Battery recycling is essential if we are to keep hazardous materials from entering the waste stream during the EV production process and at its end-of-life. Predictions are this year ChinaContinue Reading
The US Department of Energy earmarked $11.6 million for a new high-impact R&D effort called the Center for Plastics Innovation (CPI). They will develop new transformative plastic recycling technology, whichContinue Reading
Italian PV module recycling consortium La Mia Energia says the Photo Voltaic Panel Mobile Recycling Device (PV-MoReDe) it has developed can almost completely recover raw materials including furnace-ready glass, silicon,Continue Reading
Cargill’s oils business in India has redesigned its packaging by cutting down on the amount of raw plastic used across all products. In association with Dow Chemical, the business reformulated itsContinue Reading
The Indian Government has set up an ambitious electric mobility target. The only hindrance for the EVs is high prices, 40-50% of which is constituted by the batteries only. WithContinue Reading
Even as fake tree sales rise, as many as 30 million real Christmas trees are sold in the United States each year. After serving as Yuletide decorations, many of these treesContinue Reading
Old and discarded phones are becoming a huge source of waste, with many components ending up in landfills or incinerators. When a cell phone gets tossed, only a few materialsContinue Reading
SK Innovation, Korea’s first oil refining company, which has grown into the nation’s top oil refinery and chemical company, has a plan to change its corporate identity “from carbon toContinue Reading
