Plastics Waste Management Revolutionized As Texas Engineers Use Lasers, 2D Materials for Sustainable Recycling

Medicine & Technology Jul 10, 2024

Texas engineers are revolutionizing plastics waste management with innovative laser technology for sustainable recycling. Read more to learn more!

Novel Technology for Sorting Fibers in Fabrics Could Potentially Make Clothes, Other Textiles Recyclable

Jan 14, 2024

When fibers are mixed together, clothes become almost impossible to recycle. Read to learn more.

Can Recycling Plastic Cutlery Help the Planet? Here's What To Do To Reduce Takeout Carbon Footprint

Aug 12, 2023

Plastic cutlery may be made with recyclable plastics, but does that mean they can or will be recycled? Read the article to know the answer.

High-Tech Ways of Dismantling Cars Adopted by Scrapyards Offer New Strategy in Recycling End-of-Life Vehicles

Jul 21, 2023

Scrapyards adopt new approach in reclaiming valuable components of end-of-life vehicles, revolutionizing waste management systems. Find out more about it in this article.

Solar Panel Recycling Challenges: Are We Ready for Huge Volumes of Photovoltaic Toxic Trash?

Jun 05, 2023

Despite the advantages of solar energy as potential solution in reducing carbon emissions, it also poses risks as huge volumes of solar panels are expected to be disposed in the coming years. Find out more about it in this article.

Mobile Phone Batteries Prone to Rusting Recycled Using Nanoscale Electromechanical Vibrations

Jan 25, 2023

Recycling mobile phone batteries, using a nanoscale frequency this is possible as per the new study. Read on to know more about this news!

Trawling Fishing Nets, New Recycling Efforts To Save and Oceans in UK

Oct 10, 2022

Recycling efforts in trawl fishing nets in the United Kingdom was launched to preserve marine ecosystems. Know how this can ease the current situation of marine pollution, read here now!

New Innovation Called ‘Upcycling’ Converts Plastics Into Useful Chemical Products

Aug 23, 2022

A new recycling technology converts plastic into useful products. Researchers demonstrate how “upcycling” makes plastics functional. Read to know more.

Plastic Broken Down Into Molecular Building Blocks, a Successful Approach for Genuine, More Effective Recycling

Mar 25, 2022

ETH Zurich researchers have developed a new approach for more effective plastic recycling. Learn how the material is broken down into molecular building blocks.

Solar Panel Recycling Problems May Be Finally Solved, Here's How

Dec 30, 2021

A new study supported by Arizona State University and the US Department of Energy hopes to end the problematic e-waste produced by defunct solar panels.

BoatUS Foundation, Berkley Celebrate Breakthrough Concepts in Fishing Line And Soft Bait Recycling: ‘Recast and Recycle’ Contest Winners Announced

Oct 08, 2021

Contest garnered 129 entries and paid out $30,000 in prizes.

LEGO Succeeds in Creating Recycled PET Plastic Bricks, But Will Take "Some Time" Before Hitting Shelves

Jun 27, 2021

Taking a major step towards its target of sustainable production by 2030, The LEGO Group has recently released its prototype brick made entirely from recycled plastic.

This Scientist Found a Way to "Re-Form" Old Cellphones and Other E-Waste

Feb 15, 2021

Veena Sahajwalla, a supplies scientist and engineer at the College of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, created waste microfactories to address humanity's large trash downside -- the growing number of e-wastes.

Upcycling Instead of Recycling: Turning Plastic Bags Into Adhesives

Dec 18, 2020

According to the Henry Rapoport Chair in Organic Chemistry at UC Berkeley, the vision for this conversion is that one would "take a plastic bag that's of no value."

Researchers Identify Key Factor for Calcium Carbonate Recovery From Industrial Wastes

Nov 25, 2020

Scientists have presented a new set of guidelines in using solvents as recovery agents for calcium carbonate (CaCO3) from industrial wastes.