Recycling

Photo Credit: Mick Haupt IMPALA has unveiled a collaboration with FÉLIN’s ReDisco, a vinyl recycling initiative that’s said to have “given a second life to 1.2 million unwanted records” since launching three years ago. France’s National Federation of Independent Labels and Distributors (FÉLIN) established ReDisco in 2023, after a law…

One third of people regularly change their shopping and transport-related behaviour to act more sustainably, but are not as willing to eat less meat or attend a protest calling for climate action, a poll has found. In the poll of 1,056 adults for the Irish Examiner by Ipsos B&A, it…

Executive Director and MD of Retail and Business Banking at Absa Bank Ghana, Kobla Nyaletey, has advised businesses in Ghana’s emerging recycling sector to start with smaller-scale projects and gradually expand to attract investor confidence and financing. Speaking at the Landfills2Landmarks Summit, Mr Nyaletey said Ghana’s recent macroeconomic conditions made…

A new Views & Comments article published in Engineering highlights emerging biocatalytic strategies for plastic depolymerization, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI)‑enabled enzyme design and multi‑enzyme cascades as promising routes to enhance sustainable plastic recycling. Global plastic waste has outpaced existing collection and disposal systems, leading to persistent accumulation in terrestrial…

In June, athletes from 16 countries will kick off the World Cup wearing other people’s used clothing. Well, maybe. They’ll be sporting uniforms made from recycled fabric, potentially including a mix of scraps and old clothes. It’s the latest initiative from Nike, one of the world’s largest apparel companies, to…

The University of Manchester has been awarded over £1.3 million to develop technologies that could recover valuable materials from hard-to-recycle waste including disposable vapes and cars. The three‑year project, REMOVE‑UM: REcovering MOlecular ValuE from Unrecycled Multi‑materials, funded by EPSRC and Defra will develop new technologies to tackle some of the…

Researchers have developed a low-temperature, hydrogen peroxide-mediated oxidative liquefaction process to recycle end-of-life solar panels by selectively breaking down polymers into useful chemical feedstocks. The proposed method reduces energy consumption, eliminates hazardous solvents, and minimizes landfill waste compared to traditional recycling techniques...Read More

China has launched the country’s first full lifecycle management service platform for humanoid robots in Beijing. The platform gives each robot a unique digital identity and enables end-to-end tracking from production to recycling. The platform, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s Standardization Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots…

City of Newcastle A free recycling drop-off event is giving Newcastle residents the chance to clean out their linen presses while doing their bit for the environment. Old towels, sheets and other household fabrics can be dropped off at Newcastle TAFE carpark in Tighes Hill this Saturday 30 May from…

Researchers in Hawaii are exploring an innovative way to turn discarded fishing nets and household plastic waste into asphalt for roads, potentially addressing the islands’ growing landfill and marine debris challenges. Credit: Shutterstock Hawaii researchers are testing whether plastic waste and abandoned fishing nets can be safely reused in asphalt…