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Europe set for higher WEEE targets

Europe – Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have confirmed plans to introduce higher targets for the collection of waste…

Australia – Earthships – radically sustainable buildings made of a wide collection of recycled materials – demonstrate a brand new…

United States – Many professional reports published in recent weeks foresee a downtrend in rare earth metals prices in the…

Bulgaria – Keen to escape the provisions of a hard-hitting new bill, Bulgaria’s metal scrap dealers are threatening to move…

United States – The Kansas Department of Corrections prison at Hutchinson has received the WasteWise State Government Partner of the…

United Kingdom – In the English county of Yorkshire, the Straight environmental products group has won a four-year contract to…

France/Germany/UK – Apple has added the iPhone and iPad to its hardware recycling initiatives in France, Germany and the UK….

Malaysia – Putrajaya Corporation wants private households in its part of Malaysia to be heavily penalised for their failure to…

United States – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Sims Metal Management (SMM), located at the Port of…

Spain – An urban refuse recycling facility to be built at Manises in Spain will incorporate equipment from Spanish metal…

Sweden – SCA is set to divest its packaging operations – excluding two kraftliner mills in Sweden – following a…