Recycling News

RSS

New Treatment Methods can Reduce Concentration of Drugs in Wastewater

Seven wastewater treatment plants located in the Eastern United States were recently studied, showing a mixed record with regard to removing pharmaceutical drugs like antidepressants and antibiotics.

9 Jan 2020

Metal-Organic Framework Membrane can Efficiently Turn Saltwater Potable

The world’s surface is covered by 71% of seawater, but despite this fact, four billion people still face severe water scarcity problems at least one month of the year.

20 Dec 2019

Anellotech Offers Technology to Covert Waste Plastic Packaging into Chemicals

Anellotech has announced the significant expansion of its program with Plas-TCat™, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.

From Anellotech, Inc. 20 Dec 2019

Innovative Sponge Rapidly Removes Over 90% of Oil Microdroplets from Wastewater

Every year, 100 billion barrels of wastewater contaminated with oil are produced by drilling and fracking processes that are carried out under the seabed to recover oil. These processes release small droplets of oil into the surrounding water.

17 Dec 2019

Inovative Start Up Yume Partners with Global Environmental Leader Suez to Combat Food Waste

Today, we are announcing a ground-breaking partnership to fight commercial food waste. A fight that cannot be fought alone.

17 Dec 2019

Reusing Industrial Waste for Building

Following a successful project creating bricks from pulp plant waste in northern India, Elsa Olivetti is looking for ways to repurpose slag produced by the metals industry.

17 Dec 2019

INEOS Styrolution and Agilyx to Develop Polystyrene Recycling Facility in Illinois

INEOS Styrolution and Agilyx has announced that they are advancing the development of a polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling facility in Channahon, Illinois

From Agilyx, Inc 13 Dec 2019

Ford and McDonalds Co-develop Lighter Vehicle Parts Using Waste Coffee Chaff

Ford Motor Company and McDonalds USA have announced that they will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housing.

13 Dec 2019

AIMPLAS Participates in Project to Turn Biowaste into Bioplastics and More

AIMPLAS has announced that it is participating in the WaysTUP! project, funded by Horizon 2020. The project aims to turn urban biowaste into resources such as food additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastics.

12 Dec 2019

INEOS Partners with Viridor to Develop New Polymers with Post-consumer Plastic

INEOS and Viridor have announced that they have joined forces in a project that will produce a range of high-specification polymers with up to 50 percent or more post-consumer recycled content.

From Viridor House 12 Dec 2019