by stefanie | Nov 16, 2018 | Around the Industry
Commissioned by compliance scheme REPIC, the report set out to “independently investigate and report” on models for “post-consumer waste forecasting”. As Recycling and Waste World reports, REPIC commissioned the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at...
by stefanie | Nov 16, 2018 | Around the Industry
The online retailer participated in America Recycles Day on 15 November 2018, hosting electronics collection events in 4 cities across the country. As the company explained, almost 100 percent of e-waste is recyclable but the majority is either incinerated or sent to...
by stefanie | Oct 22, 2018 | Around the Industry
WEEE Forum has announced that its first International E-Waste Day, held on 13 October, “surpassed” the organisers’ expectations. As CIWM reports, the event was “celebrated in 30 different countries worldwide with around 50 organisations being engaged by the...
by stefanie | Oct 17, 2018 | Around the Industry
In a new initiative with its partner, Basel Action Network (BAN), Samsung says it is adopting BAN’s EarthEye service – a global GPS based tracking system for electronic waste. “Samsung not only aims to be a leader in product innovation but also in using...
by stefanie | Oct 2, 2018 | Around the Industry
The very first International E-waste Day will be held this year, on 13 October 2018, powered by the WEEE Forum, with the support of 25 non-profit e-waste management companies spanning 19 countries. It is estimated that 50 million tonnes of e-waste will be generated...
