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German recycling associations question EU database

Several German recycling industry associations have issued a letter jointly questioning the practicality of the pending SCIP (Substances of Concern in Products) database planned for…

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California mandates recycled material in beverage bottles

California lawmakers approved legislation requiring beverage companies to use recycled plastic. If signed, the bill will usher in the first recycled-content law of its kind…

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Aluminium recycling technology boosted by crystallisation research

An innovative method for aluminium recycling has been boosted by research showing the microscopic changes that take place when molten alloys cool. Researcher Dr Biao…

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Recycling rates lower in England’s poorest areas

Recycling rates for household waste are significantly lower in the most deprived areas of England, a Guardian analysis has found. A breakdown of data from…

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Australian government may restrict scrap exports

The Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020, on track to be approved in Australia, has been designed to “to ban the export of waste glass,…

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Consider ‘reducing collection of recyclables’, says UN

Governments across the world should consider a potential “reduction of the collection of recyclables” during the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by the United Nations claims….

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‘Beige Gold’: Criminals Are Making a Fortune By Illegally Recycling Cardboard, and It’s Making a Huge Dent in the Pockets of Cities and Local Authorities

Thieves are thinking “outside-the-box” when it comes to new ways to make money. Cardboard recycling, which can happen legally or illegally, can yield substantial profits….

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Plastic recycling momentum surging in Europe

Global consultancy McKinsey & Co., in an article prepared by its Chemicals group in August, says Europe is in the midst of “quiet before the…

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Britain to get first commercial refinery for extracting precious metals from e-waste

The UK is to get its first commercial refinery for extracting precious metals from electronic waste, which will also be the world’s first to use…

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UK port to host innovative tyre recycling plant

A Norwegian company developing the chemical recycling of waste tyres has chosen the UK port of Sunderland to construct its first facility. Wastefront announced in…

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