Spain – recycling end-of-life electricity meters

AFESA recently signed a joint agreement with GAIKER in an R+D project. The project, aimed at re-use and recycling, lasted 18 months. AFESA, the company authorised to manage the treatment of dangerous and non-dangerous waste, recently signed a joint agreement with GAIKER in an R+D project that will lay down …

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Finland – LCA on waste management options for discarded newspaper in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area

A useful report from the Finnish Environment Institute has prepared a life cycle analysis report investigating waste newspaper management options. Abstract Consumption and the amount of wastes are constantly increasing and therefore the waste management solutions have an increasing impact on the ecology and costs of the life cycle of …

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UK – a new era in managing hazardous waste

On 16 July, new Hazardous Waste Regulations came into force in England and Wales that have a far-reaching effect on waste producers. The new regulations require all producers of hazardous waste to have registered with the Environment Agency (EA) by 16 July, although some exceptions apply for a small number …

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Europe – PET bottle recycling continues its upward trend

Petcore publishes PET collection figures for 2004 Petcore has announced that European post-consumer PET collection rates reached 665,000 tonnes in 2004, representing an 8.5% increase over the previous year. Germany, France and Italy were once again delivering the largest volumes with a combined share of 60%. Significant growth was recorded …

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USA – Wasteless in Seattle

The city of Seattle is moving beyond recycling to preventing garbage itself as the next generation of social and civic responsibility, Seattle Public Utilities is launching an initiative called Wasteless in Seattle. With the long-term goal of “zero waste,” the city hopes to drastically reduce the need for landfills and …

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Spain – recycling end-of-life electricity meters

AFESA recently signed a joint agreement with GAIKER in an R+D project. The project, aimed at re-use and recycling, lasted 18 months. AFESA, the company authorised to manage the treatment of dangerous and non-dangerous waste, recently signed a joint agreement with GAIKER in an R+D project that will lay down …

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