Avainsana: recycling
Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling
They were expert engineers, way ahead of the curve on underfloor heating, aqueducts and the use of concrete as a building material. Now it turns…
Why Britain’s 2.5 billion paper coffee cups are an eco disaster
Britain gets through 2.5 billion of them every year, and the number is set to increase. But despite a growing clamour for coffee chains to…
Recycling awareness growing in Africa
A survey of 4,200 Africans in the 18-to-24 age range, located in 14 different countries, has shown a 58 percent dissatisfaction rate with recycling efforts…
Survey finds widespread support for recyclable packaging
New research conducted on behalf of Amsterdam-based Trivium Packaging, which involved surveying some 15,000 people, found that nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of them said they…
More than half of UK businesses perceive lack for government support on recycling
Over half (53%) of UK businesses say they get minimal or no government support on recycling, reveals a new study by Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP)….
Michelin partners with Sweden’s Enviro to transform tyres into raw materials
Michelin has inked a deal with Scandinavian tyre recycler Enviro that will see the company scale up the deployment of an energy-efficient technology that uses…
Less waste, more recycling top Amsterdam’s circular city plans
Amsterdam council on Wednesday launched its strategy to make the city’s economy fully circular by 2050 and to cut the use of raw materials by…
Design students target household recycling challenges
Sustainable packaging solutions provider, DS Smith, is collaborating with product design students at Cardiff Met University to tackle the “crucial recycling issues” affecting households and…
Troy University center researching ways to recycle medical plastic scrap
Troy University’s Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences, Troy, Alabama, plans to research ways to recycle medical plastic scrap as well as ways to bolster…
Missing battery recycling link affecting lead market
The global success story of vehicle lead-acid battery recycling is likely to become apparent if COVID-19-related shutdowns restrict the collection of scrap batteries. In China,…
Plastic Recyclers Group Launches Post-Consumer Resin Certification Program
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), an international trade association that represents the plastics recycling industry, introduced a post-consumer resin certification program. This effort is…
Global Electronics Recycling Industry
Electronics Recycling market worldwide is projected to grow by US$29.4 Billion, driven by a compounded growth of 10.1%. Metals, one of the segments analyzed and…
H&M reaches clothing take-back target early, collecting 29,000 tonnes of used garments
This represents a 40% year-on-year increase in clothing taken back. The milestone, revealed in the high-street fashion giant’s latest Sustainability Performance Report, comes four years…
Single-use plastic bag supporters cite coronavirus risks in reviving sanitation concerns over reusables
Coronavirus upheaval has halted evictions, converted factories into ventilator and hand sanitizer producers and reshaped lives. The virus also seems to be disrupting something unexpected:…
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