Canadian coffee chains taken to task over recycling
Canada – Canada’s largest coffee chains are misleading customers about what happens to cups collected in their in-store recycling bins,…
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Fraunhofer improving the economics of LED recycling
Germany – Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have developed a new method to mechanically separate the light emitting diodes (LEDs)…
Scotland: glass recycling set to ‘make a real difference’
Scotland – Convinced that recycling and charity work make a very good fit, Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) has launched…
Recycling in the USA: closed doors, rPEt surge & organics ban
United States – Here’s a look at recent developments in North American recycling, courtesy of our content partner Resource Recycling……
Solvay on course with Poland textiles recycling venture
Poland – According to international chemicals group Solvay, construction of its industrial-scale facility for the recycling of technical textile waste…
Recycling bin patent pocketed by 12-year-old
Japan – Asuka Kamiya, a 12-year-old from Jozan Elementary School in Anjo, Japan, has obtained a patent for her innovative…
Umicore investment to boost recycling potential
Belgium – Materials technology company Umicore is proposing to invest around Euro 25 million at its Olen site in Belgium,…
Engineering & innovation celebrated in Dortmund
Germany – The industrial hub that is the German Ruhr area will live and breathe process engineering on 4 and…
Mega-fund to boost plastics recycling in the USA
United States – Claimed to be ‘one of the largest of its kind’ in the USA, a new Closed Loop…
Dell rewarded for plastics recycling achievement
Global – Computer major Dell is the winner of the inaugural 2015 Catalyst Award for its commitment to closing the…
Lofty goals set for recycling in Israel
Israel – Some 67% of Israelis recycled their plastic bottles in 2014 while 52% recycled paper and cardboard, the country’s…
