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Material recovery
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Fortum develops lithium recycling for EV batteries
ESPOO, Finland – Fortum has developed a new method to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries. Lithium is one of the most valuable components in lithium-ion batteries. However, there has been difficulty in recovering lithium and making it available quickly enough…
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New material from bottle caps and labels
CENTURY CITY, California – CarbonLITE Holdings LLC, the world’s largest recycler of plastic beverage bottles, has developed a pelletized material using the caps and labels from the plastic bottles it recycles. It is targeting the injection molding industry with its…
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Associations release guide to reduce battery fires
SILVER SPRING, Maryland – The National Waste & Recycling Association (NW&RA), the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc (ISRI), and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) have developed a Guide for Developing Lithium Battery Management Practices at Materials…
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Geomega looks to recycle rare earths from new U.S. plant
MONTREAL – Quebec-based Geomega Resources Inc. has been designated the recycler for rare earth-containing production waste from USA Rare Earth’s future production of sintered neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets (sintered neo magnets) in the United States. Based in Boucherville…
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Transcontinental to recycle plastics
MONTREAL – Packaging and media giant TC Transcontinental is creating a recycling group within its packaging division. The new group will start purchasing equipment for converting flexible plastics recovered from sorting facilities and other commercial, industrial and agricultural sources into…
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A new recycling technique breaks down old tires into reusable materials
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered an efficient and mild process that uses silicone chemistry to break the sulfur-to-sulfur bonds that hold tires together
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Cleanfarms opens Alberta office
LETHBRIDGE, Alberta – Cleanfarms, a Canada-wide stewardship organization best known for its ag-plastics recycling programs for pesticide and fertilizer jugs and totes and grain bags has opened an Alberta office in Lethbridge. “Alberta’s importance as an executive hub for agricultural…
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Mississauga company ships recovered battery metals
MISSISSAUGA –In December 2019 Li-Cycle Corp., a Mississauga, Ontario-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, completed its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material, containing energy metals concentrate. The shipped product was processed at Li-Cycle’s facility and contained key metals –…
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Millions of burnt trees and rusted cars
Post-disaster cleanup is expensive, time-consuming and wasteful
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How we can recycle more buildings
The challenges of sustainable construction, industrial growth and the importance of resource efficiency are now clearly recognized by governments around the world and are now at the forefront of strategy and policy