22-03-2013 Business Resource efficiency targets can ‘hinder innovation’ Europe – EU policy-makers would do well to consider the consequences before adopting any resource efficiency targets, Nickel Institute president…
24-12-2012 Plastics ACC celebrates plastic recycling innovations United States – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has awarded this year’s Innovation in Plastics Recycling awards to three top-performing…
29-10-2012 Plastics PETRA creates Recyclability & Innovation Model North America – Labelling PET as ‘the world’s most commonly recycled plastic’, North America’s PET Resin Association (PETRA) is emphasising…
26-10-2012 Business US scientists achieve rare earth innovation United States – High-purity rare earths like neodymium commanded low prices in the 1990s and so were initially incorporated into…
11-09-2012 Plastics Bio-plastics innovation: from cookery to industry United Kingdom – Bio-plastics could become more commercially viable using waste cooking oil as a source material, scientists from two…
16-03-2012 Business Indian recycling group scoops Innovation Award India – Indian environmental research and action group Chintan has won America’s first-ever Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women…
09-03-2012 Business Proposal to boost EU raw material innovation Europe – The European Commission has proposed the creation of a European Innovation Partnership for raw materials. By bringing together…
08-11-2011 Business Support for Japanese car recycling innovation Japan – The Japanese Ministry of Environment is launching the ‘Auto Recycling Innovation Support Program’ to help foster partnerships and…
19-10-2011 E-scrap 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…
21-08-2011 Business Source separation innovation in Doha Qatar / Sweden – A prominent Qatar-based property developer has awarded Envac of Sweden a major contract to install a…
24-09-2010 Non-Ferrous Metals Metaufer to focus on complex waste innovation France – A new shredder residue processing plant run by Metaufer of France is said to enable pollution-free dry sorting…
