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Greenpeace slams Microsoft, Sony Ericsson the best

Archiv – Environmental action group Greenpeace gave electronics manufacturers Microsoft and Nintendo abysmal rankings on their efforts to phase out…

Research: chemicals from recycled cardboard may contaminate take-out food

Archiv – A new test can identify take-away paper-based food containers (such as pizza boxes) that break phthalate safety rules….

A-Ward container tilter

Archiv – In an effort to find a better solution to the loading of various forms of scrap and bulk…

Europe bans old ship export to Bangladesh

Archiv – The European Commission (EC) has imposed a ban on export of old ships from its member states to…

India calls for stricter shipbreaking laws

Archiv – If a shipbreaking yard in India does not have the facility to treat a particular kind of hazardous…

Treatment specifications for cooling appliances

The household appliance industry (represented by CECED), electro scrap take-back schemes (WEEE Forum) and specialist electronics recyclers (EERA) have agreed…

Sennebogen 305 C in top 100

Claimed by its manufacturer to be the first and only telehandler-type machine with a hydraulic hi-rise cab, the 305 C…

UK to launch ship recycling strategy

A blueprint to improve the process of recycling obsolete vessels has been introduced in the UK with the aim of…

Faster and smarter analysers from Oxford

UK instrument supplier Oxford Instruments has launched two hand-held XRF analysers which, it claims, deliver faster-than-ever colour-coded alloy identification and…

Suez to tackle Lucifer

Archiv – Suez SA has announced that subsidiaries Endel and SITA, as well as another French company Constructions Mecaniques de…

Caterpillar receives sustainability honour

Archiv – For the sixth consecutive year, Caterpillar Inc has been selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability…