by Owen Collins | May 31, 2018 | Around the Industry
The Pacific nation’s Associate Environment Minister has announced a funding injection to increase recycling efforts and prevent landfill. Eugenie Sage has announced that the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund has given an NZ$80,000 ($56,000/€48,000) grant to Mint...
by Owen Collins | May 25, 2018 | Around the Industry
Following Beijing’s ban on importing waste, fears have been raised of a spike in e-waste being dumped in Thailand instead. The Basel Action Network, a Seattle-based charitable organisation dedicated to fighting toxic trade and its associated injustices, has release...
by Owen Collins | Apr 23, 2018 | Around the Industry
Ireland’s WEEE scheme is receiving plaudits, with its e-waste collection rate being hailed as a ‘success story.’ According to an article in The Irish Times, the Emerald Isle boasts “a good rate of recovery on electronic waste”, owing to the introduction of its WEEE...
by Owen Collins | Apr 10, 2018 | Around the Industry
Researchers from Beijing’s Tsinghua University, in collaboration with those from Macquarie University, in Sydney, have discovered that recovering metals from e-waste is economically sensible. From a sustainability perspective, the environmental benefits of recovery...
by Owen Collins | Mar 26, 2018 | Around the Industry
A range of organisations within the United Nations have co-signed a Letter of Intent, which it is hoped will pave the way for greater collaboration and coordination on the management of e-waste. The signatories included bodies such as: UN Environment; United Nations...
