Pollution and Waste

Better to buy pollution credits than “waste” money on EVs, says Toyota CEO

The Driven EV News

MARCH 3, 2024

North America CEO says Toyota would rather buy pollution credits than invest in electric vehicles, while Australian head of sales says they'd rather pay the fines than buy credits. The post Better to buy pollution credits than “waste” money on EVs, says Toyota CEO appeared first on The Driven.

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Researchers detect broad range of emerging synthetic antioxidants in dust in e-waste recyling centers

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Now, researchers have detected a broad range of emerging synthetic antioxidants, called hindered phenol and sulfur antioxidants, in dust from electronic waste (e-waste) recycling workshops, possibly posing risks for the workers inside. An open-access paper on the work is published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 Deaths attributable to household air pollution and ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and overall in Africa, 1990–2019. The most disturbing finding was the increase in deaths from ambient air pollution.

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EPA proposes rules for chemicals and fuels made from plastic waste-based feedstocks

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 18 chemicals made from plastic waste-derived feedstocks that would ensure they are free from unsafe contaminants before they can be used to make transportation fuels.

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bp ventures invests $10M in waste-to-biomethanol company WasteFuel; offtake MoU

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2023

bp ventures has committed $10 million, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel , a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as biomethanol. billion metric tons by 2050.

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Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

At the hubs, which can be built at or near landfills, Raven SR will convert mixed and multiple organic wastes, including municipal solid waste, greenwaste, food waste, medical, paper, etc. Raven can also easily process natural and renewable gases alone or combined with solid waste. 22 CCR § 66260.10 Definitions).

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European project HARARE seeks to produce iron and non-ferrous metals from waste using hydrogen as reductant

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

HARARE stands for “Hydrogen As the Reducing Agent in the REcovery of metals and minerals from metallurgical waste”. Standard aluminum smelting processes generate about twice as much red mud waste as aluminum metal. Left: In a traditional linear economy, only very minimal volumes of metallurgical waste are used for other applications.

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Direct link between plastic production and plastic pollution revealed

Innovation News Network

APRIL 25, 2024

A new study has revealed that just 56 companies can be traced to more than half of global branded plastic pollution. The post Direct link between plastic production and plastic pollution revealed appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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SK invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to accelerate production of low-carbon fuel from waste

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2021

the strategic investment arm of South Korea’s SK Group, was part of a $50-million investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy, a US-based waste-to-fuels company. Fulcrum produce biofuel on a commercial scale by chemically converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into transportation fuels.

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Why recycling isn’t enough to solve the global plastic pollution crisis

Innovation News Network

MARCH 4, 2024

Discover why plastic recycling alone is not enough for the world to kick a harmful addiction and solve the plastic pollution crisis. The post Why recycling isn’t enough to solve the global plastic pollution crisis appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

The plant will feature SGH2’s technology, which will gasify recycled mixed paper waste to produce green hydrogen that reduces carbon emissions by two to three times more than green hydrogen produced using electrolysis and renewable energy, and is five to seven times cheaper. The facility will process 42,000 tons of recycled waste annually.

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ICL briefing paper estimates that 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport comes from tires and brakes

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A new briefing paper from Imperial College London estimates that in 2021, 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport came from tires and brakes. Tire wear particles pollute the environment, the air we breathe, the water run-off from roads and has compounding effects on waterways and agriculture.

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Study finds half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

A team of researchers, led by Professor Gavin Shaddick at the University of Exeter, has shown that, despite global efforts to improve air quality, half of the world’s population is exposed to increasing air pollution. In some regions, sand and desert dust, waste burning and deforestation are additional sources of air pollution.

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GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. GTI led a team of engineers and scientists to produce a blueprint for converting an existing biomass facility into an RNG production site, using the wood waste feedstock and some of the existing infrastructure.

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Virgin Group and Agilyx form strategic partnership to produce lower carbon aviation fuel from plastic waste

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Virgin Group and chemical conversion technology company Agilyx ( earlier post ) are forming a strategic partnership to research and develop lower carbon fuel facilities to help address plastic pollution and the global transition to net zero. Agilyx’s proprietary technology is able to break down plastic waste through a pyrolysis process.

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Hydrogel breakthrough removes microplastic pollution from water

Innovation News Network

APRIL 15, 2024

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed an innovative hydrogel that removes microplastic pollution from water. The post Hydrogel breakthrough removes microplastic pollution from water appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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University of Portsmouth to receive £11.2m to reduce plastic waste in the UK

Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Enzyme Innovation will use the funding to lead the Preventing Plastic Pollution with Engineering Biology Mission Hub to support the UK transition to a circular plastics economy. to reduce plastic waste in the UK appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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TdVib commercializing CMI technology for recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A team of researchers from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), a US Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, developed a novel way to extract rare earth elements from the high-powered magnets in electronic waste ( earlier post ). Acid-free dissolution has all the critical features for sustainable recycling.

