Packaging German retailer adopts digital watermarks to enhance plastics recycling August 10, 2023 German retailer Netto Marken-Discount is using digital watermarks in its private label food and beverage packaging
Circular Economy Toronto looking for supplier to draw circular economy roadmap August 9, 2023 The City of Toronto has issued an invitation to prospective suppliers to submit bids to develop Toronto’s First Circular Economy Road Map Strategy and Implementation Plan
Batteries New recycling plant in Ohio will supply minerals for 200k EV batteries a year August 8, 2023 Cirba Solutions, a battery materials management specialist, recently held a groundbreaking event for the expansion of its lithium-ion processing operations in Lancaster, Ohio
Fire safety Huge recycling plant fire in New Mexico puts residents’ health at risk August 7, 2023 A massive blaze at a plastics recycling plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has prompted local officials to warn residents to stay indoors and away from toxic smoke. Albuquerque Fire and…
E-Waste Racing team builds race car from e-waste August 3, 2023 Formula E team Envision Racing has revealed its full-size, drivable Formula E Gen3 ‘Recover-E’ car made entirely out of electronic waste (e-waste)
E-Waste Material breakthrough will facilitate electronics recycling August 2, 2023 A UK-based materials specialist has produced a circuit board substrate that dissolves in water, allowing the components to be recovered and recycled
Batteries Study looks into biochar for battery recycling August 1, 2023 A research project at the University of Minnesota is studying the use of biochar in pyrometallurgical battery recycling
Deposit return systems UK water bottler offers monetary rewards for recycling July 31, 2023 Nestlé Waters subsidiary Buxton has joined a first-of-its-kind recycling trial in Brecon, Powys in South Wales
Packaging Consumers prefer compostable packaging, study finds July 26, 2023 Consumers who are aware of compostable packaging options would prefer using them over plastic, a new study has found. TIPA, a compostable packaging producer, recently conducted survey on consumer perceptions…
Biogas Bion starts livestock waste treatment demonstration project July 25, 2023 Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. has started up its Fair Oaks, Indiana, demonstration and optimization facility
Metals BC region gains new metals recycling service July 24, 2023 West Kootenay, British Columbia, residents and business owners have a new location to recycle scrap metal since LocalMetal opened its doors in Genelle this spring
Research UBCO researchers investigate new use for plastic bottles July 21, 2023 Instead of going to a landfill, they may help with future soil stabilization
Plastics Nova to open mechanical recycling plant in Indiana July 19, 2023 NOVA Chemicals Corporation is developing its first mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Indiana
Regulatory Development B.C. sets single-use plastic rules July 17, 2023 A new provincial regulation will expand B.C.’s efforts to tackle hard-to-recycle single-use and plastic items
Construction, Renovation and Demolition (CRD) CDE commissions C&D waste plant for Calgary Aggregate Recycling July 14, 2023 CDE has opened a new washing pant for aggregate recycling firm Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. (CAR). The new 250 tons per hour (tph) washing solution was recently commissioned at CAR’s…