During the latest World Recycling Convention (online) organized by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), the Shredder Committee focused on safety issues. Sharing information is regarded as one of the most effective ways to improve safety around shredder installations. Therefore, Christopher J. Bedell (Senior Vice President and General Counsel for The David J. Joseph Company, […]
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability has launched ICLEI Circulars, a global platform, which works across regions to facilitate the circular economy transition at the local level. “Through regional hubs, ICLEI Circulars will work with communities around the world to find the best circular solutions to address pressing local challenges and offer sector-specific guidance for […]
Aim is to develop energy from waste projects in Australia to provide solutions for some of the 27 million tons of waste landfilled each year. Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar and Tribe Infrastructure Group, an independent infrastructure project finance firm headquartered in United Arab Emirates (UAE), intend to strengthen their collaboration in the deployment […]
The proliferation of electric and electronic products has brought many advantages. Fuelled by innovation and ever lower costs, they have boosted growth and development, expanded education, and enabled connectivity. However, the growing volumes of e-waste have been the consequence. According to the latest Global E-waste Monitor, 53,6 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste was […]
The University of Birmingham and Bentley Motors have agreed to a three-year research project called “Rare-earth Recycling for E-machines” (RaRE), which intends to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles. Rare earth magnets play a vital role in almost every appliance that uses electricity to generate motion. In the […]
Canada-based Mkango Resources Ltd. informed that HyProMag Limited and partners, European Metal Recycling Limited (EMR) and University of Birmingham, have been awarded a grant (256,144 British Pound) from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund – delivered by UK Research and Innovation – for a new project entitled “Rare-Earth Extraction from Audio Products” (REAP). The project “will […]
Josef Schuster GmbH has been active in the collection and processing of ferrous scrap for over 30 years. Martin Schuster, who took over the management of the family-run company located in Asten near Linz in 2016, leads the business aiming at productive and economic renewal. With this in mind, the company has increased the quality […]
According to Research and Market, the global magnetic separator market is expected to grow from 725 million US-Dollar in 2020 to 928 million US-Dollar by 2025. The compound annual growth rate is projected at 5.1 percent. As reported, one of the major driving factors for the magnetic separator market is the increase in recycling rates […]
The WEEE Forum, which represents e-waste Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO) throughout the world, now has 43 members, at least one on every continent. The new members of the WEEE Forum are EcoCómputo and Red Verde from Colombia; ERA, South Africa; EEPA, Lithuania; and Ecolec, Spain. Now the global not-for-profit association and the world’s largest multi-national […]
Technip Energies has announced the initiation of an agreement with Agilyx Corporation. The companies intend to collaborate and want to accelerate the implementation of Agilyx’s technology for the advanced recycling of post-use polystyrene. Under this agreement, Technip Energies will market and license the integrated technologies of Agilyx depolymerization and its proprietary purification technology, leveraging the […]