Recycling

We all have a favorite purchase that we’d love to last forever. Maybe it’s a fuzzy blanket that nothing comes close to replicating, or a limited-edition, circa-2008 bedazzled iPod Shuffle. As priceless as these things feel, they’re not infallible. You’ve got about two to three years, give or take, before…

Perfect Conversion of PET Bottle Waste by Catalytic Chemical Recycling Perfect chemical conversion of PET waste bottles to raw chemicals (DMT). (a) PET bottle waste collected from the public station, (b) before reaction with methanol (30.0 g scale) in the presence of iron catalyst, (c) analytically pure product DMT collected…

Sahara Group Foundation, the corporate social impact arm of Sahara Group, has commissioned its 16th Sahara Go-Recycling Hub in Lekki, Lagos State. This reaffirmed the group’s commitment to sustainable waste management, environmental protection, and community empowerment. A statement on Saturday also explained that the new hub, strategically located in Lekki,…

Container Deposit Schemes are loved by consumers for getting a little cash back, but South Australian wine businesses say the financial and administrative burden outweighs any environmental boon. South Australia and New South Wales announced in September that wine and spirit bottles up to 3 litres would be added to…

Home Green Marine NGO Shipbreaking Platform urges EC to recognize circular value of ship recycling November 14, 2025, by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak Ship recycling can play an important role in decarbonizing the European steel and construction sectors, according to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform’s new position paper. Illustration purposes only. Source:…

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 46, November 2025. SignificanceAutophagosomal components recycling (ACR) is a recently discovered recycling process responsible for the recycling of autophagosome outer membrane components from autolysosomes. The optimal function of this process is imperative for proper ...Read More

A batch of readymix concrete using RCF-based cement was poured into moulds at Holcim UK’s readymix concrete plant in Whetstone Concrete fines have traditional been regarded as a waste product but putting them back into the mix, and thus reduce embedded carbon, has now been shown to work. The cross-industry…

Have YOU been unfairly fined? Email katherine.lawton@dailymail.co.uk   By KATHERINE LAWTON, NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:37 GMT, 2 November 2025 | Updated: 21:41 GMT, 2 November 2025 Neighbours have been left furious after they were fined £600 each by 'over the top' council officers who mistook their recycling for fly-tipping.  Fiona Muir, of…

The new wash plant in Hallen, near Bristol The new wash plant at Heidelberg’s B&A Group site in Hallen, Bristol is said to be the largest in the UK. The £8m investment is designed to provide customers with a reliable supply of high-quality recycled aggregates for use in construction projects.…

Acen Australia also claims that the plant has become the first large-scale project to meet independent standards designed to make circular management commercially viable, earning certification from Circular PV Alliance against ‘CPVA Certified’ – the world’s first assurance framework developed specifically for solar circularity. Acen Australia managing director David Pollington…