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27-year-old FPSO ends its final voyage at European ship recycling facility Recycling

27-year-old FPSO ends its final voyage at European ship recycling facility

Home Fossil Energy 27-year-old FPSO ends its final voyage at European ship recycling facility April 2, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic A floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit has reached its final destination in Europe, where it will be recycled at Modern American Recycling Services (MARS) in Denmark. FPSO Northern…
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April 2, 2026
After Chemical Industry Lobbying, EPA Considers Dropping Clean Air Protections for Plastic Waste Recycling  Recycling

After Chemical Industry Lobbying, EPA Considers Dropping Clean Air Protections for Plastic Waste Recycling 

When former top Environmental Protection Agency official Judith Enck noticed a cavalcade of chemical and plastics industry lobbyists visiting the agency’s Washington headquarters in February, she wondered what could be up. An answer came weeks later: The agency is moving toward resurrecting a proposal from the first Trump administration to…
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April 1, 2026
U.S. Seeks Critical Mineral Battery Projects To Invest $500 Million Recycling

U.S. Seeks Critical Mineral Battery Projects To Invest $500 Million

A technician uses a soldering iron to solder metal and wire of lithium-ion rechargeable battery. getty The U.S. government is seeking battery manufacturing and recycling projects to invest $500 million to strengthen the national critical mineral and materials industries. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright recently announced the Department of Energy’s…
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March 31, 2026
A new manufacturing process uses lasers to seal paper packaging instead of glue Recycling

A new manufacturing process uses lasers to seal paper packaging instead of glue

Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Although paper is a more environmentally friendly packaging material than plastic, it’s often contaminated with additives, such as adhesives used to…
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March 30, 2026
A billion-dollar industry: inside the growing solar panel recycling sector in the US Recycling

A billion-dollar industry: inside the growing solar panel recycling sector in the US

But there is significant recycling potential. According to the ‘Solar Panel Recycling and Disposal’ report by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), around 95% of a panel’s materials are recoverable, with glass and aluminium making up 90% of the weight. Other materials like steel, copper, plastics and even critical metals, such as tin, can also be…
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March 27, 2026
Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them Recycling

Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them

Species around the world are vanishing at an accelerating pace, driven by climate change, habitat destruction, and invasive species. Many lesser-known groups, including marine worms, are especially at risk, with some facing extinction before scientists have even identified them. To address this gap, researchers from the University of Göttingen, the…
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March 27, 2026