A new chemical process separates mixed textile waste and produces components that can be reused (Sci. Adv. 2024, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado6827). After their lifetime of use, most discarded clothes ...

In a recent study published in Engineering, researchers from Kyoto University have unveiled a novel method for the efficient separation and recycling of rare-earth elements (REEs) from end-of-life ...

With ever more electric vehicles on the road, regulators and automakers are considering what can be done with the millions of batteries that power EVs after they're spent. Even when their useful life ...

Recycling of electric car batteries can be easier, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly, according to a new scientific article from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, which outlines an ...

Equipment maker Lindner and Procter & Gamble say their solvent-based Flexloop process can remove impurities from recycled polymer chains. The secondary resins obtained through Flexloop not only comply ...

We know that most plastics thrown into the recycling bin don’t get recycled, but what about the ones that do? According to new research, those also end up spitting bits of plastic back into the ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

Researchers from India's Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) developed a novel process to recover lead (Pb) from end-of-life photovoltaic panels. “The lead recovery process ...

Austrian recycling technology provider says its polycondensation process has received a positive opinion statement from the European Food Safety Authority. NGR says its LSP process differs from solid ...