Recycling news: 2026

Research & science A triboelectric radical generation route to chlorine disinfectants from brine Nature subject feed — Sustainability · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Assessing corporate sustainability with large language models: evidence from Europe Nature subject feed — Sustainability · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science A review of macro marine debris abundance and waste management practices on small islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Macro marine debris, which is marine debris of 2.5–100 cm in size composed of different materials including plastics (‘macrodebris’), has become a widespread issue across the Southeast Asia and Pacific regions, causing disproportionate impacts on small island communities dependent on ocean economy. This article reviews the distribution of macrodebris abundance along the shorelines of these… Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Soft computing framework-optimized ZIF-8 mixed matrix membrane for integrated CO 2 capture and industrial wastewater mineralization The cement plants in the industrial clusters located across Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India emit approximately 3.8 million tons of CO 2 per annum and simultaneously produce several thousand cubic meters of alkaline wastewater (pH 10.5–12.8; Ca 2 ⁺ 450–950 mg/L) from the co-located electroplating and textile industries. This study demonstrates the design, soft computing optimizat… Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science CO 2 adsorption evaluation of different biochars produced from peanut shell pyrolysis This study investigates the CO 2 adsorption performance of peanut shell biochars produced under varying thermochemical process conditions, including different atmospheres (N 2 and CO 2 ), temperatures (600, 700 and 800 °C), and heating rates (5 and 65 °C/min). The biochars were characterized for, textural properties (BET surface area and pore volume) and morphology (SEM). CO 2 adsorpt… Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Sustainable production and immobilization of thermostable xylanase from Bacillus subtilis KT004404 using wheat bran as an agro-industrial substrate Xylanase is widely used in poultry feed to improve nutrient digestibility; however, its industrial application is limited by thermal instability and high production cost. In this study, wheat bran was used as a low-cost substrate for xylanase production by Bacillus subtilis KT004404. Fermentation parameters were optimized using Response Surface Methodology, yielding 113 U mL⁻¹ xylanase, represe… Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Smart drilling of alkali-silanized jute-epoxy composites: machine learning-driven insights for eco-friendly lightweight materials Escalating environmental imperatives have intensified the demand for machinable, low-carbon composite materials, exposing critical knowledge gaps in the drilling behavior of surface-engineered natural fiber systems. This study addresses this gap by systematically investigating the drilling performance of alkali–silanized Corchorus olitorius filler–reinforced polymer composites. The effects of s… Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Hydrocarbon-enriched bio-oil from catalytic microwave pyrolysis of macaúba epicarp Microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MAP) of Acrocomia aculeata epicarp (EPM) was investigated using an ex situ catalytic configuration supported on silicon carbide (SiC) foams. The study employed acidic, basic, and bifunctional catalysts, including CaO, phosphate rock residue (PO), Nb₂O₅, NiO/Nb₂O₅, and zeolite. The primary objective was to elucidate the catalytic effects on product selectivity, the … Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Actionable knowledge for agroecological transformation: a critical realist analysis of co-innovation in a transdisciplinary project Transdisciplinarity and the production of actionable knowledge with and for societal actors is a central feature of sustainability science. Yet questions remain about whether such efforts genuinely challenge the structural roots of unsustainability or inadvertently reinforce them in pursuit of proximate impacts. This paper responds to calls for more critical monitoring and evaluation by evaluat… Sustainability Science (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Integrating evidence of the health benefits of nature-based solutions into urban climate policies: the case of Kawasaki, Japan Over the past decade, researchers have generated increasingly robust evidence of the health and environmental benefits of nature-based solutions (NBS). However, few studies have rigorously examined which factors have facilitated the integration of that evidence into policies in cities. Shedding light on those factors is particularly critical since a tension exists between the growing evidence o… Sustainability Science (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Unpacking knowledge systems for collective action towards sustainability: a social network perspective Achieving sustainability requires collective action by diverse stakeholders, facilitated by knowledge systems that integrate scientific, policy, and locally tested, place-based practical insights. As collective action and knowledge systems are usually analyzed separately, this paper explicitly examines this relationship, assessing the role of knowledge in shaping collective action within a netw… Sustainability Science (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Perceiving Change: Local Perspectives on Ecological Transformation and Sustainability Dynamics in the Alpine Lake Idro