Recycling

Australia's recycling sector is in the middle of an overhaul, sparked by a major policy shift by China, followed by a policy shift by the federal government and the creation of new recycling targets. Single-use plastics – like cutlery and straws — have started to disappear while an increased amount of…

Late last June, a fire broke out at an abandoned paper mill in the small town of Morris, about 60 miles south of Chicago. The firefighters who rushed to the scene discovered the plant’s warehouse contained an estimated 100 tons of lithium-ion batteries, as well as a “large quantity of…

Packaging partnership: Kirin and Lawson trials PET bottle collection plan to increase recycling rates​The Kirin Group and retailer Lawson will install polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle collection machines outside convenience stores, which will then be recycled back into bottles for beverage manufacturers. Japan has one of the highest rates of PET…

Muc-Off, the global leaders in bicycle and motorcycle care and performance, announce the launch of an all-new Anti Odour Spray designed to keep riders’ kit smelling fresh. With global pressure mounting on recycling garments (re-wear and re-use) comes a desire for inventive rider care products that maintain and increase the…

By George Bowden BBC News Media caption, The PM says he is “very worried” about the upcoming COP26 summit Recycling plastic materials "doesn't work" and "is not the answer" to threats to global oceans and marine wildlife, Boris Johnson has said. Answering children's questions ahead of the COP26 climate change…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Entertainment Life & Style UK World Politics Royal Science Weather Nature Weird Sunday PRINCESS BEATRICE attended the wedding of Nina Flohr and Prince Philippos of Greece October 23, wearing a dress she had…

Ford has announced that it has teamed up with a company called Redwood Materials. The tie up will create a closed-loop battery recycling program for the US supply chain. Redwood Materials is far from a household name, but it is a leading battery materials company. Cooperation between Ford and Redwood…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. For a donation to the Regina Food Bank, Crown Shred & Recycling will accept confidential documents and electronics for recycling on Saturday. Author of the article: Regina Leader-Post CAA Saskatchewan and Crown Shred & Recycling have scheduled a confidential…

“Imagine this vast area—that is in this very moment continuously killing wildlife, poisoning our waters and blocking Phytoplankton from completing natural CO2 absorption and conversion to oxygen—becoming the very “green fuel” for its own elimination in a circular flow of energy.” - Gianni Valenti, President of GAIA FIRST at TEDx…

Each human being uses, on average, 30 kg of plastic per year. Given that global life expectancy currently stands at approximately 70 years, each person will discard some two metric tons of plastic in his or her lifetime. Multiply that by the number people on earth -- which is growing…