Where hyperscale hardware goes to retire: Ars visits a big ITAD site
(arstechnica.com)
"The biggest risk is data escape."
"The biggest risk is data escape."
The truth about soft plastic recycling points at supermarkets
(everydayplastic.org)
Our new investigation reveals the hard truth about soft plastic recycling points at supermarkets…
Our new investigation reveals the hard truth about soft plastic recycling points at supermarkets…
Selling your old laptop or phone? You might be handing over your data too
(theconversation.com)
You’re about to recycle your laptop or your phone, so you delete all your photos and personal files. Maybe you even reset the device to factory settings.
You’re about to recycle your laptop or your phone, so you delete all your photos and personal files. Maybe you even reset the device to factory settings.
Porsche explores EV battery recycling tech to power its new cars
(newatlas.com)
It isn't easy to recycle high-voltage batteries from electric cars, but Porsche wants to take a stab at it.
It isn't easy to recycle high-voltage batteries from electric cars, but Porsche wants to take a stab at it.
UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India
(bbc.com)
Millions of tyres being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.
Millions of tyres being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.
Toyota's 'Circular Factory' Idea Could Be a Great Alternative to Junk Yards
(thedrive.com)
With one junked car at a time, Toyota looks to reduce, reuse, and recycle its way into another profit stream while keeping trash out of well, actual streams.
With one junked car at a time, Toyota looks to reduce, reuse, and recycle its way into another profit stream while keeping trash out of well, actual streams.
UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India
(bbc.co.uk)
Millions of tyres being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.
Millions of tyres being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.
Nearly 100% of Lithium Recycled in Latest EV Battery Breakthrough
(insideevs.com)
Chinese battery scientists developed a special technique to make battery recycling cheaper and way more efficient.
Chinese battery scientists developed a special technique to make battery recycling cheaper and way more efficient.
Perovskite Solar Cells Can Be Completely Recycled
(physicsworld.com)
A research team headed up at Linköping University in Sweden and Cornell University in the US has succeeded in recycling almost all of the components of perovskite solar cells using simple, non-toxic, water-based solvents.
A research team headed up at Linköping University in Sweden and Cornell University in the US has succeeded in recycling almost all of the components of perovskite solar cells using simple, non-toxic, water-based solvents.
Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells
(the-independent.com)
Scientists have discovered a way to recycle nearly 100 per cent of the materials within lithium-ion batteries.
Scientists have discovered a way to recycle nearly 100 per cent of the materials within lithium-ion batteries.
Aqueous-based recycling of perovskite photovoltaics
(nature.com)
Cumulative silicon photovoltaic (PV) waste highlights the importance of considering waste recycling before the commercialization of emerging PV technologies1,2.
Cumulative silicon photovoltaic (PV) waste highlights the importance of considering waste recycling before the commercialization of emerging PV technologies1,2.
Railings Made from WWII Stretchers
(wikipedia.org)
Stretcher railings are railings or fences which enclose some buildings in London, England, that were made of repurposed medical stretchers left over from the Blitz during World War II.
Stretcher railings are railings or fences which enclose some buildings in London, England, that were made of repurposed medical stretchers left over from the Blitz during World War II.
Waste Wars: The Afterlife of Trash
(nytimes.com)
In the closing years of the Cold War, something strange started to happen.
In the closing years of the Cold War, something strange started to happen.
Convert plastic bottles into 3D printer filament
(sustainabledesign.studio)
Convert plastic bottles into 3D printer filament!
Convert plastic bottles into 3D printer filament!
You Can't Recycle Bowling Balls – But People Keep Trying (2021)
(curbed.com)
Every day, collection trucks from Brooklyn and barges from Queens and the Bronx arrive at Sims Municipal Recycling in Sunset Park, loaded up with old phone books and plastic sporks, metal faucets and glass bottles.
Every day, collection trucks from Brooklyn and barges from Queens and the Bronx arrive at Sims Municipal Recycling in Sunset Park, loaded up with old phone books and plastic sporks, metal faucets and glass bottles.
University of Alabama Engineer Pioneers New Process for Recycling Plastics
(news.ua.edu)
Plastic recycling is commonplace but imperfect. Part of the problem, says Dr. Jason Bara, is that current processes yield lower-quality plastics with reduced value and fewer end uses. In a circular plastic economy, any plastic could be broken down to its component parts and then reconstituted into new products with little or no waste.
Plastic recycling is commonplace but imperfect. Part of the problem, says Dr. Jason Bara, is that current processes yield lower-quality plastics with reduced value and fewer end uses. In a circular plastic economy, any plastic could be broken down to its component parts and then reconstituted into new products with little or no waste.
Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We've New ways to recycle it
(theconversation.com)
Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We are finding new ways to recycle it
Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We are finding new ways to recycle it
South Korea's mountain of plastic waste shows limits of recycling
(japantimes.co.jp)
South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's approach highlights its limits.
South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's approach highlights its limits.
Black plastics may contain toxic compounds that can leach into food, experts say
(cbc.ca)
Takeout containers and utensils made of some recycled black plastics may contain chemicals used in electronics, according to a recently published study.
Takeout containers and utensils made of some recycled black plastics may contain chemicals used in electronics, according to a recently published study.
Bye-bye microplastics: new plastic is recyclable and ocean-degradable
(riken.jp)
Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a durable plastic that won’t contribute to microplastic pollution in our oceans.
Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a durable plastic that won’t contribute to microplastic pollution in our oceans.
A $60B-a-Year Climate Solution Is Sitting in Our Junk Drawers
(motherjones.com)
In rich nations, just a fraction of e-waste is mined for critical metals. We’re going to have to up our game.
In rich nations, just a fraction of e-waste is mined for critical metals. We’re going to have to up our game.
Pulling gold out of e-waste suddenly becomes super-profitable
(newatlas.com)
A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to researchers – who found the key gold-filtering substance in cheesemaking, of all places.
A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to researchers – who found the key gold-filtering substance in cheesemaking, of all places.
Mercedes-Benz opens its own recycling facility for EV batteries
(arstechnica.com)
Today, Mercedes-Benz opened its first battery-recycling plant in Germany.
Today, Mercedes-Benz opened its first battery-recycling plant in Germany.