3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (641+ words) Researchers at Rice University in Texas have developed a lithium-ion battery recycling process that uses a brief plasma treatment and mild solvents to recover most of the valuable materials in black mass while also regenerating graphite for reuse in new…...

19+ hour, 31+ min ago  (356+ words) One week after a federal judge ruled on the American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA's) bid to join a lawsuit challenging Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act, the group is sharing its response. The AF&PA said it was disappointed by the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (510+ words) Trafigura has signed a $1. 1 billion, 10-year offtake agreement with US-based refiner Nth Cycle, securing long-term supplies of recycled nickel and lithium as companies seek to expand critical mineral supply chains beyond primary mining. Under the agreement, the global commodities trading…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (514+ words) Juice Flair / Shutterstock A new study finds that people in the US produce similar amounts of plastic packaging waste regardless of their income, education level or location. At the same time, people in wealthier and more educated communities recycle more…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (580+ words) The injunction blocking Oregon from collecting plastic packaging fees from one trade group's members won't apply to four others, at least not yet. A federal judge on April 1 denied intervention motions from four industry associations seeking to join National Association…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (782+ words) A cross-industry collaboration in California's wine country has launched a closed-loop recycling program for used plastic stretch film, with an aim to provide a replicable framework for other regions, industries and hard-to-recycle materials. A common challenge for most stretch film…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (486+ words) An overhaul of Section 232 steel, aluminum and copper derivative products tariffs program which took effect April 6 cuts duty rates on recycling equipment, but organizations representing American farmers, recyclers and manufacturers warn the changes still leave domestic producers at a disadvantage…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (518+ words) Paladin expands ITAD services in Ireland with ICT acquisition and on-site data destruction | Steidi/Shutterstock Paladin Enviro Tech has acquired Ireland-based ICT, adding on-site data destruction capability and expanding its European IT asset disposition footprint in a market shaped by…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (301+ words) Copper scrap processed into refined metal as global secondary output rises and inventories build | Humphery/Shutterstock At the same time, inventories expanded sharply. Copper stocks held at the London Metal Exchange, COMEX and the Shanghai Futures Exchange totaled 1, 195, 072 metric tons…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (878+ words) The faucet is open, and what started as a trickle is becoming a flood. Damaskos noted that it's actually the solid waste industry, not regulators or manufacturers, sounding the loudest alarm as the waste infrastructure struggles to manage the tsunami…...