Coronavirus is severely impacting China’s recycling sector. Currently, twenty-seven major Chinese cities are in lockdown as a result of the virus. The inability to get scrap through to the [...]
Recycling smart watches is taking its first steps in the recycling market. Currently the global smart watch market is estimated to be worth EUR 39.6 million. In 2016 Fitbit achieved global sales [...]
A new rare earth metals recycling facility has been established at the University of Birmingham. Established at a cost of EUR $4 million, the new pilot plant will focus on recycling magnets. [...]
Samsung believe there are already 1 billion more mobile phones in the world than people. Furthermore, the number of mobile phones in use currently exceeds 8 billion. Whilst Samsung first quarter [...]
E-scrap recycling in Singapore is set to get a boost with the launch of a new research centre. Nanyang Technological University has invested nearly $15 million in the new centre, with the [...]
The Recycling specialist Wastecare has acquired the East Kent High Temperature Incinerator from Augean for US$4.5 million. The East Kent facility can process up to 10,000 tonnes of waste per [...]
At a time of great change in global recycling, family owned businesses continue to invest. German family owned conglomerate, Trimet Aluminium, has invested in the modernisation of two of its [...]
A new patent for recycling PVC has been developed by Ballarat inventor Dennis Collins. The owner of trucking business PaperFreight has long been interested in recycling and has picked up [...]
The community debate on reducing landfill in Australia is really starting to gain momentum. Recent research shows the average Australian household has an estimated 22 electrical appliances that [...]
A recent study by the Bank of America shows that global waste management volumes are likely to double by 2025 and by 2020 are projected to be a $2 trillion market. The report identifies that over [...]