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Altilium produces commercially viable CAM

21 November 2024

Technology group Altilium has produced test results which have shown that its recycled cathode active materials (CAM) are comparable to commercial materials. Recycling end-of-life electric vehicle...

20 November 2024

Fire brigade blames lithium batteries for Veolia blaze

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) have said that the probable cause of a fire at the ...

13 November 2024

NLWA finds half of Londoners incorrectly dispose of their electricals

New research has shown that more than half of Londoners have admitted to incorrectly ...

11 November 2024

Biffa warns of fines ahead of single-use vape ban

Biffa has reminded retailers that they must continue to ensure they have a vape ...

6 November 2024

EMR to explore graphite recovery from EV batteries

European Metal Recycling (EMR) and the University of Birmingham have announced a ...

31 October 2024

LIVE SECTOR REACTIONS: Autumn budget

The waste sector has responded to the release of the Autumn budget yesterday (30 ...

30 October 2024

Altilium launches online store for EOL EV batteries

Technology group Altilium has launched an online platform – recell.store – for ...

30 October 2024

Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling plant worth ‘tens of millions’

Mercedes-Benz has opened a new battery recycling plant, which it says is Europe’s ...

24 October 2024

OPINION: ‘Waste regulations need specialist vape category’

Scott Butler, executive director of Material Focus, cautions that the newly announced...

24 October 2024

LIVE SECTOR REACTIONS: Single-use vape ban

The waste industry has responded as the government announced this morning that it ...

24 October 2024

Single-use vapes to be banned from June 2025

Defra has announced that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes will apply from 1 June...

22 October 2024

E-bag pilot project aims to stamp out lithium-ion battery fires

Fareham firms Barnbrook Systems, Flair and TJ Waste & Recycling have joined ...

18 October 2024

Recycle Week 2024 wrap up

Letsrecycle.com looks at some of the campaigns that have been launched for national ...

15 October 2024

BMRA calls for kerbside collection of WEEE

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has reiterated its calls for the ...

15 October 2024

25k vapes swept up on Aberdeenshire’s streets monthly

Aberdeenshire council has said that it is likely that more than 25,000 vapes are ...

11 October 2024

Vape disposal scheme launched in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire council has launched a vape disposal scheme ahead of national Recycle...

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