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New regulations, increased competition and the rising cost of waste disposal are forcing companies to cut the amount of waste they throw away every year according to a report published by the Environment Agency. The report, which looks at the impact of the introduction of the Integrated Pollution, Prevention and …

Japanese Japan‘‘s Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have released a report on the status of the Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances for fiscal year 2003. Japan for Sustainability reports that since its introduction in April 2001, the law …

To popularize Cartocan, a paper beverage can, an association was established in April 2004 by thirty Japanese companies, including beverage manufacturer Pokka Corporation and Toppan Printing Company. JfS reports that Japanese timber, including wood chips and wood from thinning plantation forests, accounts for more than 30 per cent of the …

Corus Steel Packaging Recycling, the UK‘‘s centre of technical and communications expertise on the collection and recycling of steel packaging, has published its latest annual PRN report. The report, entitled Success in Recycling includes examples of local authorities, waste management companies and community recycling organisations that Corus supported during the …

Germany has made further progress towards transposing the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) with the publication of a draft law on 13 July. The new regime will be based on existing collection infrastructure, giving producers partial responsibility for collecting and …

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