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Trash to Treasure – Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen

Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen production more sustainable.

16 Apr 2024

Textile Recyclers Australia Joins UNSW SMaRT Centre's ARC Microrecycling Research Hub

An important new partner has joined the ARC Research Hub for Microrecycling of Battery and Consumer Wastes.

16 Apr 2024

Cepsa Química Develops the First Renewable Energy Traceability System for the Manufacture of Chemical Products, Validated by AENOR

Cepsa Química the first global methodology to ensure traceability in the production of low-carbon LAB, produced from renewable energies, validated by AENOR (the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification).

From Cespa Quimica 12 Apr 2024

Graphjet Technology to Build New Agricultural Waste-to-Graphite Production Facility in Nevada

Graphjet Technology (“Graphjet” or “the Company”), a leading developer of patented technologies to produce graphite and graphene directly from agricultural waste, today announced it plans to build a commercial artificial graphite production facility in Nevada.

From Graphjet Technology Sdn. Bhd. 10 Apr 2024

Aduro Clean Technologies Advances Recycling of Polyolefins with Hydrochemolytic Technology

Aduro Clean Technologies Inc., a Canadian technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils, into resources for the 21st century, is pleased to provide an update on its research project titled “Tuning Supercritical Fluids for Polymer Recycling to Monomers and Chemicals” in partnership with Western University.

8 Apr 2024

Effects of Curbside Compost Collection Programs

Most organic waste from households ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of dumping it in landfills can considerably cut methane emissions and help combat global warming.

27 Mar 2024

Bigger and Better Solar Panel Recycling Centres Needed to Deal With PV Waste Says Report

A new report on solar panel recycling has recommended a raft of measures including the establishment of large waste facilities in five big Australian cities by 2027.

27 Mar 2024

Major environmental Benefits Recycling Gold With Biodiesel

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed an environmentally friendly method for recycling and purifying metals.

25 Mar 2024

New Research Into the Impact of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Health is Urgently Required Due to ‘Significant Threat’ to Human Health

A new metastudy published in Cambridge Prisms: Plastics by Cambridge University Press, has identified a body of evidence demonstrating the negative impact of microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs) on human health and identifying the limitations of current research.

20 Mar 2024

Marmite Could Help in Recycling Metal Waste

As the world’s reliance on electronics grows, the search for viable solutions to recycle them intensifies. However, electronics can contain a variety of metals that are difficult to separate for proper recycling.

13 Mar 2024