be implementing a resin derived from an advanced-recycling technology which turns waste plastic in molecularly virgin plastic. Read the full story at Cosmetics Design. Read more →

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 1, 2022

Items made from recycled plastics are hot commodities right now. Companies are rushing to make everything from sneakers to computer mouses to car parts out of recycled and “ocean-bound” plastics, and demand for recycled plastics has never been higher. Never miss an update. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 24, 2024

Over the past year, I have written a lot about electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling, answering common questions , reviewing the European Union’s gold standard battery recycling policy , and establishing principles for strong EV recycling policy generally. Electric vehicles are the future.

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Environment Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Electronic waste is a huge problem. What’s more, it is predicted that the Internet of Things will usher in a whole new era of devices, creating even more waste as batteries exhaust themselves and devices wear out. When compared with other types of waste, e-waste presents a variety of challenges. E-Waste and Your Business.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

On April 18, Texas-based Encina Development Group announced it will not move forward with its chemical plastics recycling plant in Northumberland County "at the current time." Chemical recycling is not a solution to the plastics crisis. Toxic chemical recycling is a false solution to the plastics crisis.

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