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Upcycled plastic membrane could solve plastic pollution problem

Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Researchers have developed plant-derived biosolvents to enable the sustainable conversion of plastic waste into valuable membrane materials. The post Upcycled plastic membrane could solve plastic pollution problem appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Here’s a list of every county suing Tesla for its handling of hazardous waste

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Yesterday, it was reported that various counties in California were suing Tesla for violations of the State’s health code for “intentional or negligent disposal of hazardous waste.” The post Here’s a list of every county suing Tesla for its handling of hazardous waste appeared first on TESLARATI.

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International travelers experience adverse cardiopulmonary health effects even after short stay in polluted cities

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2019

For travelers who visit cities with high levels of air pollution, even a short stay leads to breathing problems that can take at least a week from which to recove, a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine finds. Researchers then compared the health data against levels of air pollution collected from local government agencies.

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Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

to convert organic waste to produce green hydrogen at a site in Richmond, California. Unlike competing technologies like gasification or incineration, Raven SR’s process involves no combustion, as previously confirmed by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, avoiding the creation of toxic pollutants and particulates.

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11 million tonnes of plastic pollution on ocean floor, says CSIRO

Innovation News Network

APRIL 5, 2024

New research from CSIRO alarmingly suggests that there are around 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution on the ocean floor. The post 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution on ocean floor, says CSIRO appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem produces bio-DME

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer Enerkem has successfully produced a clean, renewable bio-dimethyl ether (Bio-DME), a by-product of biomethanol, that could replace the use of diesel fuel in the transportation sector. Diesel fuels are three times more polluting than a waste-derived DME-based fuel.

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The development of the smart city: Waste management and air quality monitoring

Innovation News Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Explore the future of urban living with smart city advancements in waste management and air quality monitoring. The post The development of the smart city: Waste management and air quality monitoring appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, up more than 21% over five years, according to the United Nations’ most recent assessment. Only about 17% of that e-waste was recycled, and what happens to the rest can be detrimental for both human health and privacy. The world generated a record 53.6 John Shegerian couldn’t agree more.

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Poor air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

in 2030 even if India were to comply with its existing pollution control policies and regulations. A significant share of emissions still originates from sources associated with poverty and underdevelopment such as solid fuel use in households and waste management practices. levels by 20-30% over the next five years. concentrations.

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EPA and DOE to provide more than $1B to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas sector

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2023

The Methane Emissions Reduction Program will improve methane monitoring and accelerate the reduction of methane and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the oil and gas sector and will have the co-benefit of reducing non-GHG emissions such as volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants.

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New method turns plastic waste into valuable soil additive

Innovation News Network

JANUARY 11, 2023

Scientists from the University of California, Riverside, have moved one step closer to finding a use for plastic waste. The post New method turns plastic waste into valuable soil additive appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Aqua Metals recovers high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2023

Aqua Metals has successfully recovered high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass using its proprietary Li AquaRefining process, utilizing electricity, and without a polluting smelter or the significant chemical waste typical in recycling. Earlier post.)

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SIAM, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board organise workshop on circular economy | Autocar Professional

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APRIL 9, 2024

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) collaborated with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to organise a ‘Circularity Workshop’ on ‘Extended Producer Responsibility Regime: An Innovative Policy Tool for Fostering a Sustainable Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry.’

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Graforce plasma electrolysis for efficient generation of hydrogen from industrial waste water; partnering with Audi

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Berlin-based Graforce Hydro GmbH, the developer of a plasma electrolyzer—the Plasmalyzer —is applying its technology for the highly efficient generation of hydrogen from industrial waste water. This lets us contribute to solving two pressing problems at once: air pollution and wastewater treatment.

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Eni and Hera Group partner on conversion of used vegetable oil to renewable diesel for waste collection vehicles

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

In Italy, Eni and Hera signed a partnership agreement with the aim of converting used vegetable oil into renewable diesel for Hera’s waste collection vehicles. The agreement revolves around household waste vegetable oil, such as that used for frying, collected by Hera in around 400 roadside containers and about 120 collection centres.

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Converting rejected plastic waste into useful materials

Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Researchers are integrating tested technologies and developing new ones to break down plastic waste for conversion into useful materials. Researchers are developing new technologies, such as plasma that shoots ‘bullet’ electrons, to break down plastic waste to convert it into useful materials.

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Study finds farms a major source of fine-particulate air pollution

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2016

Emissions from farms outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in much of the United States, Europe, Russia and China, according a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters , a journal of the American Geophysical Union. Pollutants other than ammonia should probably be targeted for abatement, Paulot said.

