Specialist EU platform underlines need to ‘do more with less’
Europe – The European Commissioner for the Environment, Janez PotoÄnik, aims to ‘transform the European economy towards a more sustainable…
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TerraCycle asks smokers to think green
United States – The Canadian arm of TerraCycle, which specialises in processing difficult-to-recycle consumer packaging, is inviting smokers to send…
Germany debates ‘post-growth society’ issue
Germany – Economic growth can be compatible with responsible environmental management, the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) states…
Greanbean engineer turns recycling into a game
United States – Whoever says that the reverse vending concept is boring clearly hasn’t met Shanker Sahai yet; the founder…
UK urged to pull plug on sub-standard ELV sites
United Kingdom – In the wake of a series of prosecutions of Authorised Treatment Facilities (ATF) operators, the Chairman of…
BIR Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Mirror June 2012
Global – The following article is based on the latest Stainless Steel & Special Alloys World Mirror produced by the…
‘Operation Anvil’ clamps down on UK toxic waste
United Kingdom – Nearly 90 containers each containing more than 30 tonnes of scrap metal were returned to the UK…
Russian court lifts ‘unlawful’ scrap export ban
Russia – The Supreme Arbitration Court of Russia has deemed former prime minister Vladimir Putin’s ban on ferrous and non-ferrous…
China’s monitoring system to have critical impact on rare earths?
China – The Chinese government has announced that a long-delayed invoicing system designed to monitor the rare earths market entered…
TOMRA expands footprint through BEST
Belgium – TOMRA Systems ASA, a subsidiary of TOMRA Sorting Solutions, has acquired Belgian technology manufacturer BEST Kwadraat. The move…
BIR Non-Ferrous World Mirror June 2012
Global – The following article is based on the latest Non-Ferrous Metals World Mirror produced by the BIR world recycling…
