Waste circuit boards contain a large amount of valuable resources such as ordinary metals and precious metals, organic resins, and glass fibers. They have huge economic benefits for recycling. Because they contain a large amount of toxic and harmful substances, they can be directly landfilled or used without treatment. Improper process technology and equipment handling […]
Continue Reading...The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in India has released the provisional figures of imports of raw materials for gems and jewellery for the month of January 2019. The figures suggest significant surge in monthly imports over the same month in 2018. Also, the combined gold bar imports during April ’18-Jan ’19 were […]
Continue Reading...The daily scrap gold prices – hallmarked and non- hallmarked edged higher marginally on Monday, 18th February, 2019 on the ScrapMonster Price Index. However, the prices of Platinum remained unchanged. Silver scrap fell over the day. In the Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices went higher by $ 2.13 per Oz. The prices […]
Continue Reading...AMI-Ireland’s leading IT recycling company announced its plans to invest Euro 4 million in targeted acquisitions over the next two years. The investment is part of the company’s key business strategy to capitalize on the IT recycling boom. The proposed investment is expected to create 30 additional jobs in the company’s Dublin and Belfast locations. […]
Continue Reading...The Recycling Association has issued a statement in protest again the call by UK MPs to implement ban on exports of scrap plastics. The trade body warned that such an action would have adverse impacts on UK recycling. Simon Ellin , Chief Executive, the Recycling Association stated that the region hosts a lot of legitimate […]
Continue Reading...Forty-six trade associations on Jan. 23 wrote to two members of the Trump administration to urge them to eliminate steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Negotiators recently completed work on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which, upon ratification, will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new pact, however, does not address […]
Continue Reading...The Plastics Market Watch Report, released by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), highlights an increased demand for plastics in a number of modes of transportation—including automobiles, trucks, boats, trains, planes and more around the world. According to the report, the recent trends in innovative transportation include: propulsion/electric vehicles (EV), autonomous or self-driving vehicles, connected vehicles […]
Continue Reading...Illinois-headquartered certified e-waste recycling service provider Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR) has made significant expansion of its footprints in the U.S. Southwest region. The company recently announced opening of a new facility in Las Vegas, in addition to relocation of its Salt Lake City, Utah site to a much larger space. The company had recently opened […]
Continue Reading...Global electronic waste monitoring report 2017 released by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations University and the International Solid Waste Association shows that the world generated 44 million 700 thousand tons of e-waste in2016, increase 3 million 300 thousand tons which rises nearly 8% compared with 2014. Experts point out that this […]
Continue Reading...The upcoming Interim Budget in India is likely to offer big push to several gold schemes. The government plans to introduce a gold savings account, whereby customers will be credited with gold equivalent to the money deposited in their account, calculated based on the prevailing market rates. The scheme allows deposit of money equivalent to […]
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