Nissan sets industry-leading recycled targets
Japan – Nissan has revealed that it is to commit 70% of its engineering budget to environmental projects. In its…
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Basel vote tightens rules on hazardous waste in end-of-life ships
Switserland – The Basel Convention must continue setting the rules for recycling and disposal of end-of-life ships, African countries attending…
French solution for Toyota’s NiMH batteries
France – The European division of car manufacturer Toyota is teaming up with French battery recycler Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des…
UK presence for BT-Wolfgang Binder
United Kingdom/Austria – Owing to rising market volumes and contract numbers in the UK, Austrian recycling technology specialist BT-Wolfgang Binder…
US Shredder and SECTA in joint effort
United States – Shredder producer US Shredder is partnering with Brazil-based SECTA International for the marketing, engineering, manufacturing and servicing…
CRT recycling innovation for SWEEEP Kuusakoski
United Kingdom – One of the UK’s largest electronic waste processors, SWEEEP Kuusakoski, is installing a furnace to recycle lead-containing…
Groupe Comet turning shredder residue into fuel
Belgium – Groupe Comet, a prominent Belgian scrap metal processor, is to set up a pilot plant dedicated to the…
UNU research project on tracking e-waste flows
United States/Germany – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided a five-year US$ 2.5 million grant to the United…
WM invests in Recyclebank programme
United States – America’s largest waste collector Waste Management (WM) is teaming up with Recycle Rewards, Inc. whose subsidiary Recyclebank…
Nokia survey on mobile phone recycling
Finland – In an attempt better to understand its customers’ disposal behaviour, Finnish mobile phone producer Nokia has conducted a…
ISRI updates ferrous and plastic scrap guidelines
USA – The Ferrous Division of the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has approved proposed specifications for low…
