Recycling

Researchers from Australia and Poland have collaborated on a study to determine the value of upcycling key materials from end-of-life panels such as aluminium, glass and solar cells with the express purpose of purifying the components for reuse in solar panel manufacturing. The post End-of-life solar module recycling unviable if…

Sustainability strategists for Amazon and Coach use different internal messaging to sell the potential of reuse, recycling and other circular economy principles to business leaders.  At Coach, roughly 80 percent of the sustainability team’s focus is on promoting circular design principles, such as constructing accessories so they can be taken…

The buildings we call home, the things we use every day, and the technologies we depend on would quickly become useless without constant repair and maintenance. Recycling and reuse can also be an essential stimulus for invention and innovation. They force us to look at things differently and experiment with…

Researchers developed a process to recover silicon and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) from end-of-life crystalline silicon solar cells for use in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery electrodes across different substrates. The recovered material achieved around 97.75% silicon yield and showed substrate-dependent performance. The post New PV module recycling tech achieves 97.75% silicon recovery…

Advertisement Rahimat Salihu Takes ‘Waste-to-Wealth’ Climate Campaign to Abuja Schools Climate advocate, Rahimat Salihu, has launched a grassroots climate action and recycling campaign in schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The campaign which began at Junior Secondary School Gbazango, Kubwa, on Tuesday aims to promote environmental sustainability and…

Egypt and Switzerland have signed a 1.4m Swiss franc ($1.7m) grant agreement to launch a project aimed at building a national system for the sustainable management of electronic waste, supporting the country’s transition to a circular economy and expanding green industries. The agreement was signed by Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and…

For many businesses, waste management is often viewed as a necessary operational cost. However, investing in the right equipment can help organisations improve recycling outcomes, reduce contamination, recover valuable resources and potentially lower waste disposal costs over time. Planet Ark has relaunched its Small Scale Recycling Equipment Catalogue on the…

Movies have spent decades teaching us how the world works — and most of what they’ve taught us is hilariously wrong. These 14 examples are the most stubborn myths Hollywood keeps recycling — small, weirdly persistent ones that look great on screen and fall apart the moment you check them against actual physics, biology, or basic human anatomy. Almost…

European companies ship hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste to Morocco each year, erasing the pollution from their books while families in Casablanca choke on the smoke...Read More

ⓘ ChatGPT A new method promises to extend the lifespan of lithium batteries. Researchers have developed a new process that restores worn lithium-ion batteries without the need for complete recycling. Early tests recovered up to 95% of original capacity and suggest the method could extend battery lifespans while sharply reducing…