UK waste exports pivotal for European waste markets
Exports of waste from the UK to continental Europe in recent years have soared. The additional volumes have been a…
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Transpere-IMS Electronics deal strengthens US e-scrap network
US firm e-cycler and data destruction specialist Transpere Corp. has acquired IMS Electronics Recycling. It says the business deal will help…
Chile says goodbye to plastic bags
Chile has adopted a law which bans the use of plastic bags in larger retail stores, making it the first…
Poland fighting ‘garbage maffia’ crime wave
A giant fire at a landfill site in the Polish capital of Warsaw has refueled speculation that the country’s recycling…
E-scrap lab launched by top researchers in Singapore and France
E-scrap generated in Singapore currently exceeds 60 000 tonnes every year, according to the National Environment Agency of Singapore. An…
Dutch king tours most sustainable city in Europe
‘This chair is made from recycled mobile phone cases and toasters,’ king Willem Alexander of the Netherlands was told during…
Millions invested in American polypropylene technology
The Closed Loop Fund has announced it will invest US$ 3 million in Ohio-based firm PureCycle Technologies to help it…
Every second, 1000 aluminium beverage cans are recycled
The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland increased by 0.7% to a…
‘A tremendous future’ predicted for plastics recyclers
China’s ‘unprecedented’ move to stop plastics scrap imports has ‘surprised the whole world’, according to Dr Steve Wong of Fukutomi…
Circular Economy Index: Germany is number one
Germany is currently outperforming other European countries in terms of sustainability goals, reveals Politico’s Circular Economy Index. The list is…
Steinert to unveil ‘answers to China’s import ban’
Magnetic separation and sensor sorting technology specialist Steinert claims that it will be providing ‘answers to China’s import ban’ at…
