A new chemical process separates mixed textile waste and produces components that can be reused (Sci. Adv. 2024, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado6827). After their lifetime of use, most discarded clothes ...

Researchers from India's Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) developed a novel process to recover lead (Pb) from end-of-life photovoltaic panels. “The lead recovery process ...

Equipment maker Lindner and Procter & Gamble say their solvent-based Flexloop process can remove impurities from recycled polymer chains. The secondary resins obtained through Flexloop not only comply ...

In a recent study published in Engineering, researchers from Kyoto University have unveiled a novel method for the efficient separation and recycling of rare-earth elements (REEs) from end-of-life ...

German company Flaxres has developed an industrial process to recycle PV modules, and has begun operating a pilot facility at its new site where 10 tons of solar modules can be recycled daily. Flaxres ...

Austrian recycling technology provider says its polycondensation process has received a positive opinion statement from the European Food Safety Authority. NGR says its LSP process differs from solid ...

A recent study has introduced a new method for recycling electronic waste, offering a promising solution to one of the most pressing environmental challenges today. Scientists have devised a process ...

We know that most plastics thrown into the recycling bin don’t get recycled, but what about the ones that do? According to new research, those also end up spitting bits of plastic back into the ...

A San Francisco recycling startup company has created an AI-powered robot to streamline the recycling process, and it's now being used in other plants across the country. Rebecca Hu and co-founder ...

A new battery recycling method developed by Illinois Grainger engineers removes scarce, expensive metals from old battery cathodes and coats them onto new cathodes in a single step. The result is ...