Environmental News Bits

JULY 2, 2021

by Rodney Holcomb and Danielle Bellmer (Oklahoma State University) How would you like to dig into a “recycled” snack? Enter “upcycling.” Or take a swig of juice with “reprocessed” ingredients made from other food byproducts? Without the right marketing, these don’t sound like the most appetizing options.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Rheaply will use the Materials Marketplace's network of 2,200 partners and expertise in the upcycling of building materials, improving the company's efforts to divert building waste from landfills.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 9, 2022

Advanced upcycling company Novoloop announced today it has raised $11 million in a Series A financing, aimed at funding the completion of pilot scale-ups and the commercialization of Novoloop’s process technology, which turns plastics that are often not recycled into high-performance chemicals and materials. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 3, 2021

Upcycling is now “the new recycling,” presenting an attractive opportunity for businesses to curb food waste and loss, while scaling a host of new value-added F&B products from these sidestreams. Read the full story at Food Ingredients First.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 15, 2022

Launches of food and beverages containing upcycled ingredients saw a 122% compound annual growth rate in the five years ending third-quarter 2021, according to a report from Innova Market Insights. This figure was higher than products using recycled plastic in packaging (59%) and those carrying carbon-emissions claims (47%).

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In a bid to reduce the environmental burden associated with both the manufacturing and disposal of plastics, scientists have demonstrated a new upcycling technique that turns one common form of it into another.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 16, 2021

Matt and Jonny, the UK-based siblings and content creators of Brothers Make, have designed an upcycled cutting board made from used plastic bottle tops. Read the full story at Springwise. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 22, 2021

Moreover, current mechanical recycling approaches do not typically incentivize the reclamation of many waste plastics, and mechanical recycling is not universally applicable to all synthetic polymers. The accumulation of plastics waste in landfills and in the natural environment is creating a global pollution crisis.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In an alternative to the rampant consumerism of holiday shopping, more than 30 Chicago-area artisans will sell upcycled crafts at the inaugural Reverse Black Friday Market in North Center on Friday and Saturday.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It requires taking steps to reduce waste early in a process so theres less need to upcycle or recycle. Read the full story at Food Business News. The new cycle being added to sustainability efforts is called precycling.

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Earthava

JUNE 14, 2021

One of these eco-friendly and easily recyclable materials is aluminum. Is Aluminum Foil Recyclable? Is Aluminum Recyclable? Considered “the most recyclable of all materials”, Aluminum is touted as 100% percent recyclable. As aluminum can be recycled back to itself many times, it also forms a closed loop.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 11, 2021

The funding will support the development of its environmentally friendly technology that extracts and upcycles… Read more →

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2022

By Jennifer Matthews, Penn State News Upcycling plastic waste into graphite, used in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, could positively contribute to the global economy, preserving resources, saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions, according to Penn State researchers. president and CEO.

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Brag

MAY 27, 2021

million in investments for research and development (R&D) to reduce waste and energy use related to the recycling of single-use plastics. As the largest subset of plastics found in landfills, single-use plastics, including plastic bags, wraps, and films, are also among the most challenging to recycle.

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Brag

JANUARY 31, 2023

This is further complicated by the need for more robust processes that can convert diverse and contaminated plastic waste streams into useful chemical intermediates that can be upcycled into high-value products. According to the SPI, a lack of robust chemical and biological mechanisms limits the deconstruction of existing plastics.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2024

EDF Action: Pennsylvania Consumers, Labor, Legislators Highlight Cost, Climate Benefits Of Electric Vehicles PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June Now Available DEP Invites Comments At Hearings On Aug.

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HumanNature

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I’m also really excited about the trash art because I love making jewelry and any sort of upcycled art.” CSU freshman Ke-ala Stauber enjoys projects involving recycling, but most importantly, likes to feel active in sustainability. “I love thrifting and everything with sustainable fashion,” Teckenbrock said.

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Brag

JANUARY 21, 2022

The selected R&D projects, led by industry and universities, will focus on converting plastic films into more valuable materials and designing new plastics that are more recyclable and biodegradable. ” According to DOE’s EERE, less than ten percent of plastics are recycled currently. .”

