How can electronic waste, also known as e-waste, be recycled without resulting in negative environmental impacts that are often produced with traditional e-waste recycling methods? This is what a ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a solar-powered method to convert plastic ...

For years, the arguments against renewable power focused on its high costs. But as the price of wind and solar plunged, the arguments shifted. Suddenly, concerns about the waste left behind when solar ...

Declining plastic recycling rates coupled with increased plastic pollution on the Earth’s surface and within its oceans spell concern for the planet’s health. In an effort to combat these trends, ...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., a research and development partner based in Espoo, Finland, has announced that it has demonstrated how chemical recycling offers an alternative to ...

Recycling electronics is a delicate process in terms of the actual procedure and how difficult it can be for the average consumer to find a facility to dispose of the items properly. The lithium-ion ...

Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed new methods to solve a major source of future waste from the automotive, aerospace and renewable industries. It’s estimated that by 2030 carbon ...

For decades, the fossil fuel industry has urged recycling as an alternative to bans or cuts in the single-use plastic filling world landfills and oceans. Now, with the annual U.N. Climate Change ...

Deconstructing epoxy resins with hot acetic acid has the potential to provide a scalable and affordable solution for recycling a material used in a range of high-value consumer products, according to ...

This new recycling method would create an incentive for polystyrene to be collected and recycled instead of going into landfills or becoming plastic pollution. "I think it's important for people to ...

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Most of us see a heel of dry, forgotten bread as a candidate for ...