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Work Begins on UK’s Biggest Low Carbon Waste Plant
The Mayor of London has officially kicked off work on the future £80 million plant that will transform household rubbish into clean energy to power up to 15,000 local homes.
Metech Recycling Wins Approval As a Covered Electronics Recycler in Connecticut
Metech Recycling has become one of the first companies to be approved as a covered electronic recycler (CER) by Connecticut’s Department of Environmental Protection.
South Africa Introduces National Domestic Waste Collection
In a bid to sort out the unpleasantness sometimes experienced in household waste removal, South Africa will finally put into effect the long-awaited National Domestic Waste Collection. How People Arrived Here: domestic waste management in south africa,...
Actress Joanna Lumley OBE Announces Funding to Create the World’s Largest ‘reuse Network’
Mayor of London Boris Johnson and actress Joanna Lumley OBE have announced £8m funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) to create the world’s largest ‘reuse network’, helping household items find a new home rather than...
U.K. Introduces New, Greener Regulations for Producers of Industrial And Automotive Batteries
New legislation, designed to ensure that all U.K. waste industrial and automotive batteries are recycled in the future, will come into effect on 1 January 2010. Producers of industrial and automotive batteries will be required to arrange the collection,...
Mayor Urges Londoners to Recycle During the Festive Period
The amount of wrapping paper estimated to be thrown away in London at Christmas period could stretch around the Equator, giving people a golden opportunity to instead boost the capital’s recycling rate. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has added...
Electronic Waste Needs to Go Green
Americans love their consumer electronics, but what happens to all the gadgets when their useful life is over? Despite being one of the largest generators of “e-waste” in the world, the U.S. has no federal policies on recycling electronic...
Greenpeace Report Confirms High Contamination Levels in Ghana E- Waste Scrapyards
A Greenpeace science team visiting two scrap yards in the capital city Accra and the city of Korforidua, Ghana, has confirmed that soil and sediment taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards are severely contaminated with hazardous chemicals....
