PulpaTronics
PulpaTronics is developing fully recyclable RFID tags made from paper – to replace metal antennas that are typically hidden in price tags, hotel key cards, and packaging labels
Hope Underwood develops retrofit rainwater harvesting kit to reduce bills
Northumbria University graduate Hope Underwood has created a water harvesting system that can be retrofitted to domestic drainpipes.
Colombia’s EV sales soar, but battery recycling startups struggle to keep pace
A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets
Technicians in India’s refurbished laptop shops give discarded electronics a new life.
Large-scale recycling of modern textiles is now in sight
Fast fashion creates mountains of polyester-cotton textile waste—a new recycling method that separates and recycles the two materials could be what the industry needs.
Supramolecular plastic, it biodegrades in the sea in 10 days
A new degradable supramolecular plastic has been created that decomposes in seawater into monomers that can be metabolized by bacteria.
Nth Cycle Begins Operations of First Domestic Commercial-Scale Nickel and Cobalt Scrap Refining System in Fairfield, Ohio
/PRNewswire/ -- Nth Cycle, the globally recognized critical metal refining company, has made history as the first company in the United States to produce...
Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from, amo…
Royal Mint opens factory in south Wales to recover gold from e-waste
‘Pioneering’ facility will extract precious metal from up to 4,000 tonnes of scrap circuit boards a year
The living things that feast on plastic
Scientists are scouring garbage sites around the world for bacteria, fungi and even insects that harbor enzymes that could be harnessed for breaking down various polymers. It’s early days, but if the efforts can be efficiently scaled-up, such biological recycling could put a dent in the plastic waste problem.