Europe’s plastics from e-scrap recyclers plagued by uncertainty
A proposal by the European Parliament to set a concentration limit for the flame retardant decaBDE would put a stop…
Wong: plastic scrap imports to Thailand and Vietnam have come to a halt
The massive flow of plastic scrap shipments to Thailand and Vietnam after the market shift from China has far exceeded…
Takeover to boost UK recycling majors’ ‘grave-to-cradle’ business model
Norton & Co. has acquired the UK-based plastics recycling major Axion Recycling. Axion Recycling and its business units, Axion Polymers and...
China to eliminate solid waste imports by 2020
An announcement from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China asserts the country’s determination to eliminate imports of solid waste by the...
Smart ‘eye’ to help track and trace Dell’s e-scrap flows
Basel Action Network (BAN), the organisation that combats both illegal scrap trade and questionable recycling practices across Africa and Asia,...
‘Capital of Dreams’ welcomes recycling facility shake-up
The US company RePower South will modernise and operate a materials recovery facility in Montgomery, Alabama. Some US$12 million will...
London’s businesses: together we’re stronger in recycling
Dozens of businesses in central London have pooled their recycling efforts with the twin goal of saving money and helping...
‘First’ global recycling service for lithium-ion batteries
German ALBA Group subsidiary Interseroh and the Saubermacher recycling company have established a joint venture for the collection and recycling...
Big future predicted for carbon recycling in China
Iceland-based Carbon Recycling International (CRI) has announced it will build up to 30 CO2-to-methanol production plants in China by the...
Complex gadgets are now ‘piece of cake’ for Dutch e-scrap recycler
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) has expanded the processing lines at its e-scrap recycling plant in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, with enhancements...
Textiles recyclers must ‘think outside the box’
Reuse accounts for 60% of collected volumes of textiles and represents the industry’s ‘strength’. It is therefore essential that the...
