• On Sep, 18, 2019
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There will be more than 21 million end-of-life cars in India by 2025. The country’s environment ministry is advocating a ‘high focus’ on recycling in the automotive sector. As a first step, it wants to set up a network of 20 official automotive recyclers across the country. In order to kick-start car recycling in India, […]

• On Aug, 29, 2019
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Although almost every kind of metal can be recycled again and again without degradation of properties, currently, only 30 percent of metal is recycled. Below are some additional facts: Nearly 40 percent of worldwide steel production is made using recycled steel. Around 42 percent of crude steel in the United States is made of recycled […]

• On Aug, 29, 2019
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Metals can be recycled repeatedly without altering their properties. According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), steel is the most recycled material on the planet. The other highly recycled metals include aluminum, copper, silver, brass, and gold. Metals are valuable materials that can be recycled again and again without degrading their properties. Scrap […]

• On Aug, 28, 2019
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The special report published by the ReCAAP Information sharing Centre (ISC) says that scrap metal theft incidents in the Singapore Strait surged higher significantly in 2019 to hit new record. According to the report, the number of incidents of theft of scrap metal from barges while underway in the Singapore Strait has surged to hit […]

• On Aug, 28, 2019
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Retailers face scrutiny when managing environmental and waste regulations. Those who generate hazardous waste must remain cognizant of rules like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which regulates the disposal of hazardous waste, and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations, which regulate the handling and destruction of controlled substances. The […]

• On Aug, 26, 2019
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Did you know that around 1.5 billion toothpaste tubes are discarded worldwide every year? Colgate has redesigned its packaging to improve the recycling rate for this easily overlooked niche waste stream. In America alone, consumers use more than 400 million tubes of toothpaste annually. Most end up in landfills because the multi-material packaging isn’t generally […]

• On Aug, 26, 2019
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Are glass stockpiles coming to and end? Maybe. Australian researchers have found a way to transform used glass into a premium building material. Australia generates almost 70 million tonnes of waste per year of which 1.4 million tonnes is glass packaging such as beer bottles and food containers. The state of New South Wales alone […]

• On Aug, 23, 2019
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There will be more than 21 million end-of-life cars in India by 2025. The country’s environment ministry is advocating a ‘high focus’ on recycling in the automotive sector. As a first step, it wants to set up a network of 20 official automotive recyclers across the country. In order to kick-start car recycling in India, […]

• On Aug, 23, 2019
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Australia’s Federal Industry Minister Karen Andrews has announced that a fund of AU$ 20 million will be made available to the country’s recyclers. The investment is meant to support businesses developing cutting-edge recycling technologies and smart solutions. The multi-million funding will also create lots of new jobs while diverting material from landfill and curbing overseas […]

• On Aug, 22, 2019
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Ghana generates around 1.7 billion tonnes of plastic scrap annually. ‘The volume grows every year. Plastics already represent over 16% of our total waste stream,’ says recycling advocate Daniel Yaw Mensah Tornyigah. Citizens living in Ghana’s capital, Accra, face upwards of 1600 tonnes of plastic waste daily. Only a fraction of this is recycled. ‘Our […]