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Enviroserve will assist AADC with e-waste, refrigerant gas recovery and reclaiming, and IT equipment refurbishment and re-use.
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The Department Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has launched the Right to Repair Portal India to provide relevant repair associated information for the consumers and companies.
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Through this partnership, the organisations aim to boost investment in the electronic waste management industry by recycling over 5,000 electronic devices.
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BatX Energies, Evergreen Lithium Recycling and LW3 are the three companies selected from India.
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Shriyal Sethumadhavan delves into India's e-waste sustainability journey, highlighting how innovations in technology, policies, and collaborations are shaping a greener future.
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Stuart Fleming, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Enviroserve, recollects his journey as an entrepreneur in the electronic waste management industry on Sustainability Cafe, the podcast channel from Waste & Recycling magazine. He also shares tips on how to build a successful business. Here are some highlights from the discussion
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Recyclekaro has signed an MoU with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre to extract high-purity copper oxide nanoparticles from depopulated printed circuit boards.
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The SOP spells out rules on the import, transport, and recycling of lead-bearing waste.
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The joint initiative between CST and ITU sets the stage for the experimental implementation of regulations in Zimbabwe, Rwanda, and Paraguay.
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Tuvimanyu Gautam founded ‘Our Responsible Society Initiative Dubai', a student-led initiative to collect end-of-life electrical and electronic materials for recycling. He was also part of the COP28 Climate Ambassador Program.
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The “Closing the Loop – Emerging Issues in Electronics Recycling” panel at the Electronics & Battery Recycling Confex offered the audience comprehensive insights into the e-waste industry from a global perspective.
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In a landmark agreement, BEEAH Recycling, UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure and American University of Sharjah will explore the development of a recycling facility for end-of-life batteries from Electric Vehicles, supporting landfill waste diversion and the sustainable growth of the EV market.
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ERS-International will open the facility in Salalah in Q1 2023.
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According to the statement, Umicore will be providing refining services to PowerCo and both partners aim to include, at a later stage, elements of refining and battery recycling based on Umicore’s technology.
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Circularity has become a permanent part of strategy for businesses and governments. But turning this strategy into action is a challenge. More so for the tech industry because there is very little innovation in circular implementation. The concept of Waste Compensation aims to change this.
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The recommendations offered by the ISRI, NWRA and SWANA on the request of the Environmental Protection Agency also highlight the need for a strong, ongoing public information campaign on safe disposal of batteries
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Over 2000 kg of end-of-life batteries were collected by students as part of the competition, conducted by Bee’ah Education, in partnership with Duracell.
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For every new phone sold by Vodafone to its customers in Germany, Closing the Loop will collect an end-of-life device in Africa, through the One for One initiative.
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Under the agreement, Tadweeer will build a center with a capacity to process 15,000 systems per month, according to reports.
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The campaign is organised in association with YES Full Circle and GEMS Legacy School, Garhoud, to mark World Environment Day.
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The step is part of their efforts to achieve environmental sustainability by recycling electronic and electrical scrap generated by RTA in accordance with the integrated waste management strategy.
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E-scrap in Eastern Europe/Caucasus/Central Asia jumps 50% in a decade; Just 3.2% collected, treated
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Latest developments in the ever-shifting but ever-expanding world of electrical and electronic equipment recycling were debated at the BIR E-Scrap Committee webinar.
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PARTNER CONTENTA WEEE recycling facility needs to be futuristic
With the constant advancement in technology, the demand for variety and volume of electricals and electronics is increasing at a fast pace.
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The platform provides multiple benefits by improving affordability, keeping the devices in circulation and thus reducing e-waste and promoting sustainability in line with UAE’s vision for a circular economy, says company.
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Only 17.4% of the e-scrap generated is properly treated and recycled as per a 2019 report.
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The European Green Deal promised to disrupt existing business models for electronics by creating an extended circular economy built around repair, reuse and remanufacturing, according to an expert. -
The WEEE Forum, which represents e-waste Producer Responsibility Organisations worldwide, is continuing to grow its membership with the recent addition of new members from Colombia, South Africa, Spain and Lithuania.
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The company joins more than 50 brands and entities that have signed up with Enviroserve for recycling their end of life electronic equipment.
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The two companies have joined forces to create the first eco-designed SIM card made from recycled plastic; The use of recycled materials in a special industrial production process are expected to eliminate the need for close to 5,000 metric tonnes of virgin plastic a year.
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The alliance has been formed to support responsible recycling, reuse and repair of electronics and e-scrap.
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The first International WEEE & Battery Recycling Virtual Conference in the region witnessed a great gathering of the WEEE and battery industry players. The half-day virtual event held 9 December was organised by Waste & Recycling MEA and Recycling Today Media Group.
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Dr Helmut Kolba is Managing Director of Remondis Electrorecycling GmbH, which he joined in 2010.
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Record achieved after more than two years of operations; The facility specialises in processing “regulated electronic waste”.
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The WEEE Forum has developed a new vision which calls for an overhaul of the current system of EPR, including targets, which it claims is not fit for purpose.
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Presenters and panelists for Dec. 9 online event include John Shegerian of California-based ERI.
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The third International E-Waste Day emphasises the significance of engaging with members of the public to increase awareness on the proper treatment of redundant electrical items globally.
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With this move, company extends its offering to recycling of electronic scrap.
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Global e-scrap generation to touch 74 Mt by 2030
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Dubai-based home maintenance specialist Hitches & Glitches (H&G), part of the Farnek Group, announced it has launched a battery recycling initiative for its residential customers, that have existing maintenance contracts, to celebrate World Environment Day, which takes place on June 5.
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Characterisation of fires caused by batteries in WEEE
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E-scrap is a complex waste stream and poses a serious problem in various countries across the globe.
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Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, Dubai Industrial Park officially inaugurated the world’s largest integrated electric and electronic scrap (e-scrap) recycling facility ‘The Recycling Hub’ by Enviroserve.
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In the key findings, the report pointed out that due to the lack of proper waste management in the recipient developing countries, including open burning of e-scrap, there is certain to be local contamination, human exposure, and crop contamination from the illegal e-scrap they receive.
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Pascal Leroy, Secretary General, WEEE Forum, shares with Swaliha Shanavas his views on the WEEE recycling industry and the WEEE Forum’s vital role in bringing about positive changes in this constantly evolving sector.
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The PET Improvement Equipment P:REACT now with S.M.A.R.T. Dialog to fully control, monitor and data-log the decontamination performance, especially for food grade applications, will be on display at K2016, announced Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH.
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Stuart Fleming, CEO, Enviroserve, talks about the company’s pioneering efforts in the electronics recycling and refrigerant gas sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Ericsson and MTN Côte d’Ivoire recently launched a campaign to drive the awareness and collection of electronic scrap (e-scrap) in the country.
