WEEE compliance management app picks up US award
Prize winners in the fourth annual awards run by US publication Environmental Leader were announced on 22 June in Denver, Colorado and included 3M’s...
Firm launches collaborative service for end-of-life batteries
Resource recovery expert Axion has joined forces with two other partners in a major initiative aimed at reusing and recycling the growing volume...
Free riders bypass WEEE duties, but is it time to simplify legislation?
A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in August called upon government’s to tackle the problem of “online free riding”
E-waste pollutes plastics in popular toy
A recent global survey has found that recycling plastics containing toxic flame retardant chemicals found in electronic waste results in contamination of a (still,...
Illegal waste shipment lands Glasgow operator with fine for breaching environmental legislation
Waste shipments have come under scrutiny following the illegal shipment of waste electrical and electronic goods by a Glasgow-based businessman.
Waste operator Henry Chukwu ,...
$357k funding progresses US lithium-ion battery recycling initiative
Team Portables, a consortium for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling incentivization, has received Phase II funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lithium-Ion Battery...
Remanufacturing reloaded?
October funding announcements suggest new interest in researching the repair and restoration of end-of-life products
A series of remanufacturing announcements in October hinted at a...
Pause for thought as WEEE facilities burn
Wiser Recycling is taking steps towards rebuilding a recycling and reuse presence in St Ives, Cambridgeshire following the fire that devastated the firm's WEEE...
Critics question the ambition of EU circular economy proposals
The EU’s latest Circular Economy Package was announced on 2 December, drawing criticism from some for its dilution of previously more ambitious targets, particularly...
Energy storage firm partners with BMW for EV battery second use
Energy storage systems manufacturer Off Grid Energy has announced a new partnership with BMW Group UK to create a sustainable, second-life solution for BMW...
Scanning software prevents scanners going to landfill
VueScan, a firm claiming to offer the world's most widely used scanning software, says it has prevented over 412,500 scanners from going to landfill...
Managing and reducing e-waste from PCBs
Have you ever wondered what happens to your electronic devices when you replace them? Phil Simmonds, Group Managing Director of electronic manufacturing services provider...
Circularity gains business traction
Moving to a circular business model can boost the bottom line. There is now much discussion and debate as to the best way to...
UK households still stockpiling old gadgets, says Royal Society of Chemistry survey
UK households are continuing to stockpile electronic devices and failing to recycle them, it seems, with early August seeing the publication of the results...
Cloud-based energy aggregation and battery waste innovators pick up low carbon funding awards for...
A cloud-based energy aggregation service has picked up the Shell Springboard and Shell LiveWIRE awards, securing £180,000 of equity free funding. Another award went...
Chinese delegates visit UK WEEE recycling facility to share best practice
Delegates of the Hubei Provincial Environmental Protection Department in China met with British waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling experts at The Electrical...
Cool collaboration? Firms showcase SIM card made from recycled refrigerators
Electrical systems developer Thales and resource recovery firm Veolia have joined forces to create what is seemingly the first eco-designed SIM card made from...
Campaign aims to make some noise for battery recycling
178 million used batteries hoarded in UK homes and millions more end up in landfill
Warnings of environmental impact and health risks
#BringBackHeavyMetal campaign launched to...
Passion and good ideas come together at the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe
The winners of the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were announced on 25 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, held at the RAI...
One third of Scots have unused smartphones going to waste
Scots are being called upon to declutter and help the environment by putting their unwanted tech to good use.
Nearly 60% of people in...
