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A green technology for the closed-loop recycling of vat dyed textiles
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A green technology for the closed-loop recycling of vat dyed textiles

Graphical abstract. Credit: Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108265 It is becoming harder and harder to ignore the environmental costs of textiles,...

Recycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics
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Recycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics

Left: wind turbine blade waste; Middle: treated and dried wind turbine blade glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP); Right: injection-molded plastic containing 70% recycled GFRP....

New technology halves cost of recycling activated carbon for removing harmful substances
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New technology halves cost of recycling activated carbon for removing harmful substances

Activated carbon recycled using the developed technology. Credit: Korea Institute Of Energy Research A research team from the Korea Institute of Energy Research...

Scientists cook up a green recipe for recycling lithium-ion batteries using vegetable oil
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Scientists cook up a green recipe for recycling lithium-ion batteries using vegetable oil

To recycle batteries they are firstly shredded to produce a mixed black mass. The new process uses an oil nanoemulsion to float the...

Sugar-derived catalyst boosts plastic recycling and hydrogen production
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Sugar-derived catalyst boosts plastic recycling and hydrogen production

Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemical Engineering Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.157688 DGIST’s Professor Chiyoung Park’s team has developed a catalytic technology that effectively removes additives...

Experts offer recommendations for EV battery recycling problem
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Experts offer recommendations for EV battery recycling problem

Pretreatment processes in industry and laboratory scales. Credit: Nature Reviews Clean Technology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44359-024-00010-4 Recyclers, battery manufacturers, and electric vehicle manufacturers must...

Automated disassembly for e-waste recycling
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Automated disassembly for e-waste recycling

The robot lifting the motherboard out of the housing. Credit: Fraunhofer IFF A new UN report finds that more and more electronic waste,...

Recycling lithium-ion batteries slashes emissions, secures future mineral supply
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Recycling lithium-ion batteries slashes emissions, secures future mineral supply

Stanford associate professor William Tarpeh and Ph.D. student Samantha Bunke working in the Tarpeh lab. Credit: Bill Rivard/Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University...

Israel “Recycling” it’s System of Deporting Palestinians
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Israel “Recycling” it’s System of Deporting Palestinians

Xavier Abu Eid, a political analyst talks about Israel deporting Palestinian prisoners and losing their right of return