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Cards Recycling Partners With Machinex to Launch Its First State-Of-The-Art Recycling Facility in Arkansas

Machinex Technologies is excited to announce the grand opening of CARDS Recycling’s new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) on September 12, 2024, in Springdale, Arkansas.

From Machinex 17 Sep 2024

AIMPLAS Coordinates a Project to Reuse and Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries and Recover the Valuable Metals They Contain

Today, the most common fate of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which are used in electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers, and electric mobility (scooters, bicycles, motorbikes and vehicles), is landfill, which involves major safety and environmental risks.

From AIMPLAS 16 Sep 2024

The ITC and AIMPLAS recycle fired ceramic tile waste for the construction industry

The RECERCO Project has confirmed that it is possible to recover this waste, which currently goes to landfill, to manufacture new tiles, as well as composites for shutter profiles and urban furniture. The companies Neos...

From AIMPLAS 12 Sep 2024

Study Revolutionizes Polyolefin Recycling

An article recently published in the journal Nature Chemical Engineering presented an in-depth analysis of transport phenomena affecting catalyst effectiveness in chemical polyolefin recycling.

11 Sep 2024

Flottweg's New Xelletor Series Revolutionizes Sludge Dewatering Efficiency

Understanding that sewage sludge dewatering is an important step in wastewater treatment, Flottweg has developed a unique centrifuge concept specifically for the high-level dewatering of sludge—the Flottweg Xelletor series.

11 Sep 2024

3D Imaging Could Transform Plastic Recycling

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have made a groundbreaking discovery by using 3D imaging to examine microplastics in unprecedented detail.

6 Sep 2024

A Groundbreaking Solution to the Issue of Plastic Waste

A study led by Tokyo Metropolitan University professor Kotohiro Nomura and published in Industrial Chemistry and Materials describes how to depolymerize PET (polyethylene terephthalate) using alcohols and an easily accessible, low-cost iron trichloride catalyst.

2 Sep 2024

Chemical Plastics Recycling is Ready To Go

Hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic waste are generated worldwide every year. Scientists are working tirelessly on new methods to recycle a large proportion of this waste into high-quality products and thus enable a genuine circular economy. However, current recycling practices fall short of this goal. Most plastic waste is recycled mechanically: shredded and then melted down. Although this process does result in new plastic products, their quality deteriorates with each recycling step.

2 Sep 2024

CSIRO and Murdoch University Launch Bioplastics Innovation Hub to End Plastic Waste

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and Murdoch University have launched The Bioplastics Innovation Hub, an $8 million collaboration that will work with industry partners to develop a new generation of 100 % compostable plastic. The Bioplastics Innovation Hub aims to revolutionize plastic packaging by developing biologically derived plastic that can break down in compost, land, or water.

2 Sep 2024

Epson and HKRITA Collaborate on the Development of New Fiber Recycling Technology Using Dry Fiber Technology

The partners seek to accelerate the use of recycled fibers by establishing a technology to separate the fibers from hard-to-defibrate post-consumer fabrics.

31 Aug 2024