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Golden potential of Africa’s landfill

Golden potential of Africa’s landfill

According to UN environment, Africa’s landfill sites are full of ‘untapped potential’, such as the opportunity of turning e-waste into gold. Speaking recently at the Earth Innovation Forum in Tallinn, which took place on 5 September 2018, the Director General of Home...
GIT CEO tackles circular economy

GIT CEO tackles circular economy

  Dr Sassan Khatib-Shahidi, CEO of German Imaging Technologies Dubai, will be taking part in a panel discussion on the Circular Economy on 29 August 2018. Dr Khatib-Shahidi is both the CEO and co-founder of GIT, which first began remanufacturing toner cartridges...
EU Circular Economy package becomes law

EU Circular Economy package becomes law

The European Union’s long-awaited waste legislation came into effect at the beginning of this month, having been published in the Union’s Official Journal of new laws. Having been agreed upon by the European Council, Commission, and Parliament in December, approved by...
Wales at the forefront of UK circularity

Wales at the forefront of UK circularity

When it comes to the adoption of circular economy principles, an independent report has revealed that Wales is leading the way in the UK. Conducted by Resource Recovery from Waste, the study “analysed the approaches of the four UK governments towards developing a more...
Why plastic packaging must be ‘circular’

Why plastic packaging must be ‘circular’

  A recent article in The Parliament Magazine explains why there is “an urgent need” to embrace circular methods when it comes to plastic packaging. In the article, Antonino Furfari, Managing Director of Plastics Recyclers Europe, explains that changing the way...