Recycling

From 2026, Nigerians who buy vehicles or process vehicle registrations will be required to pay a mandatory Vehicle Recycling Fee as the Federal Government rolls out a new End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) programme to change how cars are imported, used, repaired, and disposed of in the country. Nigeria wants to stop being a…

Will Fitzgibbon New York Times · 22 Dec, 2025 02:00 AM 9 mins to read A worker unloading dead batteries from a vehicle at a breaking yard in Lagos, Nigeria, in April. Photo / Finbarr O’Reilly, The New York Times A worker unloading dead batteries from a vehicle at a…

The Federal Government has announced plans to tap into Nigeria’s largely informal vehicle recycling market, projecting annual revenues of over N150bn from 2026, as part of sweeping reforms to modernise the country’s automotive industry. The National Automotive Design and Development Council disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, with…

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File Copy: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Government has suspended three environmental consultancy firms for negligence and culpability in the alleged acid battery pollution linked to the closed Used Lead Acid Battery recycling companies in the Ogijo area of the state. The Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya,…

Article content Leloup said Ontario already lagged behind other provinces when it came to empty bottle returns, pointing to Quebec’s deposit-refund system, which accepts non-alcoholic beverage containers. Some stores even offer reverse vending machines that accept bottles and return cash. Article content The City of Ottawa’s online recycling guide says…

Clark County residents have multiple options to recycle natural Christmas trees after the holidays, helping reduce landfill waste and create reusable mulch. File photo Before recycling a natural tree, all lights, tinsel, wire, ornaments and stands must be removed VANCOUVER – Clark County residents who are among the millions of…

The Reg Standards Bureau was plunged into uproar this week when a reader suggested a new unit for weight, inspired by Cornwall's revamped food recycling service. Cornwall Council announced that its revamped food waste collection service had boosted recycling rates by more than a fifth to 52 percent – a…

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Nylon is the second most popular synthetic fabric behind polyester, yet less than 2 percent of it is recycled, mostly from fishing nets and carpeting, according to Textile Exchange. Seven million metric tons of the stuff are manufactured each year, which results in a lot of windbreakers, backpacks and bathing…