Recycling

Melissa Puts Another Foot Forward In The Sustainability Game Cult footwear brand Melissa became a global phenomenon in the ‘90s with the launch of their coveted ‘Possession’ jelly shoe, an iconic piece that became a defining style of the decade. Leading innovators in the shoe-game, Melissa have long been champions…

The Legislative Council on Friday revived previously-halted discussions on a proposed waste disposal levy – almost four months after councillors decided to halt work on the bill as time ran short on their term. The legislation would force households and businesses to pay for the rubbish they throw out –…

CAIRO, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two Egyptian young men have managed to turn their hobby of recycling old materials such as scrap metal and using them to make home decorations and furniture into a stable source of income. It was initially the pressure of the lack of jobs and low…

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday notified the directorate general of shipping as the National authority for recycling of ships, as it moves closer to aligning India with an international convention for safe recycling of ships. As an apex body, DG Shipping is authorized to administer, supervise and monitor all…

Gov’t will ask SC to allow court inspection of samples of seized shabu to hasten its destruction The government will ask the Supreme Court to allow the court inspection of random samples of seized shabu to make way for the immediate destruction of the rest of the contraband, President Duterte…

Publishedduration13 Octoberimage copyrightMikhail Tereshchenkoimage captionIkea will soon be selling pre-used versions of some of its best sellersIkea, the world's biggest furniture business, is planning a second-hand furniture venture. The Swedish giant will next month launch a scheme to buy back your unwanted Billy bookcases, and certain other of its furniture…

The draft regulations were announced by the Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE) last month and included the addition of more detailed instructional notes and larger sizing for all recycling symbols to be included on food and beverage packaging.South Korea has multiple recycling symbols that food and beverage manufacturers or packaging…

TOKYO (AP) — Two remote towns in northern Japan struggling with rapidly graying and shrinking populations signed up Friday to possibly host a high-level radioactive waste storage site as a means of economic survival.Japanese utilities have about 16,000 tons of highly radioactive spent fuel rods stored in cooling pools or…

Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. A new documentary reveals whytrash on the beach (Getty Images)Although our landfills and oceans are full of it, we are as dependent as ever on plastic. And since COVID-19, it's gotten worse.  Last year, Canada announced it…

(Reuters) - Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel wants to build his startup Redwood Materials into the world’s top battery recycling company and one of the largest battery materials companies, he said at a technology conference Wednesday.FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Tesla Gigafactory near Sparks, Nevada, U.S. August 18, 2018.…