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Combatting electronic waste with biodegradable circuit boards

Innovation News Network

OCTOBER 10, 2022

A research team has innovated groundbreaking biodegradable circuit boards that look to solve the growing problem of electronic waste. The post Combatting electronic waste with biodegradable circuit boards appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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How to reduce plastic waste and become more sustainable this Christmas

Innovation News Network

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Despite Christmas being a time to celebrate, the UK accumulates hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic waste over the festive season. The post How to reduce plastic waste and become more sustainable this Christmas appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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China researchers hydrotreat waste engine oil and scrap tire oil blend to produce diesel- and jet-range fuel

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2019

Researchers at Henan Polytechnic University in China have hydrotreated the oil derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of scrap tires (STO) with waste engine oil (WEO) using five different activated carbon-supported noble metal catalysts—Pd/C, Pt/C, Ru/C, Ir/C, and Rh/C—for the production of liquid fuels. —Lou et al.

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UNICEF: 300M children worldwide breathing air exceeding WHO pollution guidelines by 6x or more

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution—six or more times higher than international guidelines set by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO)— according to a new UNICEF report. No society can afford to ignore air pollution.

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EPA to evaluate whether lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft endanger human health and welfare

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will evaluate whether emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare. The agency plans to issue a proposal for public review and comment in 2022 and take final action in 2023. —EPA Administrator Michael S.

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European research institutes partner on rare earth metal recovery from waste using electrolysis

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Seven major European research institutes (Fraunhofer, CEA, TNO, VTT, SINTEF, Tecnalia and SP) have joined forces to invest in a joint program (Value from Waste) aimed at tackling the recycling of rare earth metals from waste. The aim is to extract valuable materials from the waste streams. —Odd Løvhaugen, SINTEF ICT.

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Waste Management first In Ottawa with natural gas fueled waste collection vehicles

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

Waste Management (WM) is introducing 25 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueled trucks to collect waste and recycling in 2012 as a result of being awarded a collection district by the City of Ottawa. The trucks also run quieter than traditional diesel engines, resulting in less noise pollution.

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WHO: 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air; 7M deaths per year

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2018

New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal a death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution. Ambient air pollution alone caused some 4.2 g/m 3 (for PM 10 ) and 10 ?g/m

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Tesla makes quick work of water-polluting leak at Giga Berlin, authorities give all-clear

Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2022

Just a few weeks since it was formally opened, Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin was faced with its first potential crisis: a water-polluting liquid leak. The substance was fully caught and gathered in a collection tank at Giga Berlin, and it was later pumped out by an approved waste disposal company. “No

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Better to buy pollution credits than “waste” money on EVs, says Toyota CEO

Researchers detect broad range of emerging synthetic antioxidants in dust in e-waste recyling centers

Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

EPA proposes rules for chemicals and fuels made from plastic waste-based feedstocks

bp ventures invests $10M in waste-to-biomethanol company WasteFuel; offtake MoU

Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

European project HARARE seeks to produce iron and non-ferrous metals from waste using hydrogen as reductant

Direct link between plastic production and plastic pollution revealed

SK invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to accelerate production of low-carbon fuel from waste

Why recycling isn’t enough to solve the global plastic pollution crisis

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

ICL briefing paper estimates that 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport comes from tires and brakes

Study finds half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

Virgin Group and Agilyx form strategic partnership to produce lower carbon aviation fuel from plastic waste

Hydrogel breakthrough removes microplastic pollution from water

University of Portsmouth to receive £11.2m to reduce plastic waste in the UK

TdVib commercializing CMI technology for recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste

Upcycled plastic membrane could solve plastic pollution problem

Here’s a list of every county suing Tesla for its handling of hazardous waste

International travelers experience adverse cardiopulmonary health effects even after short stay in polluted cities

Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

11 million tonnes of plastic pollution on ocean floor, says CSIRO

Waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem produces bio-DME

The development of the smart city: Waste management and air quality monitoring

E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

Poor air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies

EPA and DOE to provide more than $1B to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas sector

New method turns plastic waste into valuable soil additive

Aqua Metals recovers high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass

SIAM, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board organise workshop on circular economy | Autocar Professional

Graforce plasma electrolysis for efficient generation of hydrogen from industrial waste water; partnering with Audi

Eni and Hera Group partner on conversion of used vegetable oil to renewable diesel for waste collection vehicles

Converting rejected plastic waste into useful materials

Study finds farms a major source of fine-particulate air pollution

Combatting electronic waste with biodegradable circuit boards

How to reduce plastic waste and become more sustainable this Christmas

China researchers hydrotreat waste engine oil and scrap tire oil blend to produce diesel- and jet-range fuel

UNICEF: 300M children worldwide breathing air exceeding WHO pollution guidelines by 6x or more

EPA to evaluate whether lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft endanger human health and welfare

European research institutes partner on rare earth metal recovery from waste using electrolysis

Waste Management first In Ottawa with natural gas fueled waste collection vehicles

WHO: 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air; 7M deaths per year

Tesla makes quick work of water-polluting leak at Giga Berlin, authorities give all-clear

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