recycling

Global Plastic Recycling Rate ‘Stagnant’ at 9%: Study

Global Plastic Recycling Rate ‘Stagnant’ at 9%: Study

New research has found that the amount of plastic waste being recycled globally has remained “stagnant” at nine percent, with most new plastic continuing to be made from fossil fuels. The plastic recycling rate in the United States is even lower at just five percent. “Plastics are one of the most ubiquitous materials [on] our […]

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    Scientists Develop Biodegradable E-Textiles

    Scientists Develop Biodegradable E-Textiles

    In a new study, scientists from University of Southampton, University of the West of England Bristol, University of Exeter, University of Cambridge, University of Leeds and University of Bath have developed a way to make smart, electronic textiles that are also sustainable and biodegradable.  The researchers have created ‘Smart, Wearable, and Eco-friendly Electronic Textiles’ (SWEET), […]

    New Solar Panel Recycling Facility Is Coming to Georgia

    New Solar Panel Recycling Facility Is Coming to Georgia

    Solarcycle, a company handling end-of-life solar panels, is opening a new solar panel recycling facility in Cedartown, Georgia.  According to the company, the upcoming 5-gigawatt facility will span 255,000 square feet and will eventually have the capacity to recycle around 10 million old solar panels annually, or as much as 30% of the country’s retired […]

    Energy Company Converts Old Wind Turbine Into a Tiny Home

    Energy Company Converts Old Wind Turbine Into a Tiny Home

    Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company, and Superuse, an international design studio based in Rotterdam, have teamed up to repurpose an old, decommissioned wind turbine into a tiny home. In a new project on display for Dutch Design Week running from October 19-27, Vattenfall set out to showcase circular solutions in the wind energy sector. It […]

    Spain’s Fashion Giants to Start Collecting Used Clothing Waste in 2025 as Part of Trial Program

    Spain’s Fashion Giants to Start Collecting Used Clothing Waste in 2025 as Part of Trial Program

    Ten of Spain’s top fashion companies — like the owner of Zara, Inditex; H&M; IKEA; Decathlon; and Primark — will begin collecting discarded clothing beginning in April of 2025 as part of a year-long trial to manage textile waste, reported Reuters. Re-viste, the project’s organizer, said shoes, clothing and other textiles will be separated from […]

    California Passes First U.S. Clothing Recycling Law

    California Passes First U.S. Clothing Recycling Law

    California is tackling the problem of textile and fashion waste with the country’s first law that requires clothing companies to implement a recycling system for the garments they sell. Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed SB 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act. The new law requires a clothing, apparel and textile extended producer responsibility (EPR) program, […]