Boliden boosts e-scrap smelting to pre-COVID levels
One of the biggest e-scrap smelters in the world boosted its consumption of scrap electronics by 14% last year, achieving...
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UK university uses recycled plastic to create shelters
University of Birmingham researchers recently debuted a temporary shelter made from 100% recycled materials, meant to help refugees or others...
Partnerships put more recycled resin on the market
Partnerships across the industry have brought more recycled resin options to both brands and consumers.
LCD dismantling startups spar in patent dispute
A company commercializing its flat-panel device dismantling system in the U.S. has gone to court seeking to invalidate a competitor's...
EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat
A branch of the European Union wants to end all exports of recovered plastics within the next four years, a...
EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat
A branch of the European Union wants to end all exports of recovered plastics within the next four years, a...
Brands make sustainability moves, but use more plastic
In 2021, major brands increased their use of PCR and cut back on “problematic plastics,” but the amount of plastic...
Few EU member states hit collection targets
A report from the United Nations on the European Union found that very few member countries are achieving their e-scrap...
Brands advance sustainability – but use more plastic overall
In 2021, major brands increased their use of PCR and cut back on "problematic plastics," but the amount of plastic...
European panel approves PET recycling technologies
A scientific review panel has given the green light to several different technologies to recycle post-consumer PET and polyolefins into...
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