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Recycling

Solar recycling firm OnePlanet awarded R2v3 traceability standard Recycling

Solar recycling firm OnePlanet awarded R2v3 traceability standard

To achieve the R2v3 certification, OnePlanet had to track every material entering and leaving its facilities “to establish strong, verifiable traceability and certify that the company is properly recycling the PV modules”, the company said. PV Tech has contacted OnePlanet for details of the process and the company’s current recycling…
bubmag
October 10, 2025
2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Cyclic Materials and its rare earth recycling tech Recycling

2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Cyclic Materials and its rare earth recycling tech

Rare earth magnets are essential for clean energy, but only a tiny fraction of the metals inside them are ever recycled. Cyclic Materials aims to change that by opening one of the largest rare earth magnet recycling operations outside of China next year. By collecting a wide range of devices…
bubmag
October 6, 2025
Centre rolls out guidelines for ₹1,500 crore critical mineral recycling incentive scheme Recycling

Centre rolls out guidelines for ₹1,500 crore critical mineral recycling incentive scheme

Eligible feedstock source for the scheme is e-waste, spent Lithium-ion batteries, and other scrap material. Expected beneficiaries will be both large & established recyclers, and small & new recyclers (including start-ups).  | Photo Credit: DHIRAJ SINGH Following approval of the ₹1,500 crore Incentive Scheme for promotion of Critical Mineral Recycling…
bubmag
October 5, 2025
Spain’s Trabede, Greening Group to build solar module recycling plant Recycling

Spain’s Trabede, Greening Group to build solar module recycling plant

The company did not confirm whether it intends to feed recovered materials back into the solar supply chain in a so-called “circular economy”, but Victor Creixell, CEO of Trabede Environmental Services, said the facility “strengthens our commitment to the circular economy.” José Manuel Ramírez, who will direct the recycling project,…
bubmag
October 2, 2025
Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are still chuck-and-buy-again specials Recycling

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are still chuck-and-buy-again specials

Improvements in repairability might have been made elsewhere in Apple's product range, but the AirPods Pro 3 model continue to make repairs virtually impossible. iFixit's teardown of Apple's latest earbuds reveals a device that remains stubbornly unrepairable — a disappointing finding considering even the ultra-thin iPhone Air recently earned a…
bubmag
October 2, 2025
The billion-year reign of fungi that predated plants and made Earth livable Recycling

The billion-year reign of fungi that predated plants and made Earth livable

New research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution sheds light on the timelines and pathways of evolution of fungi, finding evidence of their influence on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. The study, led by researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and collaborators, indicates the diversification of fungi hundreds…
bubmag
October 1, 2025
SCZONE signs $40m contract for Turkish ‘Hyper Plastic’ project in Qantara West Recycling

SCZONE signs $40m contract for Turkish ‘Hyper Plastic’ project in Qantara West

During his promotional tour in Türkiye, Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), signed an agreement to establish the Turkish “Hyper Plastic” recycling project in the Qantara West Industrial Zone. The project will be developed over two phases on a total area of 100,000 sqm, with…
bubmag
September 30, 2025