17-02-2021 Battery recycling 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...
14-02-2021 Column Cars of tomorrow keep recyclers on their toes The global fleet of automobiles has seen some interesting changes over the years. Some people refer to modern cars as...
11-02-2021 Battery recycling Volkswagen reveals end-to-end process for car batteries Volkswagen has opened its first car battery recycling plant, which was built in Salzgitter, Germany. The pilot operation will process...
19-01-2021 Battery recycling WasteCare invests in UK battery recycling hub Waste manager WasteCare has started operations at the UK’s first full-scale household battery recycling facility following approval from the Environment...
25-12-2020 Paper and cardboard recycling Carton sector acknowledges reported EU recycling rates will fall The claimed ‘recyclability’ of the beverage carton in the EU is challenged in a report from the Brussels NGO Zero...
15-12-2020 Ferrous metal recycling Cleaning up the UK’s used car waste flow UK recycler Enva has partnered up with second-hand vehicle retailer CarShop to take care of all waste management services for...
28-10-2020 Gallery Recycling powers the cars of the future Students at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have produced a car made entirely out of waste products, including...
14-10-2020 Business Hyundai selling car scrap fashion at Selfridges Hyundai has launched the Re:Style 2020 collection, which is made from upcycled, repurposed car parts that would have otherwise ended...
08-10-2020 Electronics recycling E-car ‘Luca’: horsehair seats, ocean plastics chassis Students of the University of Technology in Eindhoven, the Netherlands have unveiled a car made largely from recycled materials such...
20-08-2020 ICM conference Car recycling experts to meet up next year instead Swiss event organiser ICM has decided to postpone next month’s International Automobile Recycling Congress (IARC) in Geneva to a ‘safer’...