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Are EV batteries recyclable?
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (827+ words) As more electric cars arrive on Australian roads, another question is moving into focus: what will happen to their large batteries when they are no longer suitable for use in a vehicle? Will they become a growing waste problem, or…...
Waste-to-energy plant in Bidadi to get 11MW expansion
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (225+ words) The New Indian Express BENGALURU: The Bidadi waste-to-energy plant is all set for expansion to help ease Bengaluruâs garbage problem Officials from Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) said a proposal has been placed before the state government for an…...
Preventing Chuseok Trash Buildup... Intensive Crackdown on Excessive Packaging
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (252+ words) ▲ Inspection on Excessive Packaging The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced that it will implement special management measures for household waste from the 14th to the 30th for the Chuseok holiday. During the holiday period, local governments nationwide will operate household…...
Booking system set for Lincolnshire tips
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (347+ words) It'll begin within months A booking system is in the works for Lincolnshire recycling centres and will be implemented within months. It’s hoped this will deal with queues getting into the county’s eleven tips as well as “tackling misuse”. The…...
Europe’s textile recycling industry faces growing economic viability challenge
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (10+ words) textiletoday.com.bd...
Fiji recyclers contribute to Pacific waste policy workshop
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (263+ words) Pacific recycling organisations will bring grassroots perspectives to a regional workshop on waste management and recycling in Vanuatu this week. The Pacific Recycling Foundation will join regional stakeholders in Port Vila from September 16 to 18 for the Circular Policy Co-Design Workshop…...
Sweden Imports Millions of Tonnes of Waste to Generate Heat and Power
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (721+ words) Sweden imports millions of tonnes of waste for energy recovery, using incineration to generate heat and electricity while raising questions about recycling and sustainability. Sweden has become a notable example of how waste can be incorporated into an energy system,…...
Govt. to help firms set up plastic recycling facilities | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
13+ hour, 37+ min ago (234+ words) Japan's environment ministry is set to provide support to businesses that establish large-scale production bases for recycling plastic. The move comes after the situation in and around Iran affected the distribution of chemical products derived from naphtha, a petrochemical used…...
Here's how to recycle old tires this week in Manistee County
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (279+ words) KALEVA — Manistee County residents will have two opportunities to dispose of unwanted tires this year. A tire recycling event is scheduled for 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Bay Area Recycling for Community, 14407 Industrial Drive in Kaleva. A second event is set…...
Singapore built a pilot plant that uses discarded orange, lemon and pineapple peels to dissolve valuable metals out of shredded lithium-ion batteries — the underlying process recovered roughly 90 percent of the cobalt, lithium, nickel and manganese in lab tests
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (217+ words) Somewhere in Singapore's industrial west, a tank of shredded batteries is soaking in a solution that smells faintly of marmalade....