• 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 […]

• On Aug, 22, 2019
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South Korea is constructing its very first car battery recycling plant in Yeonggwang Country, South Jeolla Province. Earthtech is investing 24 billion won (US$ 20 million) in the unique battery recycling project. The company expects the first phase of construction to be completed in March. The recycling hub will recover lithium, nickel, cobalt, and will […]

• On Aug, 22, 2019
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The South Korean government recently announced that it would enhance environmental and health safety inspections for battery, tire and plastic waste imported from Japan for recycling purposes. The country’s Ministry of Environment said the government will take additional environmental and health safety measures for large volume imports of waste, noting waste batteries, tires and plastics […]

• On Aug, 22, 2019
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Boise, Idaho, officials recently created a survey to gather input about potential procedures to waste reduction, recycling, compost and trash collection. The survey aims to examine how city residents can do more to reduce, reuse and recycle, as well as gauge community opinions on trash collection frequency. Right now, trash collection occurs every week in […]

• On Jul, 31, 2019
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Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is used in nearly all electronic products, from pagers, the mouse of a computer to radios and computer systems. A PCB are self contained boards with interconnected electrical and electronic components. So how are these components recycled? Well, it’s a large and complex process but we’re here to walk you through […]

• On Jul, 31, 2019
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With new cheap devices, society has reaped tremendous benefits. This explosive growth in the electronics industry, however, has led to a rapidly escalating issue of end-of-life (EOL) electronics or e-waste. In landfills or primitive recycling operations, toxic materials can be released from old electronic devices into the environment. What Is E-Waste These EOL electronic devices, […]