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Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Discovery Could Have Major Implications For EVs

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Discovery Could Have Major Implications For EVs

Despite recent technological breakthroughs, lithium-ion battery recycling continues to vex scientists in several ways. Battery recycling remains an expensive process that often requires melting down entire batteries in order to recycle small amounts of precious metals. However, great minds are increasingly finding ways to repurpose and recycle batteries that are past their prime, as scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently did

By Mike Brennan|2023-04-30T15:34:29-04:00April 30th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Industry 4.0|

New Recycling Method Could Eliminate Plastics Impact On Earth Health

New Recycling Method Could Eliminate Plastics Impact On Earth Health

WASHINGTON DC - 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, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden developed a recycling method that replaces all fossil raw materials used in new plastic production with carbon

By Staff Writer|2022-07-10T18:58:48-04:00July 10th, 2022|Clean Update, Climate Change|

EGLE Offers $10K For Recycling And Organics Recovery Projects That Impact Michigan

EGLE Offers $10K For Recycling And Organics Recovery Projects That Impact Michigan

LANSING - The NextCycle Michigan Micros Scale 3Rs Solutions (MICROS) Innovation Challenge Track has opened the application period for material reuse, recovery, and recycling ideas. Selected teams for the MICROS Track will be able to advance their ideas with potential funding up to $10,000. NextCycle Michigan is an initiative from the Michigan Department of Environment,

By Mike Brennan|2021-04-22T19:17:40-04:00April 22nd, 2021|Politics, Politics/Government|

Tech Spring Cleaning Recycling Days At Red Level And CDH

Tech Spring Cleaning Recycling Days At Red Level And CDH

ROYAL OAK - Dave King, CEO of Red Level Group, announces a digital equipment recycling day called Tech Spring Cleaning where you'll get both a tasty lunch and a chance to win a new laptop. Bring your old servers, hard drives, and computers for safe and secure recycling. The event takes place in Grand Rapids

By David King|2024-04-04T14:16:50-04:00March 29th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Information Systems Resources, Premier Ink Recycling Deal

Information Systems Resources, Premier Ink Recycling Deal

DEARBORN – Information Systems Resources has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for Equipment Recycling and eWaste Management Services with Premier Inc. effective May 2019. The new agreement allows Premier members to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for equipment recycling and eWaste management services. Premier is a healthcare improvement company

By Staff Writer|2019-03-23T16:16:53-04:00March 23rd, 2019|New Products / Contracts|

MDEQ Increases Funding, Extends Deadline For Recycling Grants

MDEQ Increases Funding, Extends Deadline For Recycling Grants

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced that it will increase available funding for Recycling Infrastructure Grants from $500,000 to $3.7 million and the extend the deadline for grant applications to May 1. The MDEQ originally announced this grant opportunity Nov. 21 in support of the statewide recycling goals of increasing the recycling

By Matt Roush|2019-03-02T13:51:18-05:00March 2nd, 2019|Clean Update, ESD|

ITC Transmission Donates 4 Miles Of Copper Conductor To Goodwill’s Green Works

ITC Transmission Donates 4 Miles Of Copper Conductor To Goodwill’s Green Works

DETROIT - On July 22, ITC Transmission subsidiary delivered 11,500 pounds - four miles - of old copper conductor to Goodwill’s Green Works worth about $12,600 that will be used for training, education, and career placement programs for people in greater Detroit. “We are incredibly thankful for our ongoing partnership with ITC Michigan and its

By Mike Brennan|2016-07-26T19:28:27-04:00July 26th, 2016|Clean Update, New Products / Contracts|

St. John Lutheran School Wins 3rd Place At National Future City Competition

St. John Lutheran School Wins 3rd Place At National Future City Competition

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A city of the future called “Egabrag,” engineered by students from St. John Lutheran School in Rochester, took third place Tuesday at the 2016 Future City National Competition. St. John Lutheran School receives a $2,000 scholarship for its STEM program, sponsored by IEEE-USA. Earlier versions of the St. John team won the

By Matt Roush|2016-02-18T18:19:45-05:00February 18th, 2016|ESD|

State Environmental Quality To Kickoff Recycling Rate Increase Strategies In February

State Environmental Quality To Kickoff Recycling Rate Increase Strategies In February

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has announced a Feb. 15, 2016 kickoff for a new team challenge to develop innovative strategies to increase the state’s residential recycling rate. The challenge, called Recycle by Design, is one of the key initiatives of Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan to double residential recycling in Michigan. The

By Matt Roush|2015-11-03T20:11:45-05:00November 3rd, 2015|Clean Update, ESD|