Recycling
Collection of plastic bottles drops in Europe
Europe saw a plastic bottle recycling rate of 46 percent a rise of two percent on the rate in 2018. This is a marginal...
Recycling
Li-Cycle battery recycling pilot for bus manufacturer NFI
Li-Cycle, North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycling company, announced its completion of a battery recycling pilot with New Flyer Industries Canada and New Flyer of America,...
Recycling
Ramky Enviro opens plastic recycling facility
Ramky Enviro Engineers (REEL) has inaugurated a plastic recycling facility at JN Pharmacity, Paravada, Vishakhapatnam.
It is estimated that India generates 9.46 million tonnes of...
Recycling
Battery recycling report from IHS Markit
IHS Markit expects that over 500,000 tons (57 GWh) of batteries will reach their end-of-life point in 2020. That figure is expected to rise...
Recycling
Apple announces expansion of recycling programs
Apple announced the expansion of its recycling programs, quadrupling the number of locations for recycling of iPhones in the US.
Daisy, its recycling robot, will recycle...
Recycling
Electronic waste sector to create 450,000 jobs: IFC
The electronic waste sector in India is expected to create 450,000 direct jobs by 2025 across the value chain, according to International Finance Corporation...
Recycling
UN entities demand nations to address e-waste challenges
Seven UN entities, supported by the World Economic Forum, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have demanded an overhaul of the...
Recycling
India is among the top five e-waste generating countries
India is among the top five e-waste generating countries in the world besides China, the US, Japan and Germany, according to a report released...