Latest Batteries recycling News
New partnership between Budget Pack and CCR UK to provide unrivalled compliance management and ‘next generation’ take-back solutions across the UK
Reverse Logistics Group, the parent company of CCR Logistics Systems AG and its UK subsidiary, CCR UK Ltd, and Budget Pack have agreed a working partnership which acknowledges their shared commitment to providing a forward-thinking compliance scheme solution and ‘return-to-value’ waste management approach for companies and organisations of all sizes across the UK. Under the new partnership agreement, Budget Pack will take on the compliance sc... [more]
Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal... [more]
Optimistic outlook for UNTHA UK in 2012
Industry experts at shredding technology leader UNTHA UK have predicted strong performance for 2012, not just for the company but for the entire recycling and waste management sector. Here, UNTHA UK managing director Chris Oldfield shared his forecasts for the year ahead, and explained what he’s got in store for one of the industry’s freshest brands. “2011 was the year that more and more organisations really started taking their approach to... [more]
Eco-innovators UK recycling businesses will receive dedicated funds
Following the launch of the new Eco-innovation Action Plan (EcoAP) by the EU, there are subsidies, training and funding available to businesses driving products, techniques, services or processes which are environmentally sound ? i.e. they aim at the prevention or reduction of environmental impacts or contribute to the optimal use of resources. Eco-innovators are expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to use resources such as water ... [more]
( 1/2 ) 12 Simple steps for going green in 2012
As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts. "The global community, and particularly people living in industrialized societies, have put unsustai... [more]
Other Batteries recycling news and reviews
Waste Management to Build New Plant
Recently, Waste Management (NYSE:WM - News) has announced to set up the largest single stream recycling center in Cambridge, Ontario, by investing nearly $30 million.
Residents Can Bring Rechargeable Batteries to Retail Stores for Disposal
Oswego County residents can now return rechargeable batteries to a retail store that sells the same product, under a new state law that took effect in December. Continue reading ?
Waste Management to Build New Plant - Analyst Blog
Recently, Waste Management ( WM ) has announced to set up the largest single stream recycling center in Cambridge, Ontario, by investing nearly $30 million. The recycling center is
ROK Premium Electronic Cigarettes Announce Local Recycling Initiative
New recycling scheme for used ROK electronic cigarette batteries and e cigarette tips.London, UK (PRWEB UK) 1 February 2012 ROK Universal has today announced details of the first major electronic cigarette battery local recycling initiative in conjunction with BatteryBack in the UK.Greg Forster, Managing Director at ROK electronic cigarettes says "As a business we are totally committed to ...
Defenders to host recycling ?drive for old electronics
McHENRY – On Saturday, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will conduct a recycling collection for fluorescent tubes, Styrofoam, electronics and batteries from 9 a.m. until noon at the Metra Station parking lot, 4005 Main St., in McHenry.
Johnson City expands recycling service
Johnson City's solid waste services will start accepting cooking oil, household batteries and fluorescent bulbs for recycling.
Johnson City starts collecting new items for recycling
Recycling trucks have been making the rounds in Johnson City since 1989. In that time the city's recycled more than 160 million tons of materials.
Paint recycling firm morphs from David to Goliath
Stewardship Ontario’s plan prompts industry leader to jump ship raising concerns that smaller players will not be able to fill in the gaps
Hundreds attend Athens' Green Life Expo
Hundreds of people brought their batteries, VHS tapes, busted computers and other hard-to-recycle items to Athens' Green Life Expo on Saturday.
More batteries recycled in '11
More and more consumers are recycling their batteries according to Call2Recycle®, the North American leader in consumer battery recycling. Today it announced a 13.1 percent increase in 2011 battery collections (over 2010), collecting more than 7.6 million pounds (3.45 million kilograms) of rechargeable batteries (the equivalent to the weight of 278 school buses) through a network of over 30,000 ...
