A critical driver of the shift is the policy loophole exempting scrap metal from tariffs. While primary aluminium imports face a 50 per cent surcharge, scrap metal does not, allowing recyclers to profit from remelted aluminium sold at tariff-inflated prices.

Trump’s aluminium tariffs unintentionally fuel US recycling boom

A Noida-based man’s video of making teddy bears from burnt cigarette butts has been garnering views and opinions on social media. In a video, shared on Instagram, a man named Naman Gupta shows a unique way towards dealing with pollution.

Noida man recycled cigarette butts into teddy bears. Netizens give mixed reactions | Watch

A fire erupted at a battery recycling facility in southern France, engulfing approximately 900 tonnes of lithium batteries and releasing thick black smoke into the sky, Reuters reported citing local authorities on Sunday.

Major fire at French recycling plant engulfs 900 tonnes of lithium batteries

Killarney, an Irish town, has rid itself of the "plague" of disposable coffee cups. Three months ago, it became the first Irish town to ban single-use coffee mugs, and now the results are visible.

Irish town's unique solution to 'plague-like coffee-cup problem' miring its beauty

The plastics industry has championed recycling as a critical solution to the rising problem of plastic waste. However, new research has found that recycling itself may be producing massive amounts of microplastics.

Recycling of plastics can generate large amounts of microplastics: Study

A valuable new tool in recycling has been found. In the latest discovery, scientists have found microbes that can break down and digest plastics at low temperatures.

Breakthrough in microbial recycling! Scientists discover microbes that can digest plastics at low temperatures

At a time when global natural resources are getting exhausted at a record rate, the concept of the ‘3 Rs’ – Reduce, Reuse & Recycle – has never been of more significance. With this in mind, German carmaker Audi has been working on a joint project called the ‘Material Loop’. It aims to close more material cycles in the automotive industry. In essence, the project studies the possibility of using more recycled materials in the production of new cars. The recycled material, also referred to as ‘post-consumer material’, will be obtained from vehicles that have reached the end of their lifecycle.

Audi Material Loop Project: Recycling old cars to make new ones | WION Pitstop

A man in Luzira, Uganda has found a unique way to recycle plastics by making a large vessel made entirely out of plastic waste and eco-friendly materials. James Kateeba hopes his creation, called floating island, will encourage recycling and end littering in Lake Victoria. Erik Njoka brings you this report.

World Of Africa: Recycling litter from lake Victoria

Mexican scouts gather to form a giant lily flower out of tin cans to promote recycling. They commemorated ninety-six years of the scout association in Mexico. Ananya Dutta.

Mexican scouts gather to form giant flower out of rubbish

U.S. Petrochemicals giant Dow inc. Promised to recycle old sneakers into building material for playgrounds and running tracks. A new investigative report says that the donated shoes are being resold in Indonesia's bazaars. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Dow's shoe recycling programme exposed

At a rundown market on the Indonesian island of Batam, a small location tracker was beeping from the back of a crumbling second-hand shoe store. A Reuters reporter followed the high-pitched ping to a mound of old sneakers and began digging through the pile.

Sneakers meant for recycling found in Indonesian flea markets, reveals Reuters investigation

New environmental legislation in Spain will require tobacco businesses to pay for cleaning up the millions of cigarette ends that consumers throw away each year, as reported by the Guardian. The decision, which takes effect this Friday, is one of a number of policies intended to lessen waste and boost recycling.

WION Climate Tracker: Tobacco companies to pay for clean up

In Nigeria, mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a common site moreover collecting sorting and recycling trash is not a priority but now some entrepreneurs are working hard to tackle the rubbish mountain in the country.

WION Climate Tracker | Few people collect, sort & recycle trash in Nigeria

Kenya might boost its recycling ambitions with a high-tech trash can. It displays information about waste disposal and offers free wi-fi.

WION Climate Tracker- Smart trash can in Kenya to boost recycling & minimise waste

A study by scientists from the University of Queensland, Australia, has found that superworms, the larvae of Zophobas Morio darkling beetles, are eager to consume Polystyrene, which is among the most common forms of plastic.

Superworms capable of chomping styrofoam hold key to higher plastic recycling rates: Study

'Out of sight, out of mind', is how most people tend to be about their garbage. A Los Angeles based campaigner has taken it upon himself to show people just how much trash we unknowingly throw away every month.

'Put trash in its place': This is why an environmental activist is wearing trash in posh LA

Queen Elizabeth II's grandson Prince William presented the inaugural Earthshot prizes at a ceremony in London on Sunday, with projects from Costa Rica, Italy, the Bahamas and India picking up prizes.

India's recycling project bags Prince William's earthshot environment prize

Shot of coffee and teachings of climate: Gaza cafe promotes recycling

A surprising mixture of waste and high fashion comes together in a newly established recycling space in the Russian capital of Moscow.

Moscow museum shows off recycling fashion

Scientists in the UK have genetically engineered used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring (vanillin) to make recycling more attractive and tackle global plastic pollution.

Vanilla from used plastic bottles? Scientists brew valuable chemical from junk

As the leaders of the G7 begin to arrive at the South western tip of the UK, their likenesses have also appeared on the side of the Cornish coast in trash. Artists Joe Rush and Alex Wreckage created the sculpture nicknamed "Mount Recyclemore" of the leaders of the G7 out of electronic waste to highlight the huge amount of tech and gadgets that goes unrecycled globally each year.

Artists create giant e-waste 'Mount Recyclemore' sculpture of G7 leaders

Refusing to be treated as a garbage pit, Turkey is banning the import of most plastic waste in the country. A recent investigation revealed that several items of garbage, being presumed to be British recycling, were left to be dumped on beaches and roadsides of Turkey.

Not a garbage pit: Turkey bans import of plastic waste after UK's increased export percentage

After working for years at a recycling center in the Shetland Islands, at the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Paul Moar is used to helping the public get rid of unwanted items.

A glimpse of a bygone life on Scottish islands, plucked from the trash

It's a monster of a sailing boat which was presented on Tuesday (January 26) in Paris which aim is to clean plastic from the ocean. French skipper Yvan Bourgnon and his NGO 'The SeaCleaners' presented a model of a boat that self-recycles collected plastic trash from seas.

French sailor vows to take on ocean's trash with his 'Manta'

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