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The RECLAIM project launches a low-cost, portable, AI-powered robotic material recovery plant

RECLAIM's robotic waste recovery plant offers a decentralized solution for efficient material recovery in remote areas and during peak waste generation events.

From AIMPLAS 3 Mar 2025

Recycling Textile Waste into High-Strength Packaging Paper

Innovative techniques at TU Graz allow for the recovery of cotton fibers from textiles, creating stronger paper for packaging and promoting sustainability.

28 Feb 2025

New Sustainable Plant-Based Membrane Works Without Fossil-Fuel Materials and Toxic Solvents

They are used in cleaning our drinking water, treating sewage, processing foods and keeping pharmaceuticals safe – membranes are a crucial part of everyday life.

5 Feb 2025

Recycling Batteries Reduces Environmental Impact Compared to Mining

Stanford research shows battery recycling is more eco-friendly than mining, reducing energy use and emissions, and ensuring a stable supply of critical metals.

3 Feb 2025

MIT Spinout Gradiant Reduces Global Industrial Water Footprint with Innovative Solutions

When it comes to water use, most of us think of the water we drink. But industrial uses for things like manufacturing account for billions of gallons of water each day. For instance, making a single iPhone, by one estimate, requires more than 3,000 gallons.

31 Jan 2025

EU-Funded tExtended Project Launches Second Phase, Aiming to Reduce Textile Waste by 80% Through Industrial-Urban Symbiosis Demonstrator

The focus on finding solutions to the growing issue of textile waste is growing at both European and global levels.

30 Jan 2025

MIT Engineers Develop Nanofiltration Technology to Reduce Aluminum Waste

Used in everything from soda cans and foil wrap to circuit boards and rocket boosters, aluminum is the second-most-produced metal in the world after steel. By the end of this decade, demand is projected to drive up aluminum production by 40 percent worldwide.

9 Jan 2025

Sustainable Reusable Theatre Caps Made from Plant-Based Material Created for NHS Scotland

The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital has become the first hospital to co-design friendly and reusable theatre caps made from sustainable plant-based material as part of a research project being led by the University of Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt University.

From University of Strathclyde 6 Jan 2025

Project Re:Claim Wins Plastics Industry Award 2024

On 22 November, the prestigious Plastics Industry Awards ceremony was held in London, UK. Project Re:Claim was recognised in the “Recycler of the Year” category.

17 Dec 2024

Microbial Oxidation Reduces Glacial Methane Emissions

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from Dickinson College under the direction of Kristin Strock provided a rare glimmer of hope in the face of climate change.

16 Dec 2024