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Net Zero Week: Coventry University Helps Firm Produce Critical Materials From Recycled Aluminum

Coventry University is helping an award-winning aluminum foundry explore how recycled aluminum can be processed into very high-grade materials essential to UK industry.

9 Jul 2026

Carbon Dioxide Utilization: The Future of Green Chemicals?

Petrochemicals underpin the global economy and are found in most manufactured goods. However, the chemicals sector is also a major emitter of carbon dioxide.

9 Jul 2026

Heatwave Breaks All-Time Record for Mini Fan Demand

As the UK heads into our third heatwave of the year, research shows that 2026 has already broken the all-time record for mini fan demand.

8 Jul 2026

It’s Time to Rethink How We Buy, Wear and Repair Clothes

A new Adelaide University report has found South Australians are still overwhelmingly buying clothes new, despite growing awareness of circular fashion options.

7 Jul 2026

New Approach Boosts Microplastic Removal From Wastewater

RMIT University researchers have tested a more effective way to capture microplastics from wastewater, using a combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles to achieve removal rates of more than 90%.

7 Jul 2026

REWIND Demonstrates the Potential of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades as New Industrial Resources

What until recently was considered one of the most challenging waste streams of the energy transition could become a valuable source of raw materials for new industrial products.

1 Jul 2026

Alliance to End Plastic Waste Report Demonstrates Feasibility of Producing High-Quality Film From Household Flexible Plastic Waste

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste today published The Quest for Quality: Scaling Advanced Mechanical Recycling to Meet Recycled Content Targets for Flexibles, which provides a comprehensive technical and economic assessment of a 50,000-ton-per-year advanced mechanical recycling plant for flexible plastics.

26 Jun 2026