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RWM 2010 Preview: Riverside Provides the Complete Solution
Riverside Waste Machinery, the specialist shredding and baling equipment supplier, will again exhibit at September’s RWM exhibition (14-16th). Joining forces with Austrian shredding machinery manufacturer UNTHA on one of the largest stands of the show, the team will demonstrate its leading expertise in waste management. Visitors to stand 1186 will see the new look UNTHA RS series – when the revamped shredder is unveiled for the first time i... [more]
How to reduce your offices' environmental impact
A recent business poll revealed 92% of office workers believe it is important for businesses to be environmentally responsible but only 51% of companies have a green policy in place. Making your workplace more environmentally efficient will help conserve resources, lower carbon emissions, save energy and keep bills down. UK recycling is estimated to save more than 18 million tonnes of C02 a year – the equivalent of taking five million cars off... [more]
Recycling is too far through the life cycle of a product to deliver the kind of carbon savings that are required
From a sustainability point of view, concentration on recycling may be misplaced as it occurs too late to be of maximum benefit to the environment. Although recycling saves on the use of raw materials, the process uses energy and produces products of inferior quality compared to the primary product. Therefore, CIWEM believes that recycling is only part of the answer. CIWEM believes that recycling is too far through the life cycle of a product ... [more]
SmartBin generates real-time tracking data to assure compliance with waste management regulations
SmartBin has announced it has patented the only technology that can both keep customers in full compliance with data security and waste management regulations, while saving them time and money in the process. The SmartBin monitoring technology allows those with the responsibility of managing bin-fill, ranging from textiles, paper, glass, plastic or waste, to know the exact fill level in real time via the SmartBin advanced Web portal. Smar... [more]
Missing out on potential income from recycling unused electronic equipment
According to new research from Redeem, every Brit owns at least one gadget which is no longer in use, amounting to nearly 80 million old electronic devices lying unused in people’s homes. The research into Britain’s gadget disposal habits shows that we are missing out on more than £390 million of potential income from recycling our unused electronic equipment. Mobile phones top the list of unused electronic equipment with four in ten (41%) Bri... [more]
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Firms take back used items to check e-waste
New Delhi, Sept. 5: Manufacturers of electric and electronic products have started the recycling and disposal of e-waste as part of their environment-friendly initiatives.
First UK prosecution under both packaging and WEEE laws
A hairdresser supplier has the dubious honour of becoming the first firm to fall foul of two new waste laws, according to the Environment Agency (EA).
LAKE ELSINORE: Electronic waste collection scheduled Saturday
LAKE ELSINORE ---- Residents can get rid of their old, unwanted electrical items for recycling at a collection event Saturday.
Old TVs and computer monitors find a new home
Councils offer free collections for e-waste
Don't bin your TV WEEE it
The digital TV switchover for Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire begins tomorrow [Wednesday, 1 September]. 2010/08/31 13:23:41
Wisconsin's new electronics recycling law soon to take effect
New law does not include anything with an electrical cord Wisconsin's new electronics recycling law takes effect on Wednesday, September 1st. That means some changes the next time you take out the garbage.
TMS Elects 7 Members to 2011 Board of Directors
Seven newly elected members will officially take their seats on The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Board of Directors during the TMS 140th Annual Meeting & Exhibition February 27 through March 3, 2011 in San Diego, California.
Tapping into the Electric Power of Heat
Converting waste heat into electricity cuts power costs around the world. A new U.S. firm seeks to give the idea a high-tech boost. Electricity - Technology - Energy - Waste heat - United States
Recycling agency now profitable export business
THE ORGANISATION set up five years ago to collect and recycle the Republic’s old TVs and washing machines is now a profitable exporting business with substantial cash reserves in the bank.
Electronic Recycling in Orange County – Recycle Your Old Electronic Equipments (E-waste) with Trinity Recyclers
Wikipedia describes Electronic Waste as any electrical or electronic devices that are loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, or broken. We at Trinity Recyclers describe E-waste as any unwanted electronic device (monitors, printers, laptops, etc.) that you can plug into the wall or that takes. The correct disposal of e-waste is of vital importance to being able to achieve a sustainable and ...
