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UK’s non-China plastic exports increase

UK’s non-China plastic exports increase

Michael Gove has told the UK Parliament about the rise in exports of plastic and paper to Malaysia, Turkey, Vietnam and Taiwan. Following China’s well-documented ban on plastic imports, the Secretary of State for the Environment has revealed that exporters in the UK...
Plastic waste recycling initiative launched

Plastic waste recycling initiative launched

WRAP has formed a partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to launch a new initiative aimed at fighting plastic waste pollution. As Alex Bean of rebnews reports, the two organisations have formed a collaboration, in order to “fight plastic pollution and change...
Katun and ITP GmbH join forces

Katun and ITP GmbH join forces

Katun EMEA has announced that it is forming a partnership with I.T.P. International Technology Partners GmbH for the German and Austrian markets. ITP GmbH has become Katun’s new recycling partner, via Katun’s drum unit and toner cartridge recycling scheme for the...
Togo inventor builds recycled printer

Togo inventor builds recycled printer

An inventor from Togo has constructed a 3D printer using recycled e-waste. 34-year old Togolese inventor, Afate Gnikou, created the printer in 2013, building it “entirely out of recycled electronic waste”, as Raluca Besliu of Scroll reports. Gnikou got the idea for...
Singapore to address rising e-waste

Singapore to address rising e-waste

The island nation will soon be instituting new regulations to tackle its growing mountain of e-waste. As the Inquirer reports, Singapore could soon be introducing new regulations dedicated to the recycling and reuse of e-waste, in response to the growing amounts of...