Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) will partner with ITAD major HP to boost e-plastics recycling. The partnership will commission a new plastics sorting plant in La Vergne, Tennessee built at a cost of around $1 million. The plant is expected t...

Cameroon declared official inauguration of the first specialized e-waste and electrical waste recycling centre in Central African region. The Ewankan Centre, located in the capital city of Yaounde, was inaugurated jointly by Pierre Hele, Ca...

Canfor Corporation announced its decision to permanently close its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia. Further, it has reached agreement with Interfor towards sale of forest tenure associated with the sawmill. The sawmill closure is expect...

Paris-based Suez has announced plans to build a plastic recycling plant in Thailand. This will mark the entry of the group into Asian plastic recycling market. The construction works for the building area are expected to be completed by mid...

The Japanese Environment Ministry proposes to ban free plastic bags at supermarkets and other large stores. The proposal to introduce mandatory charges for plastic bags has received support from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The move...

Tata Steel Europe announced that it has signed a Business Purchase Agreement with William King Limited towards sale of Firsteel assets. The company had announced in May last year that it was in search of a buyer for Walsall, UK-based Firste...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) in Bangladesh announced its plans to reduce tax on gold brought into the country through legal route. The move is aimed at ensuring availability of gold in the country and curbing gold smuggling activitie...

The Athens, Ohio, City Council recently introduced an ordinance that would extend the citys waste and recycling contract with Athens Hocking Recycling Center for another year. The contract is set to expire on July 1, and if the ordinance is...

The exports of copper waste and scrap by the U.S. registered sharp decline during the first four months of the current year, says latest trade data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. The country exported $993.97 million worth of scrap cop...