Recycling
We can all reuse more electronics
#CircularElectronicsDay highlights the fact that 50 million metric tons of IT products and other electronics are discarded around the world every year. The waste contains both valuable metals and hazardous substances that are often released into nature and affect human health.
Products that are functional should be given a second chance before being collected as waste, and services that enable this should be made visible and used by more people.
Meeting tough Chinese materials targets requires a ‘quality first’ mantra
In the summer, the Chinese government notified the World Trade Organisation that it wished to revise what are known as the GB standards on recyclable materials.
It said at the time that it would only allow 0.3% non-target contamination, or out-throw, in every load of recyclable material from 31 December 2017.
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