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Brag

MAY 2, 2023

While they are biodegradable in the ambient environment, they are brittle and cannot easily be melt-processed and recycled. ” CSU notes that the new PHA can be chemically recycled back to its building-block molecule with a simple catalyst and heat, and the recovered clean monomer can be reused to reproduce the same PHA again.

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Onya

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Make sure you will have clear signage so your guests know where compost and recyclables belong. When considering your decorations keep it minimal and use things that are either recyclable or compostable. Upcycle items you already have to make decorations – for example old glass jars for table centerpieces. OzHarvest.

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HumanNature

MAY 1, 2024

Swaps allow students to come together to share, recycle, and reinvent their wardrobes. The initiative hosts mending workshops and provides upcycling education for both students and community members. Mending it, upcycling it, doing whatever you can to repurpose it,” explains Patchwork Initiative Coordinator Sophie Richter.

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Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Accurate recycling rates are not available and even those that are available are suspect, but it is widely claimed that only 9% of plastic (one of the most reused materials) is recycled. Bill McDonough and Michael Braungart later acknowledge flaws in their reasoning in their not nearly as popular follow up book, The Upcycle.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2022

Not only is she teaching our youth and their families that they can come to the garden learn about how to plant and grow your own food but also these children and their families are learning about sustainability, upcycling, recycling, and working in neighborhoods that they are growing up in.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Other topics include, enforcing litter and illegal dumping laws, the role infrastructure plays in ensuring convenient and affordable waste disposal and recycling, exciting education initiatives and more. Attendees will enjoy an Upcycled Art Exhibit curated by Red Raven Art Company. The exhibit will continue for both days.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 29, 2021

ANS Biogeochemist Michelle Gannon started seedlings in upcycled containers. Purchasing recycled goods, carpooling with friends and eating locally grown veggies all will help to reduce our water footprint. Will you purchase your veggie plants at a local farmers’ market or a big box store? Under what conditions will your plants be grown?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Electric Vehicle (EV) battery recycling is crucial to a sustainable, electrified transportation system. A substantial portion of key minerals for electrifying could come from recycled batteries by 2050, dramatically reducing the need for new mining. The recycler takes the battery pack apart into smaller modules.

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Onya

JULY 19, 2017

To say plastic pollution is a widespread problem is not doing it justice: Only about 9% of all plastic ever made has likely been recycled with 12% of all plastic waste having been incinerated. By purchasing recycled plastic products you are helping to close the loop of the circular economy. Recycled Ocean Plastic Eyewear.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 26, 2022

The workshop included recommended application of the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear, how to use the Ghost Gear Reporter App, existing efforts by the Mexican government and local partners to tackle ghost gear, and net recycling opportunities. They agreed to donate 20 tons of end-of-life nets to Bureo and NANCI.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Bureo’s Net Positiva program operates through a shared-value model built around the ability to upcycle end-of-life fishing nets into products. This way, nets will be collected for recycling and kept out of Mexican and U.S. Transform end-of-life fishing nets into high-value consumer goods.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 7, 2024

Man Killed In Storm Cleanup Accident Was Eagle Scout In Westmoreland -- Westmoreland Pollinator Partners, Penguin Court Invite Entries To 4th Annual Pennsylvania Pollinator Photo Challenge [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council Invites Entries Into Lens On Litter Photo Contest By Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 7, 2024

[PaEN] -- Inquirer: A Feast At A North Philly Garden Celebrates Community Growing Power Of ‘Green People’ Over ‘Cement People’ -- Western PA Conservancy, Grow Pittsburgh Offer Community Garden Materials, Help Keeping Gardens Growing, Deadline To Apply Aug. American Eagle Outfitters Made Time’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies List -- PA Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2024

7 On RACT III Air Quality Permits For Owens Brockway Glass Plant 18 & Plant 19 In Jefferson County [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Executive Says Climate Change Is Top Priority, But She Hasn’t Attended A DEP Climate Advisory Committee Meeting Since Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2022

. -- Existing Technologies Can Help World Meet Agricultural Methane Targets By 2030 [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Owner Talen Energy Supply Files For Bankruptcy -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Hears From Activists, Steel Workers On New Coke [Coal] Oven Regulations -- WESA: Environmentalists, U.S.

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