by stefanie | Jul 10, 2019 | World Focus
Containers full of waste destined for recycling which were sent to Indonesia from an Australian waste company have been deemed too contaminated for recycling and will be returned to Australia. Eight containers, holding about 210 tonnes of waste, declared as household...
by stefanie | Jun 10, 2019 | Around the Industry
Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested in Nairobi and held in custody over suspicions of selling counterfeit products. According to an article in the Nairobi News, the two suspects were arrested in possession of counterfeit cartridges worth 75 million Somali...
by stefanie | Dec 4, 2018 | Around the Industry
Following a Twitter user’s well-publicised hacking of 50,000 printers to promote a YouTuber’s channel, a new online service has been launched, offering the same kind of hacking function. As ZDNet reports, this new service – dubbed “Printer Advertising” – claims to be...
by stefanie | Aug 20, 2018 | Around the Industry
Three British firms are now under criminal investigation following the interception of a massive shipment of illegal waste discovered by authorities at the Polish port of Gdynia. The shipment of illegal waste, which had been incorrectly designated as “plastic...
by Owen Collins | Jul 20, 2018 | Around the Industry
The country’s Government has intercepted nearly one million tonnes of illegally imported waste, since the import ban came into effect in January. Since the complete ban on imported waste at the beginning of this year, China has been “cracking down” on illegal imports,...
