Veolia records one preventable fire a day from residents putting dangerous items in bins. To prevent those incidents, the company started a campaign that aims to raise awareness of the danger real people face from vehicle and facility fires.
With the rise of self-injection medications and people injecting them not only at home, but of course also in public restrooms, comes the...
Since 2014 the Global E-waste Monitor has provided the most up-to-date overview of global e-waste data, statistics, and progress in policy...
WM and medical waste specialist Stericycle took one major step to closing the deal.
Smartphones, tablets and laptops contain lithium-ion batteries. They contain liquid electrolytes that trigger chemical reactions when...
Veolia has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston facility to 86,000 tonnes a year to meet the growing demand for more...
National Safety Month shines a light on workplace safety. This year has seen already seen a number of incidents in sectors as diverse as...
Li-ion batteries are prized for their high energy density and rechargeability, making them ideal for use in everything from smartphones and...
The draft rule would reduce the open burning and open detonation of waste explosives, such as fireworks, ammunition and flares, which the...
Veolia's Pascal Muller on the waste disposal giant's plans for battery recycling - and the technologies with which it wants to score points...
The volume is still manageable. But the more electric cars there are on Europe's roads, the greater the number of discarded batteries that...
Researchers from Germany and the USA have found a way to filter hazardous perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) from water....
Electric vehicles (EVs) may reduce emissions, but the lithium-ion batteries on which they run pose a unique sustainability challenge.
The European Council adopted a new regulation that strengthens sustainability rules for batteries throughout their entire life cycle. The...
As bottom ash recycling becomes the norm, the fly ash generated during the combustion process seems to be forgotten. But instead of...
Our new TV magazine Take on Trash highlights exciting topics from the world of waste management. Watch the first episode here!
At the recently held IFAT Eurasia a panel discussion following a workshop on disaster waste focused on how to deal with this special sort...
The International Solid Waste Association recently held a workshop on disaster waste management at IFAT Eurasia. Here's a short summary of...
When talking about healthcare waste we usually think about hazardous waste and plastic waste. Anaesthetic gases hardly ever make the list....
The Council of the European Union has agreed its negotiating mandate to enter into talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to...
EPA wants to list certain PFAS as hazardous substances. The waste management industry fears expensive lawsuits but might find help in new...
E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream globally. Still very little of it gets recycled. Proper end-of-life management means not only...
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