MEPs keen to go circular

MEPs keen to go circular

New alterations to the Waste Framework Directive have been unanimously approved by MEPs on the EU Environment Committee, paving the way for EU adoption of the revisions. According to letsrecycle, “the changes were approved by European ambassadors” and the next step in...
E-waste leaching toxins into India’s metros

E-waste leaching toxins into India’s metros

A study funded by the country’s Environment Ministry has discovered that recycling sites are contaminating India’s metropolises. As the Hindustan Times reports, electronic waste recycling units are not sufficiently containing their discarded items, and as a result...
Companies fined after toner explosion

Companies fined after toner explosion

Two UK-based companies have been fined after a 2011 explosion at its recycling centre left several injured. Ereco EMEA Corp Ltd., a Sussex-based recycling company, has been fined for its part in an explosion at a recycling centre in Surrey, England, in 2011. The...
Canon opens Eco Technology Park

Canon opens Eco Technology Park

Canon Inc. and Canon Ecology Industry Inc. announced the opening of the Canon Eco Technology Park as a focal point of the environmental activities of the Canon Group. The Canon Eco Technology Park, which according to the OEM strives to reduce waste and make effective...