Always wondered what happens to your ‘recycled‘ plastic waste? We explain what you need to know – and why a lot still goes to landfill. By Joe Shute …
Milwaukee dramatically increases the amount of curbside recycling collected under new program
The Recycling Partnership’s grant was supported in part by Dow, Rehrig Pacific, and the PepsiCo Foundation. An additional resin donation from Dow …
How hard is it to get a recycling bin in Philly?
In the latest installment of our Mystery Shopper column, a local student test-drove how easy, or not, it is to take the first step towards recycling. Jun.
IAV presents battery concept with recycling focus
Engineering specialist IAV has developed a battery concept that is said to be significantly easier to recycle than existing battery systems and, on top of …
USA to focus on domestic EV battery recycling
Domestic recycling would help the administration to rely less on mining to manufacture new electric vehicles. Tools include direct investment in …
Fitch Assigns Derichebourg 1st-Time IDR ‘BB’; Outlook Positive
Forecast deficits for various metals will support demand for recycled volumes … Derichebourg is the leading metal (ferrous and non-ferrous) recycling …
New high for European steel recycling
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit a new high of 84%, according to the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging …
Swindon told Averies Recycling fire ‘preventable’
A Swindon council task group has concluded that a fire which burned for 57 days in 2014 at a site owned by Averies Recycling “was preventable and …
Solar Panel Recycling in the US: a Looming E-waste Concern
Is it possible to recycle solar panels when they have reached their end of life? The design life of solar panels is 25 to 30 years. Over time, solar modules …
‘15% of plastics sustainable by 2030’ says report
A future for plastic recycling in which the US will catch up the EU on the mechanical recycling of PET by 2030 and China will ramp up pyrolysis is set …