Shanghai has tough new recycling rules – and it will stop trash ...
2019年7月3日 · With a population of 1.4 billion and no formal recycling system, the country generates mountains of trash daily. But for the first time, from the start of July, Shanghai residents will be required to sort their waste, as one of the country’s first …
7 ways to boost e-waste recycling – and why it matters
2024年4月15日 · Higher global consumption of e-goods, shorter product life cycles and fewer repair options mean the amount of unwanted phones, laptops and other items is soaring. However, changing attitudes to the circular economy mean initiatives aimed at reusing and recycling e-waste could help us use precious metals and minerals more sustainably.
8 inspiring innovations that are helping to fight plastic pollution
2021年12月13日 · Dealing with plastic pollution demands creativity – from re-designing packaging and delivery models to implementing new recycling technologies that help address waste production and management. To discover innovators around the world, the Global Plastic Action Partnership collaborated with UpLink to launch GPIN, aiming to build a community of ...
‘Wishcycling’: the dos and don’ts of recycling | World Economic …
2021年11月24日 · Recycling the correct materials, however, can accelerate the circular economy through upcycling. Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, recently revealed ways to produce high-value products, such as carbon nanotubes (used to design lightweight parts for aerospace) and clean liquid fuel, from used plastic. The process can also ...
3 ways to improve recycling behaviour and boost the circular …
2022年8月9日 · Local leaders tend to think of promoting recycling behaviour as a public awareness exercise, rather than a critical piece of recycling’s business case. Municipalities can also be skeptical of investing in the deeper community engagement and integration with waste management operations that successful behaviour change campaigns require.
How innovation will jumpstart lithium battery recycling
2024年6月6日 · Lithium-ion battery recycling is an important problem we must solve through innovation to provide sustainable solutions for battery material needs. It is possible to recycle; we only have to look to the success of lead acid batteries that are largely recycled today. The imperative to invest in our lithium-ion battery recycling process is clear.
5 innovative ways your coffee grounds can be recycled
2018年11月5日 · At its coffee recycling factory in Cambridgeshire, it processes thousands of tonnes of coffee waste into coffee logs. Made from the grounds of 25 cups of coffee, bio-bean claims its coffee logs burn 20% hotter and longer than kiln-dried wood.
Survey reveals why people don’t recycle more | World Economic …
2021年11月18日 · A lack of programmes and services is the top barrier to greater recycling uptake, a global sustainability survey shows. Globally, 64% of people feel personally responsible for acting on climate change. But many said recycling was either inconvenient, or they lacked trust in recycling programmes.
Reusing 10% will stop almost half of plastic waste from entering …
2021年7月23日 · At the moment, only a fraction of our plastic waste – 14%, according to a report by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation – gets recycled.
These 11 companies are leading the way to a circular economy
2019年2月26日 · People’s Choice Award winner TriCiclos began in Chile in 2009 with the stated aim of working towards a “world without waste”. Since then it has built and operated the largest network of recycling stations in South America, diverting 33,000 metric tons of recyclable material from landfill and saving over 140,000 metric tons of carbon ...