Researchers have developed a breakthrough method to recover high-purity nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from spent ...

Declining plastic recycling rates coupled with increased plastic pollution on the Earth’s surface and within its oceans spell concern for the planet’s health. In an effort to combat these trends, ...

Chinese researchers have found a method to extract lithium from used lithium-ion batteries using ...

In what could be a fix to the world’s plastic problem, researchers have developed a simple new method of harnessing moisture ...

A group of researchers from the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich, in collaboration with the company Novonesis, has successfully engineered a bacterium ...

The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials enabling up to 100% recycled content incorporation in ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

A research team is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing use. A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F.

Ocean trash and overflowing landfills have drawn widespread attention to the plastic waste that we put into our environment. In response, communities around the world work hard to reduce, reuse, and ...

Plastic pollution is one of the more pressing issues for conservationists and environmentalists alike. Researchers in Sweden harvested a byproduct of plastic disposal and used it to create a new ...