US ‘superglue’ the best way to boost car parts recovery?
United States – Researchers at Michigan State University are working together with the American Chemistry Council’s automotive group as well...
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Axions’ recycled polymers bring large carbon footprint savings
United Kingdom – Recycled polymers can boast a significantly smaller carbon footprint than oil-based virgin plastics – including up to...
Beverage carton collection coverage at 66% in the UK
United Kingdom – The proportion of UK local authorities making kerbside collections of beverage cartons for recycling has hit 66%,...
Suzuki exceeds Japan’s car recycling targets
Asia – Suzuki Motor Corporation recycled 392 998 end-of-life vehicles in Japan in the period April 2016-March 2017. The carmaker’s...
RecoCard scheme recycles 1 million PVC gift cards
United Kingdom – Whether for Amazon or Ikea, most major brands offer them nowadays: gift cards. In fact, UK consumers...
Discarded glass bottles to fuel next-generation batteries
United States – ‘Even with today’s recycling programmes, billions of glass bottles end up in landfills every year,’ note researchers...
Stella McCartney helps plastic fashion take another step forward
United Kingdom – Sustainable design is proving more and more not to be a passing phase. Now it is fashion...
Spotlight on China’s car and e-cycling market
Asia – China remains an important market for recyclates and recycling technology, observes Dr Axel Schweitzer of ALBA Group. He...
Scrapping awaits ‘supercarrier’ USS Independence
United States – The 60 000-ton USS Independence – the last of the Forrestal class of aircraft carriers – has...
Ireland’s Elves to take care of old cars
Ireland – Ireland’s environment minister Denis Naughten has launched a new industry-funded car recycling scheme. The end-of-life vehicle (ELV) initiative...
Sky-high potential for carbon fibre recycling innovation?
United States – Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) in the USA have discovered a new method to recycle epoxy-based...
