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UK to become world’s biggest e-waste contributor by 2024

Globally, the UK is currently the second largest contributor of e-waste at 23.9kg per capita. It follows the biggest contributor, Norway, which is responsible for 26kg of e-waste per capita each year.


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Material Focus sees full repayment of Covid e-waste treatment loans

Material Focus has seen the repayment of nearly £2 million in loans, which it has called a ‘testament to the resilience of electrical waste facilities’

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E-Waste and Recycling Expos 2023: Spearheading Sustainable Innovation

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, pressing environmental concerns and sustainable practices are increasingly at the heart of industry conversations.

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"Bincident" warning: Uncertainty over disposal of flammable items raises fire risks
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Charles Newman
| 21 June 2023 |
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ESA launches awareness campaign on back of YouGov poll that highlights public's lack of understanding in how to safely deal with waste vapes, gas canisters, lighter fuel 
Recycling solar panels in the microwave?
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Becky Goodall
| 9 June 2023 |
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Australian researchers have developed a new microwave technology that could revolutionise solar-cell production and solar panel recycling.
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Vape wasteland: Looking beyond public health
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26 May 2023 |
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Resource looks at the impact of vapes and e-cigarettes on the environment and the challenges facing the industry in terms of legislation, behaviour change and vape recycling schemes
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What’s happening with ‘Persistent Organic Pollutants’ (aka POPs)?
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Savannah Coombe
| 24 May 2023 |
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Resource looks at the background of the POPs restrictions and legislation
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Wales defers business recycling reforms until 2024
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Charles Newman
| 3 May 2023 |
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Decision follows consultation feedback from stakeholders operating non-domestic premises
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What happens when batteries are recycled?
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27 April 2023 |
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We've all got a drawer of them at home, but how are batteries recycled?
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EEEvolution: Rewiring the recovery system for WEEE
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Beth Simpson
| 30 March 2023 |
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The value of materials in WEEE acts as high motivation for their reclamation and reuse, making the system an interesting test case for establishing principles of a truly circular economy
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England recycling rates still below pre-Covid level
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| 24 March 2023 |
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Defra figures for 2021/22 show 44.1 per cent of waste from households was recycled
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HypnoCat TV advert encourages viewers to recycle electricals
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Savannah Coombe
| 24 March 2023 |
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Material Focus’s national ‘Hypnocat’ campaign for will air on TV for the first time, encouraging viewers to ‘Recycle Your Electricals’
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Material Focus advises new metrics for WEEE
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Savannah Coombe
| 27 February 2023 |
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Quantity of new electricals as important as weight
Nigel Harvey CEO of Recolight says consultation of WEEE industry is likely to lead to some overdue reforms
WEEE industry consultation likely to prompt much needed reforms
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Nigel Harvey
| 16 February 2023 |
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Nigel Harvey, Recolight’s Chief Executive, shares his insight into potential developments for the WEEE sector in the year ahead
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Recolight celebrates a year of circular activity
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Resource
| 1 February 2023 |
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The Circular Light Live event was a sell-out success 
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Easily recyclable printed circuit boards designed by Kazakhstani researchers
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Savannah Coombe
| 27 January 2023 |
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Kazakhstani researchers have used polylactic acid to bind together easily recyclable printed circuit boards
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Mobile repair and reuse scheme proves successful
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Becky Goodall
| 17 January 2023 |
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A new pilot scheme is bringing repair and reuse services to rural communities across Somerset, where support for getting electricals fixed is often limited.
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‘Two fires a day’ from electrical waste prompts call for new WEEE collection services
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Savannah Coombe
| 21 December 2022 |
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BMRA calls for Defra to act as 700 fires in last 12 months linked to e-waste discarded in bins
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Ecosurety calls for more structure around the reuse of WEEE
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Robbie Staniforth
| 9 December 2022 |
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Ecosurety’s Robbie Staniforth gives an update on WEEE 
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£2.5 million fund to drive collection of electrical waste
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2 December 2022 |
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Material Focus initiative will encourage innovation to make recycling of small electrical waste products easier for the public
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New AI sorting technology to reduce battery fires in WEEE wins pilot funding
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Amelia Kelly
| 29 November 2022 |
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EU Horizon Programme to support demonstrator project for X-Ray detector innovation to identify WEEE containing lithium-ion batteries
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BMRA calls for ban on households placing e-waste in roadside collection bins
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Amelia Kelly
| 15 November 2022 |
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The association warns of an ‘ever increasing’ number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries
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Take Charge Campaign: ‘Zombie Batteries’ cause an increase of fires at UK waste facilities
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Amelia Kelly
| 24 October 2022 |
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The campaign, running from 24 October until 7 November, aims to reduce fires started by lithium-ion batteries.
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