Local Conservation Corps launches campaign to recycle E-waste
Technology can be great. It can help us problem solve and even save lives.But today’s technology such as cell phones, T.V’s and computers have a pretty…
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Technology can be great. It can help us problem solve and even save lives.But today’s technology such as cell phones, T.V’s and computers have a pretty…
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Leaders of the Collaborative Leadership Initiative (CLI) continue to pursue matters of protecting water, reducing waste and creating good jobs in an online conference, ‘Building Strong Communities: A Circular Approach.’ CLI joins 12 Chiefs, 18 mayors and reeves from Southern Manitoba to work on issues surrounding water protection, waste management, economic development and the exploration of a circular economy in Manitoba. These leaders believe that all governments, municipalities, businesses and non-profits must work collaboratively to create a circular economy to improve the planet’s health.
Solar panels are the most common form of renewable energy for our homes and businesses, with an increasing number of structures electing to install them. Additionally, we are witnessing a rise in the number of solar energy systems being built, all of which is terrific news for our world and the environment. However, it is critical to comprehend why solar panels are beneficial to the environment, a few of the negative impacts they may now cause, and address them. Solar panels provide several environmental advantages owing to their green energy and absence of emissions when in use. Generating electricity is only done at night. Individuals who do not have solar batteries will need to connect to the National Grid if they do not have enough energy to power their homes after dark. It is, however, lowering their reliance on the National Grid by a significant amount. This, in turn, makes it economically attractive.
As the popularity of electric vehicles starts to grow explosively, so does the pile of used batteries. Only about half of them are currently recycled. New EU regulation could boost investment in the nascent industry.
Household batteries have changed in their makeup, making recycling increasingly complex
In the yard of the Redux recycling company in Bremerhaven, Germany, a truck is slowly backing into a slot at a cargo ramp. A forklift driver is waiting to unload its cargo of grey barrels, each one of them marked with a green banderole. As he shows the driver where to store the barrels, production manager Alexander Schwarz explains that the green package band signifies “household batteries.”
Redux is a recycling specialist for these types of batteries. The plant in Bremerhaven has a capacity of processing about 10,000 tons of them every year and is run by Chief Executive Martin Reichstein and Managing Director Detlef Schmeer.