Posted 12-16-2020
Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a 50% recycling rate target for 2030, while the latest annual data showed a decline to 32.1% and multiple financial pressures continue for the sector. More »Posted 12-16-2020
Landfills are one of the oldest and most common forms of waste disposal. They are used for storing and consolidating waste, as well as for sorting, treating, and recycling byproducts and other materials. More »Posted 12-16-2020
The weight of electronics entering the recycling stream has dropped consistently since hitting its peak in 2015, according to new research. The shift has implications for device processing and policy development. More »Posted 12-16-2020
GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Veolia North America (VNA) to recycle blades removed from its US-based onshore turbines during upgrades and repowering efforts. More »Posted 12-16-2020
The global market for Smart Lighting & Control Systems is expected to decline by -11.9% in the year 2020 and thereafter recover and grow to reach US$93.2 billion by the year 2027, trailing a post-COVID-19 CAGR of 14. More »Posted 11-23-2020
Beginning January 1, 2021, the new electronics recycling regulations in Canada’s most populous province will come into force. These regulations, which passed in September 2020 under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA), mark a major shift in the regulatory landscape for electronic waste in the province of Ontario. More »Posted 11-23-2020
When satellites take pictures of Earth at night, how much of the light that they see comes from streetlights? A team of scientists from Germany, the USA, and Ireland have answered this question for the first time, thanks to “smart city” lighting technology that allows cities to dim their lights. More »Posted 11-23-2020
A report from Guidehouse Insights examines key market trends and policies for second life battery (2LB) technologies, appropriate applications for these technologies, and an overview of the battery reuse and recycling process. More »Posted 11-23-2020
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, 2020 Annual Update of Global LED Lighting Market, finds that the increasing demand for energy-efficient lighting, the rising number of smart city projects, and overall infrastructure development are driving the LED lighting market across the globe. More »Posted 07-21-2020
A United Nations report estimates that 17.4% of e-scrap generated globally was recycled in 2019, well short of a goal of 30% by 2023. More »Posted 07-21-2020
Depending on how this unfolds, dramatic shifts could be coming for federal recycling policy in the years ahead. More »Posted 07-21-2020
If current trends in research and development continue, LED lighting is projected to save 4.8 quads of energy annually by 2035. More »Posted 07-21-2020
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is poised to classify solar panels as a subset of hazardous waste known as universal waste – a change that, legal experts say, makes recycling the panels easier in several ways. More »