Researchers at Swedish Linnaeus University have developed a new way of retrieving cobalt from used lithium-ion batteries. With a liquid solvent made of readily available substances – a simple derivate of urea and acetamide – over 97 percent of the cobalt can be recovered, the university informed. The researchers see good potential for large-scale application. […]
Led by ACCUREC Recycling GmbH, an internationally active company in battery recycling, various partners – specialty chemicals company Evonik, Oeko-Institut and the IME Process Metallurgy and Recycling Institute at RWTH Aachen – are working on a research project named “EarLi” to recover high-purity lithium from recycled batteries from electric vehicles (EV). EarLi stands for extraction […]
The members of the German initiative – Universität Siegen, RWTH Aachen University, Leipa Group, Propakma, Tomra and Stadler – are developing a solution for recovering and recycling paper from the lightweight packaging, residual waste and commercial waste streams. According to Statista, the global production of paper and cardboard totals more than 400 million metric tons […]
The 26th edition of the international Italian trade fair on technologies for the circular economy, to be held from 7th to 10th November 2023 at Rimini Expo Center, has announced full capacity already in April. According to the organizer Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), this year’s Ecomondo is the first edition occupying the entire trade fairgrounds. […]
Eco Expo Asia 2023 was held in Hong Kong from 26 – 29 October, with some 12,000 visitors from 112 countries and regions as well as over 300 exhibitors from 13 countries and regions making their way to the AsiaWorld-Expo to explore the latest technologies in tackling the ongoing climate crisis. International participation was also […]
The importance of artificial intelligence (AI) and carbon credits in the future of the paper recycling sector were highlighted to the Paper Division session at the BIR World Recycling Convention in Abu Dhabi on 24 October. Ranjit Baxi, Managing Director of J&H Sales International in the UK and founding President of the Global Recycling Foundation, […]
The Bureau of International Recycling is formulating a new policy position on extended producer responsibility (EPR) and started the process of issuing a new report on the environmental benefits of recycling, the organisation’s World Recycling Convention in Abu Dhabi has been told. Speaking to the International Environment Council on 23 October, the Trade & Environment […]
Renewcell, a Swedish sustain-tech company that developed a patented process, which enables the recycling of cellulosic textile waste, has announced the launch of the CIRCULOSE Supplier Network (CSN). The group currently consists of forty-seven yarn and textile producers helping drive the circular economy forward by enabling a steady supply of CIRCULOSE to the market. The […]
Finland-based company Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) resin made with renewable “Neste RE” on a commercial scale. This material is Neste’s feedstock for polymers production, made entirely from bio-based raw materials such as waste and residues (for example, used cooking oil) […]
The Galapagos archipelago is composed of 127 islands, islets and rocks. In 1959, 97 percent of the total emerged surface was appointed National Park. In 2001 the islands were declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. But in 2018, the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau described the archipelago as a “paradise in need”: Galapagos is confronted […]