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New research shows that abandoning a shopping trolley is worse for the planet than you think

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

New research from WMG at University of Warwick has found that the carbon footprint of collecting and refurbishing abandoned trolleys adds up to the equivalent of flying from London to New York and back twice!

New £8.1m partnership for UK-based solution to lithium-ion battery recycling

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:59:00 GMT

University of Warwick, JLR, Mint Innovation and LiBatt Recycling team up to accelerate on-shore lithium-ion battery recycling in order to harvest materials for electric vehicle batteries.

Practice guide by GSD researcher demonstrates how the University of Warwick is innovating in sustainability within education

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:49:00 GMT

A practice guide by Dr Alastair Smith demonstrates how the University of Warwick is innovating in sustainability within education through projects which enable students to enjoy practical engagement with real-world climate change issues, while developing their own knowledge and understanding in the process.

UK aims to be the first Country in the world to circulate steel and aluminium fully, supported by the CircularMetal programme

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:43:43 GMT

The metal industry in the UK employs 230,000 people, and directly contributes to £10.7bn to the UK GDP. A truly interdisciplinary academic team will research how to make a sustainable circular economy for high-volume metals, with WMG at the University of Warwick focussed on steel.

WMG part of new eLV car battery project

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:46:46 GMT

WMG, University of Warwick is part of a new project to create a new circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry. The project, led by EMR has won grant support from the UK Government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre.

UK plastic recycling company receives £4.42m Government funding from Innovate UK for ground-breaking advanced recycling plant in the North East England

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:30:28 GMT

Advanced recycling company ReNew ELP, based in Teesside, has been awarded a £4.42 million grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to build the world’s first commercial-scale plastic recycling plant using Cat-HTR™ technology with WMG, University of Warwick.

Report fears UK could lose out to the rest of Europe in crucial automotive battery recycling market

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 05:00:00 GMT

The UK is at significant risk of falling behind in the electric revolution and losing out to the rest of Europe on a crucial automotive lithium ion battery recycling market according to a new research report published this week by WMG at the University of Warwick and backed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Faraday Battery Challenge at Innovate UK. The report entitled Automotive Lithium ion Battery Recycling in the UK by WMG, at the University of Warwick calls for the UK to move quickly to establish commercial scale recycling for automotive lithium ion batteries

Researchers convert used car batteries into units that could power farms in the developing world

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:59:48 GMT

Researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, have found a way not just to recycle used electric vehicle batteries, but repurpose them as small energy storage systems (ESS) for off grid locations in developing countries or isolated communities. The repurposed units, each containing approximately 2kWh of energy capacity, will be able to power a small shop, a farm holding, or multiple residential homes.