Ecosystem Freshwater lakes are increasingly affected by interacting ecological, infrastructural and socio-economic pressures, yet research on regulated deep lake systems has mainly focused on biophysical processes, with comparatively limited attention to how local stakeholders perceive ecological change and sustainability transitions. This study addresses this gap by examining how stakeholders interpret … Environmental Management (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science How landscape factors relate to biodiversity-economic performance in an Estonian grassland-rich region Halting biodiversity loss on semi-natural grassland has become a key priority of agri-environmental policies in Estonia. However, to what extent current schemes are sufficient to achieve biodiversity targets and the role of landscape factors is still insufficiently understood in this context. This study explored trade-offs between profitability and biodiversity conservation across heterogeneous… Environmental Management (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science The Ecological Role Of Traditional Home Gardens In Facilitating Bird Movement In Human-Modified Tropical Landscapes Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to biodiversity, particularly in tropical agricultural landscapes, where natural forests persist as small and isolated patches. Identifying how human-managed habitats contribute to functional connectivity is essential to understanding species persistence in these landscapes. Agroforestry systems, particularly traditional home gardens (THG), suppo… Environmental Management (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Disentangling Environmental Variability and Mining Disturbance: A Five-year Assessment of Mammal Community Responses to Open-pit Expansion in a Semi-arid Landscape Open-pit mining is a major driver of habitat transformation, yet separating mining impacts from natural environmental variability remains challenging in semi-arid ecosystems. We evaluated mammal detection patterns over five years (2020–2024) in relation to mining expansion, rainfall, vegetation productivity, water availability, and habitat type in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Wildl… Environmental Management (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Reproducibility as a missing scientific criterion in life cycle assessment: a reporting framework Purpose A reproducibility crisis is widely documented across scientific disciplines, and life cycle assessment (LCA) is no exception. Because reproducibility constitutes a core scientific criterion, irreproducible results fail a foundational requirement of the scientific method and should be considered as unsubstantiated claims. An investigation of the drivers of this challenge has to be conduc… The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Guidance on integrating marine environmental impacts of ocean alkalinity enhancement into life cycle assessment Purpose Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is considered a promising marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) option and may contribute to climate change mitigation. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to assess OAE environmentally but faces limitations in capturing marine impacts. Improving the assessment of OAE in LCA requires a detailed understanding of its marine environment impact pathways to … The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Springer) · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Imagining justice: approaching justice as a process of imaginative hybridity in times of polycrisis In times of polycrisis, the range of interconnected risks – environmental, societal, economical, geopolitical, technological – create the milieu in which we must face these challenges as nodes within a network. No individual one can be addressed in isolation but instead must be understood as relational and operating within a unified system. Within this context, considerations of justice are inc… Frontiers in Sustainability · 7 Jul 2026 Research & science Answering the call: How the Berkeley Law community is supporting democratic principles With the rule of law under intense pressure, faculty, students, staff and alumni are working to defend the American way. UC Berkeley News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Copa tem credibilidade questionada após Fifa suspender punição de jogador americano a pedido de Trump A decisão de ignorar as regras devido à pressão da Casa Branca destruirá toda a confiança no órgão que rege o futebol University of Cambridge — The Conversation institution feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Georgia Tech Startup Develops Defense Technology to Counter Emerging Drone Threats Georgia Tech Startup Develops Defense Technology to Counter Emerging Drone Threats Superadmin Mon, 07/06/2026 - 16:38 When Robbie van Zyl first started working with drones, it was not for defense. It started with curiosity.  