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Winners Scoop $30K for Circular Economy Innovations | Mirage News Recycling

Winners Scoop $30K for Circular Economy Innovations | Mirage News

From gamifying recycling to re-using decommissioned wind turbine blades, the University of Newcastle's Grand Challenge has inspired winning ideas to support a circular economy. Teams were tasked with developing innovative ideas to help reduce waste, lower carbon emissions and maximise resource efficiency by extending the life of products and materials.…
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October 23, 2025
New recycling method turns Teflon into toothpaste fluoride Recycling

New recycling method turns Teflon into toothpaste fluoride

Teflon is famous for its nonstick properties, but contains harmful 'forever chemicals.' Credit: Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The common coating known as Teflon can keep food from sticking to cookware, but it’s notoriously difficult to break down safely.…
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October 22, 2025
‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry Recycling

‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry

“Reduce, reuse, recycle.” For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world’s go-to environmental mantra. On the face of it, the three Rs sound like an empowering call for each of us to play our part for the planet. However, the individualist approach behind the slogan has…
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October 19, 2025
PV module recycling gains momentum as waste volumes surge globally Recycling

PV module recycling gains momentum as waste volumes surge globally

The “Status of PV Module Recycling in IEA PVPS Task 12 Countries” report provides the most detailed global assessment to date of how different regions are preparing for what could become one of the renewable energy sector's most pressing sustainability challenges. Europe leads with mandatory recycling framework Europe continues to…
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October 17, 2025
OGWAMA Launches Blue Box Initiative in Ogun East to Promote Recycling Recycling

OGWAMA Launches Blue Box Initiative in Ogun East to Promote Recycling

As part of efforts to promote proper waste handling and environmental sustainability, the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), in collaboration with the State Ministry of Environment, has launched the Blue Box Initiative in the Ogun East Senatorial District. The official flag-off ceremony took place at the Dipo Dina Stadium,…
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October 16, 2025
“Kiss-shrink-run” unifies mechanisms for synaptic vesicle exocytosis and hyperfast recycling | Science Recycling

“Kiss-shrink-run” unifies mechanisms for synaptic vesicle exocytosis and hyperfast recycling | Science

Synaptic vesicle (SV) exocytosis underpins neuronal communication, yet its nanoscale dynamics remain poorly understood owing to limitations in visualizing rapid events in situ. Here, we used optogenetics-coupled, time-resolved cryo–electron tomography to ...Read More
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October 16, 2025
Egypt launches first national beverage carton recycling campaign with global partners Recycling

Egypt launches first national beverage carton recycling campaign with global partners

Egypt’s Ministry of Environment, under the patronage of Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, has launched the nation’s first-ever campaign to recycle used beverage cartons (UBC), in collaboration with the Waste Management Regulatory Authority (WMRA) and leading international and local companies. Under the slogan “Turn…
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October 14, 2025
Another bin? What Ontario’s new recycling system means for Windsor-Essex homes Recycling

Another bin? What Ontario’s new recycling system means for Windsor-Essex homes

WINDSOR, ONTARIO. JANUARY 14, 2022 - Residents across Windsor and Essex County will soon begin receiving their new blue recycling bins. Photo by Dan Janisse Article content Ontario is changing its recycling system. For Windsor-Essex residents, that means a new blue bin and a streamlined process. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED…
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October 13, 2025