British Columbia undertakes e-toys campaign
Canada – Children in the Canadian province of British Columbia no longer have to keep hold of unwanted electrical toys….
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Olympic Stadium to become shelter for the developing world?
United Kingdom – Dow Chemical, which provided the panels and textile elements cladding the athletics stadium at the London Olympics,…
Netherlands ahead of the game in asphalt recycling
The Netherlands – Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Relations, Agriculture and Innovation, attended the launch of an asphalt…
Alcoa finalises Evermore deal
United States – Alcoa has announced that it has taken sole control of Evermore Recycling, which becomes part of its…
Bio-plastics innovation: from cookery to industry
United Kingdom – Bio-plastics could become more commercially viable using waste cooking oil as a source material, scientists from two…
Recycling minister Taylor exits Defra
United Kingdom – UK Environment Minister John Taylor, Lord Taylor of Holbeach, is leaving his post at the Department for…
Chinese recyclers unite through plastics association
China – A consortium of more than 50 Chinese plastics recycling companies has been established in Beijing and hopes to…
Sims Recycling takes over E-Structors
United States – Sims Recycling Solutions, the electronics recycling division of Sims Metal Management, has acquired one of the US…
Ireland raises bar on packaging recycling
Ireland – Ireland exceeded its recovery and recycling targets for packaging in 2011, despite having faced a ‘challenging year’, according…
ECHA looks into substances of ‘high concern’
Europe – The European Commission has charged the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) with identifying and classifying potential ‘substances of very…
Lead ammunition surfaces on sustainability radar
United States – Concentrated deposits of lead ammunition from shooting ranges across the USA have come under environmental scrutiny in…
