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Recycling

Kenya’s new phone number rules will make recycling costlier for telcos Recycling

Kenya’s new phone number rules will make recycling costlier for telcos

Kenya’s telecom operators will have to change how they deactivate and recycle inactive phone numbers from September 19, when new rules from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) take effect.  The rules will give subscribers more time to recover dormant numbers and require operators to remove data and services associated…
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September 2, 2026
Mondelēz, PepsiCo and pladis to take part in circular packaging trial Recycling

Mondelēz, PepsiCo and pladis to take part in circular packaging trial

The trial will aim to help sorting facilities identify packaging that has been used for food. (Image: Getty/Monty Rakusen) The trial aims to prepare the industry for PPWR recycled packaging minimums that will be introduced in 2030 Companies including PepsiCo, Mondelēz International and pladis are taking part in a trial…
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September 1, 2026
NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge  Recycling

NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge 

NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solutions for reducing waste during missions to the Moon or deep space by recycling common materials, like fabrics, plastics, foam, and metals.  The Composites for Extraterrestrial Recycling By Engineering the Reuse and Upcycling of Zotek (CERBERUZ) team, comprised of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students at MIT, received a total of $775,000 in awards.   The technology grinds mixed…
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August 28, 2026
Egypt, South Korea launch waste management training centre in Giza Recycling

Egypt, South Korea launch waste management training centre in Giza

Egypt and South Korea have opened an integrated simulation facility in Shabramant, Giza, to train workers in solid waste management as part of efforts to improve recycling, reduce emissions and transfer Korean environmental technologies and expertise to Egypt. Local Development and Environment Minister Manal Awad inaugurated the project alongside Giza…
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August 26, 2026
NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama Recycling

NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama

NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Launched in 2024, the challenge incentivizes the invention of new recycling systems that could support non-metabolic waste management efforts…
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August 25, 2026