recycling
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Experts Are Creating A Cleaner Way To Recover Rare-Earth Metals From Old Phones And Laptops
Rare-earth metals are critical to the high-tech society we live in as an essential component of mobile phones, computers and many other everyday devices. But increasing demand and limited global supply means we must urgently find a way to recover these metals efficiently from discarded products. Rare-earth metals are currently mined or recovered via…
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The Lasso Robot Wants to Make Recycling at Home Easier
Recycling is important but it’s also a pain. Separating glass from plastic from paper isn’t a terrible task but what wouldn’t it be nicer if a robot did it instead? That’s why one inventor built the Lasso, a robot that claims to accept, indentify, and prepare recycling for proper reuse.
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Dutch Students Make A Car Completely Out Of Recycled Materials
Using recycled materials to build cars has been all the rage lately in the automotive world — but most of those automakers note that their ideas are firmly in the realm of the concept or prototype. Yes, we can use recycled material to craft a car… but we don’t have to. Not yet. So, a…
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Nivea Is Testing In-Store Dispensers to Refill Soap Bottles and Reduce Plastic Waste
It’s now more apparent than ever that the conveniences of plastic packaging are being outweighed by the environmental impact of the problematic material. Ramping up recycling efforts and minimising one-time-use plastics are critical to reducing plastic pollution, so Nivea is testing a new kiosk that refills soap containers several times before they’re sent off for…