CleanTechnica » Recycling http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Ford Recycles Factory Scrap Metal To Build The F-150 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/ford-f-150-uses-aluminum-scrap-metal/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/ford-f-150-uses-aluminum-scrap-metal/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:01:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76499 In a world where our fossil fuel addiction has cost us our air quality and a great deal of money, manufacturers are now improving the fuel efficiency of their vehicles via many methods, especially weight reduction. Weight reduction is often achieved via the use of carbon fiber or aluminium instead of steel (for the manufacture

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/ford-f-150-uses-aluminum-scrap-metal/feed/ 16 “Western New York In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:13:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76488 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest. Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on CleanTechnica because we think it’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/feed/ 3 Solar Industry Leaders on SVTC’s 2014 Solar Scorecard http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/industry-leaders-svtcs-2014-solar-scorecard/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/industry-leaders-svtcs-2014-solar-scorecard/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:00:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74720 Solar industry leaders share their thoughts on the current Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Solar Scorecard, which ranks transparency on toxins use

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/industry-leaders-svtcs-2014-solar-scorecard/feed/ 0 Cleantech Top 100 Companies Report Released http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/14/cleantech-top-100-companies-report-released/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/14/cleantech-top-100-companies-report-released/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:47:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73247 There are many lists published today, but this one about sustainable innovation stands out. The Global Cleantech 100 acknowledges promising innovation leaders in categories like wastewater, carbon conversion, and energy. Nearly 6,000 companies were nominated to be reviewed for the top 100 by 84 external panelists. The final 100 are from 17 countries and sub-sectors.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/14/cleantech-top-100-companies-report-released/feed/ 0 Using Lead From Lead-Acid Batteries In Perovskite Solar Cells http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/22/recycling-lead-acid-batteries-perovskite-solar-cells/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/22/recycling-lead-acid-batteries-perovskite-solar-cells/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:00:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70973 Perovskite solar cells have been on the radar of many cleantech enthusiasts these days. Of course, they are not yet competitive with commercial solar cells, but they seem to have promise and many good qualities. One quality with lead-based perovskite solar cells that isn’t so hot is that raw lead ore production is pretty nasty — bad for human health

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/22/recycling-lead-acid-batteries-perovskite-solar-cells/feed/ 6 Online Solar Investing, India’s #1 Solar Provider … (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/online-solar-investing-india-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/online-solar-investing-india-solar-news/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:40:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70841 More solar news for your clicking, reading, commenting, and sharing pleasure: A new online solar investing platform has been set up by Palmetto Group. Solar projects should secure 6% return or greater. (Solar Love) NRG Energy (isn’t that a little repetitive?) has bought mobile solar startup Goal Zero. “NRG is one of the largest independent

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/online-solar-investing-india-solar-news/feed/ 1 NHL To Climate Change Deniers: We Need Winter Weather! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/23/new-2014-nhl-sustainability-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/23/new-2014-nhl-sustainability-report/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:52:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69786 Rallying around the "we need winter weather" flag, the National Hockey League is going head to head with climate change deniers in its newly issued 2014 NHL Sustainability Report.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/23/new-2014-nhl-sustainability-report/feed/ 11 Imergy Power Systems Interview On Vanadium Recycling For Flow Batteries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/imergy-power-systems-interview-vanadium-recycling-flow-batteries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/imergy-power-systems-interview-vanadium-recycling-flow-batteries/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 21:00:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69557 Cleantechnica interviews Imergy Power Systems about the company's "mining" of vanadium from waste materials for use in its flow batteries

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/imergy-power-systems-interview-vanadium-recycling-flow-batteries/feed/ 74 2 Million Tons Of Tomatoes For Bioplastics: Ford & Heinz Team Up http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/16/2-million-tons-tomatoes-bioplastics-ford-heinz-team/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/16/2-million-tons-tomatoes-bioplastics-ford-heinz-team/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:59:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68127 The Ford Motor Company collaborating with leading catsup manufacturer Heinz isn’t something you see every day, but the research project was just announced. H.J. Heinz Company uses over 2 million tons of tomatoes each year, which generates a lot of inedible by-products: peels, stems, and seeds. Some wise people decided that maybe there was some

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/16/2-million-tons-tomatoes-bioplastics-ford-heinz-team/feed/ 3 Corporate Open Innovation Platforms That Can Be Helpful For Cleantech Startups, Universities & Research Labs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/11/corporate-open-innovation-platforms-can-helpful-cleantech-startups-universities-research-labs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/11/corporate-open-innovation-platforms-can-helpful-cleantech-startups-universities-research-labs/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:28:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68035 By Denis Kuznetsov Open innovation has been a hot topic in the business world since its introduction by Professor H. Chesbrough in 2003. Having initially evolved in technology and consumer goods corporations (like IBM and P&G), the open innovation paradigm is now spreading to most industries, including energy and cleantech. In simple words, the open innovation concept encourages companies

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/11/corporate-open-innovation-platforms-can-helpful-cleantech-startups-universities-research-labs/feed/ 0 3D Printing Using Recycled Plastic From The Ocean (World 1st) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/06/worlds-first-3d-printed-item-made-recycled-plastic-ocean/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/06/worlds-first-3d-printed-item-made-recycled-plastic-ocean/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2014 05:50:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67866 3D printing is all the rage. I pass up a lot of 3D printing stories that we could probably squeeze in here, but this one was too fun to pass up. 3D printing using recycled plastic from the ocean has too many great aspects to it to leave alone. Check out more via Ecopreneurist: World’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/06/worlds-first-3d-printed-item-made-recycled-plastic-ocean/feed/ 0 Sustainable Brands 2014 | Wash Less, Wear More http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/05/sustainable-brands-2014-wash-less-wear/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/05/sustainable-brands-2014-wash-less-wear/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:20:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67847 While most of America experienced epic snowfall last winter, the West is experiencing an epic drought, complete with inadequate supply in the local water storage facilities also known as snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Water is the world’s most vital resource, and increasingly scarce as the planet’s water supply remains static while human population grows exponentially.

