UNEP: resources ‘rethink’ required
Global – ‘A far more sophisticated approach is urgently needed to address the challenges of recycling complex products, which contain…
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Trading platform with global reach
Germany – A global online B2B trading platform known as Onlinewastexchange.com has been launched by a company located at Isernhagen…
Big Apple host to BigBelly scheme
United States – New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is launching ‘the city’s largest public space recycling initiative to date’ with…
China primed for legislative burst in 2013
China – ‘We will bring in new legislation this year to deal with electrical and electronic waste,’ China’s Undersecretary for…
Romania targets aluminium and PET
Romania – In a bid to improve on the country’s 3% recycling rate for aluminium, Romania’s Environment and Forestry Ministry…
NAPCOR: more PET remains on US soil
United States – The US recycling rate for PET containers was static in 2011 owing to continued light-weighting, sluggish sales…
Bryson commits to carton reprocessing venture
UK – Following the deal with global packaging provider Sonoco Alcore to launch the only beverage carton reprocessing plant in…
Funding for Scotland’s zero waste ambitions
Scotland – Additional funding worth £1.2 million (Euro 1.5 million) has been made available to help Scotland reach its 50%…
EMR and RECUPYL target electric vehicle batteries
UK/France – The UK-based recycler EMR has contracted the French player RECUPYL SAS Innovative Battery Recycling to recycle lithium-ion batteries…
Informal Egyptian recyclers fear sidelining
Egypt – Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has launched the ‘Clean Homeland’ campaign – an initiative designed to clear piles of…
Europe recycles two out of three aluminium beverage cans
Europe – The European recycling industry set a new record by recycling 66.7% of all aluminium beverage cans in 2010,…
