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Finding the Best Recycling Solution for Old Electric Car Batteries

There has been a sudden increase in the number of registrations of electric cars. However, what is the solution to dump used batteries? The association of Swiss car importers, “auto-schweiz,” is working hard to find a recycling solution for the whole industry, with Empa experts supporting it.

13 Aug 2019

Amcor Develops 100% Recyclable and Economical PET bottles for Beer Packaging

Amcor has adapted its design technology to develop the first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for pasteurized beer in Brazil.

From Amcor 8 Aug 2019

New Approach can Electrochemically Reduce Carbon Dioxide to Methane

An increasing number of researchers are searching for rapid, cost-effective methods to transform carbon dioxide gas into useful chemicals and fuels.

5 Aug 2019

A New Research at UC to Make 100% Recyclable Bioplastics from Food-Waste-Stream

A new solution being engineered at the University of Canterbury (UC) aims to turn food waste into valuable chemical components that could be used to make bioplastics.

2 Aug 2019

A Newly Introduced PET Monomer Recycling Group to Enhance PET Circularity

Petcore Europe, the industry organization representing PET value chain, introduces the “Special Industry Group - SIG” to position PET monomer recycling as a viable addition to the established mechanical recycling process, thereby enhancing the circularity of PET.

2 Aug 2019

New Recipes for Cost-Effective Desalination Using Fewer Ingredients

As population explosion and prolonged droughts continue, coastal cities like Carlsbad in Southern California have gradually opted for ocean desalination to make up for a declining freshwater supply.

1 Aug 2019

DePoly Develops New Method for Recycling PET

A chemical-based method for recycling PET containers has been developed by DePoly, a startup based at EPFL’s Valais-Wallis campus.

19 Jul 2019

CSIRO Creation Scales up to Tackle Waste

ASPIRE (Advisory System for Processing, Innovation & Resource Exchange) has transitioned out of CSIRO’s Data61, the data and digital specialist arm of Australia’s national science agency, and is scaling its operations nationally to better manage the 67 million tonnes of waste generated in Australia each year.

16 Jul 2019

Chemical Recycling Solution for Polystyrene - INEOS Styrolution Teams up with Müller

To develop a circular solution for polystyrene based on chemical recycling, INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics has teamed up with Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, a recognized leader in dairy products.

From INEOS Styrolution Group GmbH 12 Jul 2019

Wind and Chemical Industries Join Hands for Wind Turbine Recycling

WindEurope, Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Council) and EUCIA (the European Composites Industry Association) have come together to create a cross-sector platform to advance innovative approaches to the recycling of wind turbine blades.

9 Jul 2019