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Call for tougher controls on ships |
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October 01, 2006.
A world coalition of environmental, human rights and labour groups has demanded an immediate halt to the import and export to developing countries of ships that have not been pre-cleaned to remove hazards. ... more
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Russia to dismantle nuclear submarines |
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October 01, 2006.
Russia will scrap five nuclear submarines decommissioned from the Pacific Fleet by 2010 under a joint project with Japan, according to Japan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Shintaro Ito. ... more
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WRAP allocates funding for C&D materials |
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October 01, 2006.
The UK government-backed Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has kicked off a new capital support competition to encourage the increased recovery and recycling of construction and demolition (C&D) materials. ... more
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Caterpillar receives sustainability honour |
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October 01, 2006.
For the sixth consecutive year, Caterpillar Inc has been selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). ... more
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China’s Year of the Cat |
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October 01, 2006.
Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, Illinois, USA, has signed a letter of intent with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to promote the development of China’s remanufacturing industry.
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LCD recycling takes a step forward |
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October 01, 2006.
Scientists at the University of York in the UK are studying efficient means of managing and recycling waste liquid crystal displays (LCDs) commonly found in wide screen televisions, mobile phones and calculators, according to an article in the UK magazine Materials Recycling Week. ... more
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Global recovered paper report |
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October 01, 2006.
US-based Moore & Associates and EU Consulting have announced the publication of the 2006 edition of its ‘Outlook for Recovered Paper Markets - Increasing Competition for Recovered Paper’. ... more
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Directive set to boost European battery recycling |
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October 01, 2006.
The 17 members companies of the Brussels-based European Battery Recycling Association (EBRA) recycled 25 850 tonnes of used portable batteries and 3200 tonnes of industrial Ni-Cd batteries last year. ... more
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Europe: Upturn in PET bottle recycling |
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October 01, 2006.
Some 790 000 tonnes of post-consumer PET plastic bottles were collected for recycling in Europe last year - up 15.1% from 2004, according to PET packaging trade association Petcore. ... more
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Report finds no packaging waste export fraud |
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October 01, 2006.
A UK government investigation into allegations against elements of the paper packaging waste industry has uncovered ‘inappropriate practices’ by a number of exporters. ... more
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Japan to help Southeast Asia with recycling |
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September 06, 2007.
The Japanese Environment Ministry plans to help five Southeast Asian nations recycle used home electronics appliances. ... more
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Russia’s steel scrap trade urges VAT abolition |
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September 10, 2007.
Representatives of the Recycling Materials Association (RMA), which groups together 28 Russian scrap processors, is claiming that the removal of 18% VAT on steel scrap would encourage more investment in a sector where law-abiding merchants are struggling to turn a profit, according to the Reuters news agency. ... more
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Design contractor appointed for Dubai Recycling Park |
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September 09, 2007.
Kuwait’s National Projects Holding Co. (NPHC), through its Dubai Interests subsidiary, has handed UK-based Campbell Reith Hill International the design contract for the Dubai Recycling Park (DRP). ... more
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UK paper recyclers too reliant on exports, says CPI |
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September 04, 2007.
The UK’s paper recycling efforts are far too dependent on a healthy export market, according to the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI). ... more
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Launch of Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Index |
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September 07, 2007.
The Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Trade Association (SNMTA) has unveiled the Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Index (SMMI) as a means of reflecting the fundamentals within the non-ferrous metals industry and of providing industrial participants with price trend guidance. ... more
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World-first claimed by Global Resource |
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September 04, 2007.
Gershow Recycling of Medford, New York, USA, has purchased a conversion machine for auto shredder residue (ASR) from US-based Global Resource Corp. (GRC) which, the manufacturer claims, is the world’s first 100% emission- and pollutant-free green recycling machine. ... more
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Potain delivers 1000th GTMR 386 crane |
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September 05, 2007.
One of the most successful self-erecting cranes of all time - the Potain GTMR 386 - is celebrating its 1000th delivery. ... more
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Port of Antwerp intercepts radioactive cargo |
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September 05, 2007.
Customs officials at the Belgian port of Antwerp have intercepted a load of radioactive pipes. Originating from a steel mill in India, the pipes were scheduled to be shipped to a company in the south of Belgium.
The assumption is that a radioactive source was melted with the steel in an Indian blast furnace. Once detected, the pipes were directed to a safe storage facility - under the supervision of the Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control - in anticipation of final disposal.
Belgian customs was able to detect radioactivity in the load thanks to the radiation detection systems installed late last year at the Port of Antwerp.
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Clyvia to produce five CL 500 processing plants |
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September 03, 2007.
Clyvia Inc. headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, announces that its wholly owned German subsidiary, Clyvia Technology GmbH, has entered into a contract for the production of 5 CL 500 processing installations to be based on Clyvia GmbH's fractional depolymerisation technology. ... more
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Metech International enters into agreement with Centillion |
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August 28, 2007.
Electronic waste recycler Metech International, Inc. announces that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Centillion Environment and Recycling Ltd of Singapore for US$22 million (€16.1 million). ... more
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Holmatro’s ICU 5 hydraulic cutter |
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August 01, 2006.
The new Holmatro ICU 5 from Dutch company Holmatro Industrial Equipment represents a mobile hydraulic cutter developed especially for heavy industrial use. Its compact and lightweight design makes this cutter most suitable for use ‘in the field’ ... more
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Goudsmit’s Metron metal detector |
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January 01, 2006.
The Metron metal detector from Dutch company Goudsmit Magnetic Systems is designed to remove pieces of metal from products being transported along a belt. ... more
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SPECTRO Plasma Generator for metals analysis |
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January 01, 2006.
SPECTRO, the Germany-based provider of optical emission and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometers, has begun shipping its SPECTROLAB and SPECTROMAXx stationary metal analysers with a ‘revolutionary’ new excitation system. ... more
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RoHS analyser for detecting heavy metals |
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April 02, 2006.
The X-MET3000TXR from Oxford Instruments Analytical represents a lightweight, X-ray tube-based analyser. ... more
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Mobile document and product shredder |
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April 01, 2006.
The new I Series VST-32 mobile document and product destruction system from Vecoplan LLC offers increased surge capacity and throughput, as well as increased payload, according to the manufacturer. ... more
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