Vestas is introducing a novel way for making epoxy-based turbine blades circular without modifying the design or composition of the blade material. The approach may be applied to existing bladesContinue Reading
According to a recent Greenpeace USA analysis, most plastic simply cannot be recycled. Circular Claims Fall Flat Again, released today, finds that U.S. households generated an estimated 51 million tonsContinue Reading
Old solar panels contain silicon, which can be recovered and processed to make new solar cells, according to a news release from Fraunhofer ISE, one of Germany’s finest scientific organizations.Continue Reading
Honeywell International, a maker of chemicals and aviation components, stated this week that it has developed a new method for converting low-grade plastic trash into oil of sufficient purity toContinue Reading
Lithium-ion batteries power our technology present and future. However, the growing usage of lithium-ion batteries, particularly in vehicles, has overtaken the technology for recycling them. In less than a decade,Continue Reading
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a automated robotic disassembly system for spent electric vehicle battery packs to safely and efficiently recycle and reuseContinue Reading
Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries themselves only have a shelf life of eight to ten years. There are more than 1.4 billion cars in the world today, and that number could double by 2036.Continue Reading
New Flyer, a bus manufacturer (including both New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc.), has built a pilot recycling facility along with Li-Cycle Corporation to recycleContinue Reading
