02-03-2018 Plastics Recycled hospital waste to benefit ‘desperate’ children in Africa South Africa – Pharmaceutical firm Adcock Ingram Critical Care has joined forces with a group of local hospitals and waste…
14-12-2017 Plastics Grant allows London children to fish for plastics United Kingdom – London charity the Hubbub Foundation has received a grant of over £77 000 to take children on…
03-08-2015 Non-Ferrous Metals Cypriot recycling charity benefits children Cyprus – A charity in Cyprus called Cans for Kids has collected 25 million aluminium beverage cans for recycling since…
18-03-2014 Paper Chinese children helped by charity recycling programme China – A newspaper recycling programme has helped nearly 3000 children in China receive medical treatment or education. Launched by…
02-03-2021 Batteries Interview US battery collection rises 11% during coronavirus crisis Call2Recycle collected a record 3 700 tonnes of used batteries for recycling in the US in 2020, an unexpected bonus…
02-02-2021 Column E-scrap Even top sellers are a recycling mystery People have a volatile, even love-hate, relationship with technology and especially consumer gadgets. We want durable products that are well…
25-11-2020 Business World Economic Forum crowns Gemini ‘New Champion’ The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named plastics recycling company Gemini Corporation as one of its ‘New Champions’ during its…
14-10-2020 E-scrap Awareness ‘key’ to tackle ever-growing e-scrap mountain A record 53.6 million tonnes of e-scrap worth EUR 50 billion was generated across the planet in 2019. But less…
21-05-2020 Plastics Research Recycling bio-plastics may not be a mission impossible The Universities of Birmingham and Bath have developed a faster and more efficient recycling method specifically for bio-plastics. A group…
12-05-2020 Business Plastics 6 young recycling champions win TV show role Six UK schoolchildren have won a nationwide competition to be featured in a new animated series about the circular economy….
02-04-2020 CORONA VIRUS Paper Supply of recycled fibre ‘crucial’ during pandemic The proper collection and recycling of used paper is even more important during a health crisis, insists Pro Carton, the…
