The life-cycle management of batteries is a major issue globally, and this was underscored at the 2017 International Congress for Battery Recycling (ICBR) which recently took place in Lisbon, Portugal. Lithium Ion and the relevance of the Circular Economy were two of...
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Global stewardship action on the battery recycling is well advanced, especially in North America and the European Union. Rose Read, Chair of the Battery Industry Working Group (BIWG) and CEO of MRI PSO, recently spoke about battery stewardship solutions at the Waste...
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Renewable energy technologies need to be effectively managed at end-of-life (EoL), and this means a much stronger Product Stewardship approach by manufacturers, suppliers and installers is required. At a recent seminar presented at the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo in Melbourne, there...
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The 2017 Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE) provided a useful forum to talk about some upcoming waste avoidance and resource recovery issues, including the proposed e-waste landfill ban. The AWRE seminar discussing the ban was a positive and realistic session that...
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