by stefanie | Jan 22, 2018 | Around the Industry
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...
by stefanie | Jan 22, 2018 | Around the Industry
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...
by stefanie | Jan 19, 2018 | Around the Industry
Why “a holistic strategy” on the usage of plastics is becoming a must for companies. Robert Spencer of AECOM has penned an opinion piece for BusinessGreen in which he explains the importance for major organisations and businesses of being “proactive” when it comes to...
by Owen Collins | Jan 18, 2018 | Around the Industry
A trial scheme run in the Special Administrative Region is already bearing fruit, only three months in. The e-waste collection and recycling trial scheme run by Macau’s Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has already collected over seven and a half thousand items...
by stefanie | Jan 17, 2018 | Around the Industry
The European Commission is taking a firm stance on the recycling of waste plastics and the recyclable nature of packaging. According to the Financial Times, in order to encourage the implementation of a circular economy, “Brussels wants to create an EU market for...
