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Plastic-degrading Enzymes Increasing in Correlation with Pollution

The number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution.

14 Dec 2021

CDU Joins Project to Recycle Bromine and Antimony from Plastics

Charles Darwin University (CDU) is joining with The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) North American Flame Retardant Alliance (NAFRA) and the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in Al Ain to develop new processes for recovering and recycling bromine and antimony from flame-retarded plastics.

8 Dec 2021

Leading Renewable Energy Projects Crowned at Scottish Green Energy Awards

A pioneering energy storage system which has been developed using the simple principle of gravity has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry tonight (Dec 2).

3 Dec 2021

PPPL Receives New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Recycling Leadership Award

The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has a lot to celebrate this America Recycles Day after recently receiving the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Recycling Leadership Award for recycling 52 percent of solid waste and 82 percent of construction waste in 2020.

29 Nov 2021

Innovation Increase in Energy Storage for Renewables and Solid-State Batteries for EVs – New Report

The imperative to create a consistent energy supply from renewable sources – and support the phasing out of fossil fuels – is inspiring investment in long-term energy storage innovation, a new report says.

24 Nov 2021

Swedish Innovation Can Save the Planet from Plastic Lids

Every year, more than 300 billion plastic lids – 1,500,000,000 kg of plastic – are used on our coffee and beverage cups. The lids leak, and we spill and burn ourselves.

From Liplid 22 Nov 2021

Finding Opportunities to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Common Plastic

Broad-based scientific team from government, academia and industry joins forces to identify new opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of polyurethane -; one of the most widely used but little recycled plastic materials.

19 Nov 2021

World-First Facility Converting Waste Carbon Dioxide into Materials

Barton Blakeley Technologies (BBT) has developed the first carbon conversion system, converting CO2 emissions into hydrophobic silica.

From Barton Blakeley Technologies 17 Nov 2021

Researchers Find an Economical and Sustainable Method for Battery Recycling Purposes

Spent lithium-ion batteries contain valuable metals that are difficult to separate from each other for recycling purposes.

16 Nov 2021

New Strategy in PSA Video can Help Improve Recycling Compliance

A specific messaging strategy used in a public service announcement (PSA) video can effectively encourage New Yorkers who struggle with recycling compliance to properly separate their trash from recycling, according to the results of a University at Buffalo study.

11 Nov 2021