US$ 35 million funding for e-waste firm
United States – E-waste management company eRecyclingCorps (ERC) has secured US$ 35 million in funding, led by investors Kleiner Perkins…
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EBRD funds first integrated recycling park in Romania
Romania – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development of the recycling sector in Romania…
New President for China ship recycling association
China – At its 20th anniversary gathering in Beijing, the China National Ship Recycling Association appointed Xie Dehua as its…
Plastics recycling plant commissioned in Nigeria
Nigeria – Shongai Packaging has unveiled a plastics recycling line via which, according to the Nigerian manufacturer, recycled materials are…
Bottom ash a major source of metals
Europe – Collection of metals from bottom ash at waste-to-energy plants can make an important contribution to a more resource-efficient…
Acquisition of prominent US e-scrap processor Round2
USA – Leading electronics recycler ROUND2 INC. will become part of Avnet Integrated Resources, which provides reverse logistics and after-market…
Recovery in Bangladesh shipbreaking tonnages
Bangladesh – The ship recycling market in Bangladesh rebounded well in 2011 despite legal barriers faced by the industry for…
UK research: WEEE reuse worth millions
United Kingdom – Almost a quarter of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) thrown out each year by consumers could…
US-India agreement to improve aluminium recycling
USA / India – The US-headquartered Aluminum Association has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Aluminium Association of India…
Export of e-waste into Ghana ‘uncontrollable’
Ghana – There is an ‘uncontrollable’ flow of second-hand electronic goods and e-waste into Ghana where children make up a…
Multi-million tyre recycling boost for China
China / Canada – Blue Diamond Technologies and its affiliate ECO/BDT of Canada and Insigma Technologies of China have formed…