As a high school student, van Zyl spent summers in a Georgia Tech aerospace lab, where he was introduced to rotorcraft and autonomous systems. By the time he enrolled … Georgia Tech News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Fragmented and incomplete: why isn’t anyone in charge of Australia’s EV charger rollout? Australia’s EV transition is gathering pace – but fixing gaps in the public charger network will be essential for the shift to continue. The Conversation Australia — Environment · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science The secret to continuous creativity with gen AI - Rice University Rice University News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science High levels of forever chemicals found on wastewater filters As cities across the nation and the globe increasingly turn to advanced water purification systems to expand their drinking water supplies, researchers at Texas A&M University have identified a critical environmental safety consideration. A new study from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering shows that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemi… Phys.org — recycling search feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science UC Berkeley and UCSF launch computational biomedicine initiative The new partnership brings together world-class faculty expertise in computing, AI, statistics, biology and medicine, to speed discovery in everything from disease prevention, to early-detection and new therapeutics in healthcare. UC Berkeley News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Winged composite pile system developed for better waste management and enhanced uplift resistance Contemporary civil engineering practices highlight the need for safer, more reliable, uplift-resistant foundations for lifeline infrastructure and also seek solutions for environmental and social problems associated with surplus soil from construction projects. Using surplus construction soil, researchers have developed a winged composite pile system that can enhance uplift resistance. This app… TechXplore — 'recycling' search feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science What do people really eat? New global database gives best answer yet A major new resource that provides one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of what people are eating around the world has been introduced in a new study by a UCL and University of Oxford researcher. Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science First-ever recycling spin-triplet excitons boost organic photovoltaics efficiency to 20.5% A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has recently overcome a technological bottleneck that has persisted for more than a decade. They successfully "turned waste into treasure" by recycling triplet excitons and converting them into effective charge carriers for electricity generation. Using this new approach, they achieved an efficiency of 20.5% in OPV cells. TechXplore — 'recycling' search feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Dateline Rice for July 6, 2026 - Rice University Rice University News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Traces of Earth's primordial magma ocean discovered in lava from a modern volcanic eruption In May 2018, the island of Mayotte, between Madagascar and Mozambique, began to experience a series of earthquakes that led to the discovery of an underwater volcano, now called Fani Maoré. Multiple scientific expeditions followed, taking samples of the recently erupted lava. When a team of researchers analyzed 13 samples from Fani Maoré and eight additional samples from eastern Mayotte, they d… Phys.org — recycling search feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Rice and NASA launch world’s first open-source remote space robotics simulator - Rice University Rice University News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Enabling Circular Construction Through Proactive Waste Logistics; The Role of Collaboration and Information Exchange Between Main Contractors and Waste Contractors - Chalmers ODR Chalmers University of Technology News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Climate law expert: Europe’s deadly heatwaves belong in court The science behind Europe’s extreme heat is clear. The response isn’t. The Conversation UK — Environment · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science From recombinant DNA to AI: Who gets a say in powerful new science? - Rice University Rice University News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Why the first trimester of a pregnancy could be vital in driving human brain evolution A new study has examined just how mothers influence the size of their child’s head – and as a result, its brain size and future IQ – during the first trimester of their pregnancy. Swansea University News · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Community refugee sponsorship: how the Home Office can get its new safe-and-legal route right Britain has some limited experience with community sponsorship. University of Oxford — The Conversation institution feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science World Cup’s credibility in question after Fifa volte face following call from Donald Trump The decision to change the rules because of pressure from the White House will destroy all trust in football’s governing body. University of Cambridge — The Conversation institution feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science UK ‘only’ contributes 1% global emissions – but alongside many other countries, that all adds up If many countries take the stance that ‘we’re only contributing 1% of global emissions’, responsibility dwindles and action stalls. University of Oxford — The Conversation institution feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Nato summit will reveal how alliance plans to manage European security as US cuts back its support As ever, a lot will depend on the mood of the US president, Donald Trump. University of Birmingham — The Conversation institution feed · 6 Jul 2026 Research & science Discovering the most ancient quasars in the universe University of Michigan researchers were part of an international team that used the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope to discover 31 of the most ancient quasars ever observed. University of Michigan News · 6 Jul 2026