by stefanie | Feb 20, 2018 | Around the Industry
Marking this year’s Go Green Week, which ran from 12-18 February 2018, Lyreco UK and Ireland reiterated its commitment to recycling. The distributor of office supplies and business solutions revealed via social media that, in October 2017, Lyreco achieved zero...
by stefanie | Feb 16, 2018 | Around the Industry
The facility, which is located in Lagos State, has already begun processing the nation’s e-waste under the direction of Hinckley Recycling. As Daily Trust reports, the purpose of the facility is to “combat the problem of informal recycling of electronics which has...
by stefanie | Feb 14, 2018 | Around the Industry
According to Recycling Magazine, the EU’s recycling rate for plastics is currently “roughly 31 percent” and further developments are in store. Since 2015, as the magazine reports, “the installed capacity for recycling flexible PE has grown from approximately...
by Owen Collins | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
The WEEE compliance fees for 2017 will be set according to a methodology from the Joint Trade Associations, it has been announced. Defra – the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs – has revealed that the compliance fees will include a flat rate of £3.50...
by stefanie | Feb 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
The Director General of the British Plastics Federation has said that “true circularity” in the UK economy is “likely to be unattainable”, according to ICIS. While producers of plastic products in the UK “are committed to increased recycling rates”, Director General...
