Akorn Technology, Inc. has unveiled a plant-based, edible coating for cucumbers, offering a promising alternative to single-use plastic wrap in fresh produce packaging.
Secure Recycling, a specialist in the disposal of electronic IT assets, has upgraded its operations by investing in two high-performance shredders from UNTHA — the ZR2400W pre-shredder and the XR3000C. These state-of-the-art machines have replaced the previously used RS100, significantly enhancing throughput, efficiency, and uptime.
The most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled. Globally, landfill remains the main destination of plastic waste. Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows.
AUDI AG is the first car manufacturer to develop and implement an economically viable recycling concept for recyclates from end-of-life vehicles. The company began testing the MaterialLoop program in 2023.
As of January 1, 2025, states including California, Oregon, and New York have enacted bans on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam products commonly used in foodware, packaging, and coolers. The legislation targets items such as takeout containers, foam cups, and packing peanuts.
Extracting valuable metals from used lithium-ion batteries just got easier! 🌱🔋 A new method uses plant oil and water to clean the "black mass"—a low-value mix of anode, cathode, and other materials—in just minutes at room temperature.
The leftover stems and leaves of the potato are the world’s largest untapped agricultural feedstock. Currently pulverised and incinerated, this unusable organic material cannot be fed to livestock or turned into quality fertiliser.
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- Repak’s sixth annual Plastic Pledge Report found its Plastic Pledge Signatories (Ireland) achieved an average recycling rate of 72% in 2023.
- A pioneering textile-recycling bill SB 707 has successfully passed the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee (US).
- The Central Park (NY, US) is testing out a new recycling bin for pizza boxes
- A new material made from seaweed-derived fibres
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