by stefanie | May 25, 2018 | Around the Industry
The Parliament has revealed its desire to update eco-design rules to help “make products easier to recycle and repair”, thereby increasing sustainability. As the Parliament revealed, “80 percent of environmental pollution and 90 percent of manufacturing costs...
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 stefanie | May 24, 2018 | Around the Industry
Cambridge, Ontario-based company, Greentec, securely disposes of and recycles used electronics and IT equipment to help lessen their environmental impact. One of the reasons for the importance of such recycling of electronical equipment is the effect it can have when...
by stefanie | May 23, 2018 | Around the Industry
BusinessMatters has published an article outlining 7 key ways in which businesses can print while at the same time keeping their environmental impact to a minimum. As the article explains, “going truly paperless is still a far-off prospect, especially for more...
by stefanie | May 21, 2018 | Around the Industry
With the aim of tackling the weighty problem of plastic pollution, as well as improving UK recycling rates, the British Plastics Federation has launched a new plan entitled Plastics: A Vision for a Circular Economy. With a recent survey revealing the full extent of...