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Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of expired panels expected soon, companies are emerging that seek to recycle the reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.
by Jon Hurdle
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Taking a look at Lansink's waste hierarchy and the circular economy to challenge the 2,000-year-old method of using landfills for waste disposal.
by Conor Riffle
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Making solar panel recycling more commonplace will require a mix of technological advances, economic incentives and smart policies at the state and federal levels.
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Sponsored: The world needs to focus on more innovative approaches to building a circular economy if it is to truly address environmental threats.
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A conversation about next-generation recycling technology, progress since China banned most imports of plastic and paper, and demand driving the industry forward.
by CJ Clouse
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Sponsored: A new study debunked the long-held myth that corrugated pizza boxes are unrecyclable. Now, they’re aiming for a slice of the recycling pie.
by Pete Durette
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Tesla is driving down the amount of waste generated per vehicle and has decreased manufacturing waste by 50 percent in new facilities.
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Next time you look up at the night sky and consider your place in the universe, consider that there are 8,000 metric tons of junk swirling around above you.
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Making a concrete case for change in how we build.
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270 of the 440 operating reactors worldwide are more than 30 years old. Many nuclear plants originally were designed for a service life lasting around 30 years.
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Advocates of the take-make-waste system have characterized the linear economy as the optimally efficient free market. But nothing is efficient about it.
by Ron Gonen
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Measuring circular economy performance requires data on areas of a business that haven’t traditionally been measured.
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Sponsored: InterContinental Hotels Group is using circular economy thinking to seek out solutions to problems such as plastic waste.
by Sopan Shah
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Across the value chain, the industry could realize $450 million in raw material recovery for new ventures and clean jobs.
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Companies across the fashion industry have deployed pilots for circular — or more sustainable — products, but too often they stop there.
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To unlock the circular economy’s full potential, we’ll need to make sure that it’s widely understood and embraced.
by Mike Hower
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A green recovery supports the environment. An efficient recovery works for both the environment and the economy.
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As singer-songwriter Solange said, 'Do nothing without intention.'
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At Circularity 20, experts, founders, and practitioners described how to embed circular economy principles in our food system.
by Holly Secon
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Plus, words of wisdom from legendary creative design thinker, Tim Brown.
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Hook consumers onto new sustainable habits with these tips from industry and academic experts.
by Jesse Klein
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COVID-19 has created some headwinds, with the plastics and petrochemicals industry stirring fears that reusable containers are unsanitary during the pandemic, but experts are pushing back on that narrative and experimentation is alive and well.
by Meg Wilcox
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Sustainability leaders from Target, Walmart and CVS came together at Circularity 20 to discuss why working together despite being competitors is critical to achieving success.
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Even while playing an important role in the chain, they typically are not compensated for that contribution. Corporations have an opportunity to change that.