The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Brussels, which represents more than 30,000 companies across 71 countries, advocates for a circular economy approach to steel decarbonization. Steel ...
How can electronic waste, also known as e-waste, be recycled without resulting in negative environmental impacts that are often produced with traditional e-waste recycling methods? This is what a ...
Steelmaking and recycling statistics gathered by the Ferrous Division of the Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) point to a slight decrease in the consumption of recycled steel last ...
Researchers at Rice University have developed a water-based method that recovers valuable metals from ...
A new partnership explores how multiple residual elements that accumulate during scrap steel recycling process could impact ...
At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will toss aluminum into bins. Copper wires will get neatly bundled up for resale. But as the conveyor belt keeps rolling, ...
Greenhouse-gas emissions have been a point of focus and concern for industrial leaders for at least a decade. The latest challenge is the increasing urgency, driven by climate change and escalating ...
The latest short science news items from C&EN. Decarbonizing cement and steel is a formidable challenge. Both industries are exploring the use of alternative fuels, low-carbon substitutes for cement, ...