In China first, project breathes new life into ageing wind turbines
China has launched its first batch-scale remanufacturing project for retired wind turbines in Jiuquan, Gansu province, as an…
Recycling fee put forward as solution to Australia’s growing solar panel waste
One of Australia’s leading science organisations says an additional installation fee of about $10 for each panel could…
Company creates plastic from sugar to help solve microplastics problem
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won’t…
Scientists finally find a way to recycle plastic indefinitely
Chemistry chair Wei Zhang (right) and Graduate Research Assistant Zepeng Lei study plastic materials in the Zhang Lab.…
Pulverised recycled glass helps boost farm productivity with benefits to soil, plants and livestock
A growing number of Australian farmers are spraying or spreading pulverised glass on their paddocks to boost the…
Indonesia plan to cut landfill methane alters trash picker livelihoods
BANTARGEBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of…
OOIIO wraps madrid auto center in permeable skin of metal slats
OOIIO Architecture redesigns Leganés Auto Center in Madrid Located in an industrial park in Leganés, Madrid, the…
Seminole County needs $1M budget transfer to cover recycling costs
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County is expected to allocate an additional $1 million to address a shortfall…
$110M garbage facility opened in Aurora ahead of an expanded Colorado recycling program
WM, the largest trash company in Colorado, on Thursday marked the opening of a $110 million facility in…
New Hanover County recycling rate sits at 11%, officials push for change during Plastic-Free July
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – According to Joe Suleyman, director of New Hanover County Recycling and Solid Waste, only…
Vermont Joins Growing List of States Changing Bottle Bills—What’s Changed
Every year, Vermonters return millions of empty bottles and cans to redemption centers and retailers to reclaim their…
Colorado makes history as first state with sweeping law for EV battery reuse, repurposing, and recycling
Colorado is taking a major step to address one of the biggest lingering questions around electric vehicles: What…