Levi’s Head of Global Product Innovation, Paul Dillinger, spoke at Sustainable Brands 2014 on what Levi Strauss is doing to design for sustainability

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/05/sustainable-brands-2014-wash-less-wear/feed/ 0 Sewage Mining-In-A-Box Yields Mother Lode Of Bioplastic http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/sewage-mining-box-yields-mother-lode-bioplastic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/sewage-mining-box-yields-mother-lode-bioplastic/#comments Fri, 30 May 2014 13:23:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67612 Now that the age of fossil fuels and petrochemicals is winding down, sewage mining is obviously the Next Big Thing. The wastewater-to-biogas angle is already going strong and a number of companies are busily reclaiming other useful raw materials, too. Here’s one that just crossed our wire: Applied CleanTech, which has come up with a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/sewage-mining-box-yields-mother-lode-bioplastic/feed/ 4 Carbon Negative Packaging For Dell = Koch Worst Nightmare (updated) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/carbon-negative-packaging-for-dell/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/carbon-negative-packaging-for-dell/#comments Wed, 21 May 2014 12:27:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67251 Holy carbon capture, Batman! We’ve been following a company called Newlight Technologies, which has come up with a carbon negative plastics manufacturing process, and it looks like the idea is catching on. Following on the heels of news that Sprint will use Newlight’s AirCarbon (that’s the plastic) to make iPhone cases, Dell has upped the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/carbon-negative-packaging-for-dell/feed/ 6 Building Houses From Crushed Cars & Bikes — Venezuela Moving Ahead With Interesting New Program http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/building-houses-crushed-cars-bikes-venezuela-moving-ahead-interesting-new-program/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/building-houses-crushed-cars-bikes-venezuela-moving-ahead-interesting-new-program/#comments Mon, 19 May 2014 11:10:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66748 Using crushed abandoned cars and bicycles as the raw materials from which new houses will be built — that’s the premise of an interesting new program from the Venezuelan government. The program is intended to help deal with the steel shortages that have become prevalent in the country — allowing the government to continue its

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/building-houses-crushed-cars-bikes-venezuela-moving-ahead-interesting-new-program/feed/ 8 From Soda To Solar, Designers Discuss Sustainablity http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/14/soda-solar-designers-discuss-sustainablity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/14/soda-solar-designers-discuss-sustainablity/#comments Wed, 14 May 2014 10:50:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66615 Last week, Ford and the Industrial Designers Society of America teamed up to host “Designing Innovation” in San Francisco – a panel featuring Nathan Shedroff of the California College of the Arts, Yves Behar of fuseproject, Jordan Brandt of Autodesk, and Freeman Thomas of Ford Motor Company. The panelists discussed the status and responsibility of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/14/soda-solar-designers-discuss-sustainablity/feed/ 2 HP Announces New Recycling Milestone: Over 75% Of Ink Cartridges Now Made With Closed-Loop Recycled Plastic http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/03/hp-announces-new-recycling-milestone-75-ink-cartridges-now-made-closed-loop-recycled-plastic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/03/hp-announces-new-recycling-milestone-75-ink-cartridges-now-made-closed-loop-recycled-plastic/#comments Sat, 03 May 2014 12:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66310 More than 75% of the ink cartridges manufactured by HP are now made with closed-loop recycled plastic, according to a recent press release from the industry-leading information-technologies corporation. In addition to the new ink cartridge milestone, more than 24% of HP’s LaserJet toner cartridges are now manufactured with closed-loop recycled plastic as well. I took

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/03/hp-announces-new-recycling-milestone-75-ink-cartridges-now-made-closed-loop-recycled-plastic/feed/ 2 Solar Panels & Their Toxic Emissions http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/01/solar-panels-toxic-emissions/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/01/solar-panels-toxic-emissions/#comments Thu, 01 May 2014 09:50:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66092 Originally published on the ECOreport. Last year Robert Lundahl and I co-wrote an article about a California PV solar factory that is not disposing of their solar panels once their lifespan expires. We could not name the company, as our source still works there, but they use a known carcinogenic called gallium arsenide. This is not believed

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/01/solar-panels-toxic-emissions/feed/ 27 Cut Home Energy Use, Save Money, & Help Re-Green The Earth http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/28/cut-home-energy-use-save-money-help-re-green-earth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/28/cut-home-energy-use-save-money-help-re-green-earth/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:50:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65848 For Earth Day this year, Jeff Flowers of Living Direct introduced a detailed infographic showing a few things homeowners can do to cut energy use around their homes, save money, and help re-green the earth. Earth Day is essentially every day for us, so we’re just getting around to sharing it today. A company called

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/28/cut-home-energy-use-save-money-help-re-green-earth/feed/ 5 Recycle Your Printer Cartridges! Shift The Norm http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/17/recycle-printer-cartridges-shift-norm/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/17/recycle-printer-cartridges-shift-norm/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 06:50:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65486 Taking a step away from all of the world-changing market disruption from solar panels, wind turbines, and electric cars, I think it’s important once in awhile for us to promote some more mundane but still important green technologies and activities. Countless printer cartridges run out every day. Unfortunately, a ton of people take the old ones

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