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A typical recycling process converts large quantities of items made of a single material into more of the same. However, this approach isn’t feasible for old electronic devices, or ”e-waste,” because they contain small amounts of many different materials that cannot be readily separated. Now researchers report a selective, small-scale microrecycling strategy, which they use to convert old printed circuit boards and monitor components into a new type of strong metal coating.
The chair of California’s Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling says the group’s recommendations may reverberate across the U.S.
Source: Letter from California: Recycling initiative seeks input – Resource Recycling News
Canada’s third-largest province has approved a number of changes to its extended producer responsibility and container deposit programs. A province of over 5 million people, British Columbia has an extended producer responsibility (EPR) system for recyclables collected through the curbside …Continue Reading→
Source: British Columbia expands EPR and bottle deposit systems – Resource Recycling News
Ring Container Technologies wanted to understand the curbside recyclability of an all-PET container versus its existing polycoated paperboard canister. So it asked recycling programs themselves. Before rolling out the PET container, which was set to be used to package mixed …Continue Reading→
Source: How a packaging firm ensured its PET canister’s recyclability – Resource Recycling News
Tamsin Ettefagh, who has helped lead a couple of the largest plastics recycling companies in North America, has embarked on a new consulting venture. Called Tamsinette LLC, the consulting firm will concentrate on finding solutions to boost the recycling of …Continue Reading→
Source: Industry veteran shares insights on markets and her new venture – Plastics Recycling Update
Researchers have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules.
Source: Strategies for recycling of solar panels — ScienceDaily
Epidemic-related and political restrictions in scrap supply have helped demonstrate the value of secondary commodities.
Source: Commentary: Absence of scrap makes the world grow fonder – Recycling Today
Apple this month described the growth of a program that provides some official repair resources to certain repair shops. The initiative is separate from the company’s authorized repair service. The company last summer introduced the Independent Repair Provider Program, which …Continue Reading→
Source: Nearly 150 companies now part of Apple repair program – E-Scrap News
Adler spoke about the textile waste problem, the interesting nexus of plastic and textiles, the role of the fashion industry in circularity and more.
Source: Episode 67: Is Textile Recovery A Roadmap to Circularity?
At this point, no informed person can honestly deny the world’s plastic waste issue. Researchers have delivered sobering statistics about the amount of plastics ending up in waterways. Media outlets have offered a regular stream of stories and imagery, mobilizing …Continue Reading→