Circular Lighting Live 2024: Backing up environmental claims with data
The lighting sector is embracing verified data on its sustainability claims, including Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). That was certainly one of the impressions conveyed...
Scottish universities initiative to “drive the transition to net-zero electronics”
The Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies Centre (REACT) was announced on 7 October, one of five new centres to share in £25m from a...
Toyota report grapples with energy storage challenge in logistics
A report from logistics specialist Toyota Material Handling (UK) indicates priorities and directions for the logistics industry, given the required trajectory of emissions reduction....
Emptying “drawers of doom” could fix UK’s impending copper crunch
Around £266 million of copper resides in the UK's unused or binned electricals,1 says charity group Recycle Your Electricals, citing "drawers of doom" that...
Environment Agency confirms new codes for importing and exporting WEEE
From the 1st of January 2025, all Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) will be notifiable under new codes.
Companies exporting or importing WEEE will...
Fixing an inconvenient truth: A solution to unsustainable PCB metals extraction?
Jeff Borrman of Bioscope Technologies reviews the fate of components and materials used in electronic printed circuit boards, and introduces a process that he...
Giant pink cat at Waterloo Station spotlights The Great Cable Challenge
A giant pink cat hologram will be surprising commuters at London Waterloo from Tuesday 20th August. The hologram is seemingly an effigy of HypnoCat,...
CIWM white paper calls for reform to UK battery recycling
The Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) has called for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for batteries (and products containing batteries) and a targeted deposit...
Reuse hub for lighting launches
The Reuse Hub for lighting products was launched by Recolight at the end of 2023. It is a platform to facilitate the donation of...
Bring your WEEE collection ideas…
Material Focus has reopened its Electricals Recycling Fund, offering £750,000 of funding to support projects that make it easier for people to reuse...
Metal separation at E-Waste World Conference 2024
Recovering the valuable metals present in e-waste is challenging, involving liberation, sizing, and separation. Bunting’s separation equipment recovers ferrous and non-ferrous metals at various...
Wind turbine processing centre opens in Glasgow
A circular supply chain for wind turbines in Scotland is one step closer, says sustainable materials firm EMR, thanks to a pilot processing centre...
Could EV batteries have a second life in stationary storage?
By Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, a firm with expertise in using batteries for energy storage.
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How plasma technology can reduce the environmental impact of disposable vapes
Disposable e-cigarettes or vapes are big business, they are also a big problem for the environment. David Deegan of Tetronics suggests a solution that’s...
EU rules compel manufacturers to make repair easier
The European Parliament voted on 23 April to adopt new rules on the so-called “right to repair” for consumers, which aim to make it...
Webinar for the lighting industry on 11 April
Lighting manufacturers, importers, contractors, end users and specifiers all have specific responsibilities under environmental legislation when it comes to dealing with waste - to...
E-waste rising five times faster than e-waste recycling rates
A record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022, up 82% since 2010, and it is on track to rise by a...
Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution
Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 (11-17 March 2024) with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye-opening new survey reveals...
A bright idea for recycling rare-earth phosphors from used fluorescent bulbs
Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lighting could also supply rare-earth metals for reuse. The 17 metals...
Experts welcome the new WEEE consultation
Measures that will make it easier to recycle and reuse electrical goods appear in the government's WEEE consultation, launched on 28 December 2023. The...
