Recycling
Kiwi companies perform e-waste alchemy
February 8, 2018
Mint Innovation and Remarkit Solutions have inked a deal to build a factory dedicated to extracting valuable metals from e-waste. As the New Zealand Herald reports, the two companies have signed a deal which will lead to the building of a commercial facility “for salvaging high-value metals such as gold, silver and palladium from electronic […]
ERP hits e-waste milestone
February 7, 2018
The European Recycling Platform (ERP) has reached a significant milestone by collecting and treating more than 3 million tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) across Europe since its foundation in 2002. This number equals the amount of WEEE generated by the entire European Union in one year. The recycling of WEEE not only […]