01-09-2006 Business Scots embrace household recycling Archiv – There was a surge in the number of Scots actively engaged in recycling their domestic refuse last year,…
01-08-2006 Business Rapid growth in UK plastic bottle recycling Archiv – Some 92% of UK local authorities now offer recycling collection facilities for plastic bottles, according to research funded…
01-06-2006 Business 100% hike in UK plastic bottle collection Archiv – New research suggests that kerbside collection of plastic bottles is now available to almost half of all UK…
01-12-2005 Business Retailers hit by WEEE implementation Archiv – Lack of harmonisation in the implementation of the EU Directive on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)…
01-09-2005 Business Two-fold increase in UK plastic bottle recycling Archiv – According to research funded by the UK’s Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and carried out by Recoup…
01-02-2005 Business German shredders run short of ELV feed Archiv – German scrap processors expect a 1m-tonne drop in collections of steel scrap next year owing to a rise…
01-12-2004 Business New database covers metal matrix composites Archiv – A new web service launched by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) makes available to engineers otherwise…
01-02-2004 Business Pan-European WEEE recycling scheme Archiv – The European Recycling Platform (ERP), set up in 2002 by leading European electrical and electronic goods manufacturers Sony,…
01-11-2003 Business Scant regard for EU waste hierarchy Archiv – Only a few member states are paying strict attention to the EU’s waste hierarchy of prevention, recycling, energy…
