by stefanie | Jun 16, 2020 | World Focus
China continues its drive to restrict waste imports like used plastics with further raids and arrests, but COVID-19 throws a curveball. In the latest round of crackdowns on smuggled foreign waste, china.org.cn reports that Chinese customs seized over 1.04...
by stefanie | Dec 4, 2019 | World Focus
German and Swiss authorities inspected waste transports at border crossings to Switzerland, including toner cartridge transports. With the support of the Special Waste Agency Baden-Württemberg GmbH (SAA) based in Fellbach near Stuttgart and the Swiss Federal Office...
by stefanie | Aug 19, 2019 | World Focus
Madrid based Waste Zero World has revealed that cartridge shredding plant is operational and plans to double capacity from September. The cartridge shredding plant is based in the Parla district of Madrid and came on line in January 2019 after extensive periods of...
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 12, 2019 | Around the Industry
France’s prime minister announced a crackdown on the destruction of unsold or returned consumer products that will affect online retailers such as Amazon and luxury goods brands. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said that a ban on destroying non-food goods...
