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...

The latest edition of the monthly Lead and Zinc Statistics Bulletin published by the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) suggests that global market for refined zinc metal ended in deficit during the initial four-month period of...

China will limit the import of copper scrap to a maximum of 240 000 tonnes in the third quarter of 2019, according to an official list of quotas, media reports and information from members, says the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)....

Electronic products such as mobile computers have become a necessity for most people, but many people may not know enough about them. Today's electronics contain 21 metals. The reason why these phones are becoming more and more lightweight...

A total of 75% of aluminium cans are currently recycled in the UK, reports aluminium packaging recycling organisation Alupro. The recycling rate for cans represents a new record and is up notably from 54% in 2010. Besides, up to 95% of alum...