Posts from Kirstin Linnenkoper

25-02-2021

Column

Whisky waste doesn’t have to be poured down the drain anymore

What would you say if I tell you that the cars of the future may be powered by… whisky. You…

25-02-2021

Recycling scholarship 2021: industry seeks out next generation

The Recycling Education and Research Foundation (RERF) wants to encourage youngsters to pursue a career in the recycling industry by…

23-02-2021

Business Plastics

Watchdog challenges shipping lines to curb illegal waste exports

A total of 52 organisations from all over the world have called upon major shipping lines to prove their corporate…

23-02-2021

Gallery Interview Plastics

Novoloop ceo Miranda Wang: ‘We want to help double the size of the circular economy’

Novoloop, a Silicon Valley start-up company is claiming its ‘breakthrough’ accelerated thermal oxidative decomposition (ATOD) technology harvests carbon-rich feedstock from…

22-02-2021

Plastics Research

Israeli researchers can biodegrade PET into recyclable material

Researchers from Israel-based Ben Gurion University are looking into bio-degradation by bacteria in collaboration with Portuguese company Ecoibéria. Their objective is…

21-02-2021

Gallery Textiles

‘Waste is out of fashion’: fixing the gaps in the textiles industry

Unwanted clothing, fabric and other textiles currently make up the fastest growing waste stream in America. In fact, only about 15% of…

19-02-2021

Technology VIRTUAL TRADE SHOW

Safely avoiding the hazards of lithium-ion batteries

BHS-Sonthofen has upgraded its batteries recycling technology. ‘It reliably prevents fires and the release of hazardous gases, as the crusher…

18-02-2021

Non-Ferrous Metals Research

Bentley seeking rare earth recycling solutions for its luxury cars

Bentley Motors is working together with the University of Birmingham on a three-year research project aiming to deliver a sustainable…

18-02-2021

Business E-scrap

Singapore calls on Alba Group to tackle its e-scrap

Alba Group will help Singapore recover its growing volumes of electronic waste. The country’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has contracted…

17-02-2021

Gallery

Michelin cleaning up Chile’s dumped tyres

Michelin is building its first tyre recycling plant in Chile. This is the result of its partnership with Enviro, a Swedish company…

17-02-2021

Batteries Research

New solution for lithium recovery from electric cars

Researchers in China have discovered a new way to extract lithium from used lithium iron phosphate batteries. The innovative process generates…