20-04-2020 Business Plastics recyclingPlastic Energy and Ineos unite to take scrap to the next levelChemical company Ineos and recycling firm Plastic Energy are building a recycling plant that will convert plastic scrap into ‘high…
26-03-2020 Battery recycling Research and DevelopmentExtracting lead from batteries to harvest solar energyLead-acid batteries are everywhere – powering cars, aircraft, navigation systems and emergency lighting. Researchers from China’s Xidian University have found…
23-10-2019 Business Editors’ Top PicksRe-Gen Waste invests millions to meet waste-to-energy demandRe-Gen Waste has invested £5 million (US$ 6.4 million) in expanding its facility in Newry, Northern Ireland. The expansion supported…
08-02-2019 Business Paper and cardboard recyclingWill Australia’s $600 million waste-to-energy plant get approval?Australian Paper has teamed up with waste management firm Suez to build an incineration plant that could process 55% of…
10-12-2018 Business Plastics recyclingJapan environment minister calls for waste-to-energy reductionJapan’s state minister of the environment Minoru Kiuchi has said his country ‘needs to gradually shift to other forms of…
18-10-2018 Technology newsEnergy-from-waste technology spotlighted at PollutecVecoplan is to showcase its environmental and recycling technologies at the upcoming Pollutec trade show in November, which this year…
13-07-2018 Business Non-Ferrous metals recyclingPlatinum group metals innovation from South Africa saves a lot more energyPlatinum group metals represent an attractive market for recyclers in various parts of the world. A new player stepping onto…
30-10-2017 BusinessAustralia invests in new waste-to-energy techAustralia – Lily D’Ambrosio, Australia’s Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Action, has announced the recipients of five grants from…
06-10-2017 Battery recyclingRelectricity revives car batteries to offer future-proofed energy storageAustralia – Australian tech company Relectrify has received an investment of AU$ 1.5 million (US$ 1.17 million) from the government’s…
13-01-2017 BusinessRoyal visitor for Veolia’s £60 million waste-to-energy plantUnited Kingdom – Her Royal Highness Princess Anne has officially opened the £60 million Battlefield energy recovery facility at Shrewsbury…
03-09-2015 Research and DevelopmentLow-energy recycling of wind turbine bladesUnited States – In the USA, Washington State University (WSU) has joined forces with Seattle-based Global Fiberglass Solutions Inc. (GFS)…