https://recyclinginternational.com/business/7-grand-investment-for-greece-to-realise-high-quality-recycling-infrastructure/ The Greek island of Corfu has been granted more than EUR 700 000 worth of funding to boost its recycling performance as part of the European Union’s Ionian Islands Operational Programme, according to Theodoros Galiatsatos, regional governor of the Ionian Islands. Greece has an average recycling rate of around …
Read More »Platinum group metals innovation from South Africa saves a lot more energy
https://recyclinginternational.com Platinum group metals represent an attractive market for recyclers in various parts of the world. A new player stepping onto the scene is AltMet, based in South Africa. The start-up has developed a novel process to recover platinum, palladium and rhodium from catalytic converters in a ‘much more energy …
Read More »Effects of Vehicle Import Prohibition on Scrappage
http://khodrocar.com The ban of vehicle import will lead to unemployment of thousands of businesses and also about scrappage centers. Effects of Vehicle Import Prohibition on Scrappage Khodrocar – The gates of vehicle imports has been closed and many related businesses will be hurt. Businesses like vehicle scrappage, which faced many …
Read More »California BRAC bases now part of recycling revolution
http://www.af.mil McCLELLAN, Calif. (AFNS) — J.D. Wang, the CEO of a tire recycling company, believes people can recycle anything if they put their minds to it. So it seems fitting that his company is expanding into a recycled building — once the commissary at the former Norton Air Force Base …
Read More »Fujairah aims to be international centre for recycling planes
https://www.thenational.ae Forget abandoned cars at the airport, in Fujairah the problem facing officials is abandoned planes. A new company will start picking through the fuselages and engines of passenger jets left at Fujairah International Airport next month in the first venture of its kind in the region. “A lot of …
Read More »Steinert to unveil ‘answers to China’s import ban’
Magnetic separation and sensor sorting technology specialist Steinert claims that it will be providing ‘answers to China’s import ban’ at IFAT from 14-18 May. Plant operators can now sort black plastics with the Steinert UniSort Black system while the company’s UniSort Film efficiently separates 2D materials from the material flow. …
Read More »Big grant announced for e-scrap and plastics recyclers in New Zealand
The New Zealand government has provided NZ$ 80 000 (or US$ 55 600) worth of funding to Mint Innovation so the chemistry and microbiology specialist can explore new ways to recover valuable metals from used electronics. New Zealand is ready to step up its game when it comes to electronics …
Read More »What Is E-Waste?
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/electronics/whatisewaste/ E-waste is a popular, informal name for electronic products nearing the end of their “useful life.” Computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, and fax machines are common electronic products. Many of these products can be reused, refurbished, or recycled. With the passage of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, certain portions …
Read More »Electronic waste
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste E-waste or electronic waste is created when an electronic product is discarded after the end of its useful life. The rapid expansion of technologymeans we are creating a very large amount of e-waste every passing minute.[3] “Electronic waste” or E-Waste may be defined as discarded computers, office electronic equipment, entertainment device electronics, mobile phones, television …
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