Discarded rubber tires may soon find a new use. A team of researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have come up with a method of harvesting the carbon black from them, which can then be used to create anodes for lithium-ion batteries that provide power to plug-in electric vehicles and … Read more
Expressing concern over burning of tyres and plastics at Gokalpur scrap market here, the National Green Tribunal has directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee to find out the possibility of recycling the waste tyre materials, which are being discarded by the shop owners, for purposes of energy production. tire pyrolysisplantA bench, headed by Justice P Jyothimani, … Read more
Reducing the number of discarded tires found in ditches and vacant lots in North Little Rock is the aim of a new city law that will take effect Aug. 1, city officials said last week. The North Little Rock City Council’s approval of the ordinance Monday establishes regulations for the proper storage and disposal of … Read more
Delta-Energy and Natchez Inc.,the economic and community development agency for Natchez and Adams County, have reached agreement for Delta-Energy to invest $45 million in the new plant, according to a Feb. 10 release from Natchez Inc. The deal includes the purchase of a building and 30 acres of a 478-acre industrial site along the Mississippi … Read more
Large Waste Problem Used tires are among the largest and most problematic sources of waste today, due to the large volume produced and their durability. During the end of the last century, and during the beginning of this, the European Union legislated on landfill to reduce the negative effect it has on the environment (the … Read more