by stefanie | Mar 28, 2019 | Blogs, UKCRA feed
With the constant price pressure within the aftermarket and the scarcity of OEM empties, Laura Heywood, Secretary of the United Kingdom Cartridge Remanufacturing Association (UKCRA) and Director of Kleen Strike (UK) Ltd., tells The Recycler about the difficult...
by stefanie | Jan 23, 2019 | UKCRA feed, World Focus
In December 2018, the country’s environment ministry published a new decree which means that “objects and chemicals that have been prepared for reuse” will no longer be categorised as waste. As explained on LegiFrance, this decree “sets the criteria which […] allows...
by stefanie | Sep 27, 2018 | UKCRA feed, World Focus
The analysis of two new-build cartridges has revealed concentrations of a restricted flame retardant which exceed the permitted limit. Recent testing, carried out by LGA on behalf of an unnamed German organisation, has revealed high concentrations of decabromodiphenyl...