The world produced nearly 45 million tonnes of e-waste in 2016 as consumers and businesses threw out their old smartphones, computers and household appliances – material worth an estimated $62.5bnContinue Reading
Batteries might be far better for the environment than fossil fuels, but they need disposing of at the end of life, so solving this issue in a eco-friendly manner willContinue Reading
The Ocean Cleanup project, a nonprofit that’s attempting to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using specialized floating equipment, is planning to sell the plastic it’s collected in theContinue Reading
After the destruction of the Fukushima nuclear generating station by a tsunami in 2011, more than 1 million ton of radioactive water was stored onsite, waiting for someone to figureContinue Reading
Over the past several decades, plastic waste has been found in the snow atop the highest mountains and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Microplastics are in our foodContinue Reading
What will happen to over half-terawatt of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules which have already been installed around the world at the end of their useful life? With lifespans measured inContinue Reading
A part from destroying the environment, it turns out that fracking also releases radioactive particles in the air that could poison nearby towns. New research shows that these radioactive particlesContinue Reading
Stena’s Recycling subsidiary Batteryloop has entered in an agreement with Volvo Buses to reuse their batteries as energy storage units for a number of years, for instance in buildings andContinue Reading
