The closed-loop circularity rate measures the percentage of recycled material used to go back into making the same product. When recycled, glass and plastic are often turned into different products that are not
The United States Environmental Protection Agency says only seven percent of plastic waste in the United States is recycled each year. A new company in northern New York says it can increase that percentage. It also says it can help the United States reduce the amount of oil it imports. The...
In 2023, Bridgestone Corporation has commenced a process to test pyrolysis technology, which involves chemical recycling, in converting used tires for the production of new tires derived from tire oil and recovered carbon black. It has been conducted using the test units installed at Bridgestone Inno...
Last year, 6% of globally generated lithium-ion battery scrap was generated by the US, but that percentage is expected to rise to 11% by 2034, according to the latest estimates from Fastmarkets’ research team. In the US, 87,000 tonnes of battery scrap are expected to be ...
Americans have yet to face the unnerving reality of the fact that “in 2008 only 7.1% of the 30.05 million tons of plastic waste in America was recycled” (Linn). This low percentage is shocking, outrageous, and should terrify the American public, but this number can change. Recycling is ...
ACC said the estimate was calculated using curbside data and estimating what percentage retail bags were of in-store material collected by composite lumber manufacturer Trex Co. Inc. Based on the weight of grocery bags and estimates of the number of takeout grocery bags used annually in the ...
Global Refining Group is a leader in catalytic converter recycling and PGM (Platinum Group Metals) recycling in the United States and internationally. From collecting to smelting, our service goes the full distance.
3. “The recycling industry is bigger than you think. Recycling in the United States alone accounts for more than 680,000 jobs and $37.8 billion in wages.” Truth Myth Question Title 4. “At 32%, we have already exceeded our (U.S.) national recycling rate [percentage of waste materi...
Just like all steel, is produced by smelting, a procedure that involves the extraction of iron from iron ore and combining it with a small percentage of carbon when it comes to carbon steel and with carbon and chromium in the case of metal. Other elements may also be included to further ...
According to a report from the National Association of PET Container Resources and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers, the recycling rate for PET bottles in the country increased in 2005 for the second year in a row. But the 1.5 percentage point gain was miniscule compared with ...