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All wind turbine blades could now be recyclable thanks to new breakthrough

Vestas has unveiled a brand-new chemical process that could lead to all wind turbine blades becoming recyclable. 

The drive to a fully sustainable lighting industry

How we can reduce the environmental impact of lighting by adopting sustainable, circular economy principles.

Recolight launches new initiatives to encourage reuse of lighting, rather than recycling

Recolight has announced two new initiatives to support and encourage reuse in the lighting sector, avoiding the need to recycle. 

Siemens Gamesa first to commercialise recyclable wind turbine blades

Siemens Gamesa has become the first company to debut a commercially-available wind turbine blade that can be recycled at the end of its life.

Waste luminaires achieve 83% recyclability rating in Recolight study

Waste luminaires have achieved an impressive 83% recyclability rating in a study commissioned by Recolight.

University of Strathclyde gives retired wind turbine blades a new lease of life

The University of Strathclyde has come up with a new process to recycle the glass-reinforced polymer composites in wind turbine blades.

Record number of companies join Recolight WEEE scheme in 2020

A record number of companies joined Recolight’s WEEE scheme in 2020, with three more firms switching to the scheme in January 2021.

Recolight reaches recycling milestone, with third of a billion lights recycled

Recolight has hit a milestone, with the company having funded the recycling of a third of a billion lights since 2007.

UK electrical waste hits 1.45 million tonnes a year, although change could be coming

Material Focus has released a new report detailing the scale of electrical waste in the UK, with 1.45 million tonnes produced each year.

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