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National Safety Month

Workplace security: Better safe than sorry

National Safety Month shines a light on workplace safety. This year has seen already seen a number of incidents in sectors as diverse as aviation, food processing, transport and waste and recycling. So it is clear that companies must prioritise safety, starting with employees.

Jun 21, 2024

Reading time: about 4 minutes

Battery Recycling

The Hidden Danger: Li-ion Batteries as Fire Hazards in Waste Management Facilities

Li-ion batteries are prized for their high energy density and rechargeability, making them ideal for use in everything from smartphones and...
May 13, 2024

Reading time: about 5 minutes
#artificial intelligence

#battery recycling
Hazardous Waste

EPA proposes rule to safely dispose of waste explosives such as fireworks and ammunition

The draft rule would reduce the open burning and open detonation of waste explosives, such as fireworks, ammunition and flares, which the...
Apr 12, 2024

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#collection and handling

#hazardous waste
Veolia's Pascal Muller says:

“We are leader in the field of battery recycling”

Veolia's Pascal Muller on the waste disposal giant's plans for battery recycling - and the technologies with which it wants to score points...
Jan 26, 2024

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#battery recycling

#business talk
E-Mobility

Battery recycling: an industry taking the driver's seat

The volume is still manageable. But the more electric cars there are on Europe's roads, the greater the number of discarded batteries that...
Dec 18, 2023

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#battery recycling

#hazardous waste
PFAS

Water Treatment: Perfectly filtered

Researchers from Germany and the USA have found a way to filter hazardous perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) from water....
Dec 12, 2023

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#hazardous waste

#sludge waste
Battery Recycling

5 innovators making the electric vehicle battery more sustainable

Electric vehicles (EVs) may reduce emissions, but the lithium-ion batteries on which they run pose a unique sustainability challenge.
Nov 14, 2023

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#battery recycling

#hazardous waste

Battery recycling

EU Council adopts new regulation on batteries and waste batteries

The European Council adopted a new regulation that strengthens sustainability rules for batteries throughout their entire life cycle. The...
Jul 11, 2023

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#battery recycling

#business news
Fly ash recycling

Swedish cleantech company treats fly ash for full circularity of waste-to-energy

As bottom ash recycling becomes the norm, the fly ash generated during the combustion process seems to be forgotten. But instead of...
Jul 6, 2023

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#circular economy

#hazardous waste
Take on Trash by Waste Management World

Take on Trash: global waste management TV

Our new TV magazine Take on Trash highlights exciting topics from the world of waste management. Watch the first episode here!
Jul 5, 2023

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#business talk

#collection and handling
Disaster Waste

IFAT Eurasia: Panel discussion on disaster waste management

At the recently held IFAT Eurasia a panel discussion following a workshop on disaster waste focused on how to deal with this special sort...
Jun 30, 2023

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#bulky waste

#collection and handling
Disaster Waste Management:

How to deal with disaster waste

The International Solid Waste Association recently held a workshop on disaster waste management at IFAT Eurasia. Here's a short summary of...
Jun 26, 2023

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#bulky waste

#collection and handling
Anaesthetic Gas Recycling

Anaesthetic gases: They can be recycled!

When talking about healthcare waste we usually think about hazardous waste and plastic waste. Anaesthetic gases hardly ever make the list....
Jun 1, 2023

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#hazardous waste

#innovation
Waste transports

European Council ready to start negotiations on waste shipment rules

The Council of the European Union has agreed its negotiating mandate to enter into talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to...
May 25, 2023

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#business news

#collection and handling
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

PFAS: New bill wants to protect waste and compost industry from liability claims

EPA wants to list certain PFAS as hazardous substances. The waste management industry fears expensive lawsuits but might find help in new...
May 15, 2023

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#biowaste

#composting
E-Waste Recycling

"The growing volume of e-waste is quickly overwhelming the current capacity to recycle it"

E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream globally. Still very little of it gets recycled. Proper end-of-life management means not only...
Mar 1, 2023

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#business talk

#collection and handling
Woman in Waste Management

“Animal by-products are a very valuable raw material!”

What happens to the bits of animals that we don’t eat? Jane Brindle knows the answer. The qualified microbiologist works in the rendering...
Feb 16, 2023

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#hazardous waste

#people and companies
Waste Exports

Banning Waste Shipments: The Industry responds

The European Parliament has voted in favour of stricter control measures for waste shipments and a ban on plastic waste exports, whereas...
Feb 12, 2023

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#hazardous waste

#legislation
Recycling

Europe's first recycling platform for the refractory industry

The goal of the MIRECO platform is to make the use of high-quality, recycled raw materials possible by means of a circular economy and to...
Feb 1, 2023

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#business news

#collection and handling
Plastic Recycling

First mineral wool collection bag made of pure recycled plastic

Until now, mineral wool residues had to be collected in bags made of high-quality primary plastic. An innovative Austrian company developed...
Feb 1, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#innovation

#people and companies
Recycling

The policy conflict between circularity and toxicity

It is well known that informal recycling, for example when e-waste is burnt uncontrolled to access precious metals, spread hazardous...
Nov 15, 2022

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#circular economy

#collection and handling
Battery Recycling

New global Partnership for Battery Recycling

Li-Cycle launches global strategic partnership with VinES, a battery and cell pack manufacturer and a member company of Vingroup, the...
Nov 4, 2022

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#battery recycling

#business news

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