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Not much changes in crude world steel production
| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 136 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2016, the same figure as June 2015.
Waste disposal rate up in California in 2015
| The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has said that the waste disposal rate in the state increased in 2015.
Chinese overcapacities affect more than just steel
| The European Commission is considering a deal for the steel sector in exchange for granting China the coveted Market Economy Status (MES). According to European Aluminium, this approach ignores the enormous Chinese overcapacities in industries like aluminium and creates unfair distortions on the EU market.
Van Gansewinkel and Shanks strive for merger
| Van Gansewinkel and Shanks want to form a new European waste collection and recycling alliance. To this end, both companies have signed a preliminary agreement.
Buyout group Waterland seeks to sell Dutch waste management group Attero for €1 billion
| Sources have said that Dutch buyout group Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V. has initiated talks to sell the nation's waste management group Attero for about €1 billion. Attero processes 40% of Dutch household waste and describes itself as a leading player in creating energy from waste.
Canada must embrace circular economy to maintain its position as leader in recycling
| Mary Ann Yule, president of HP Canada, has said that Canada will need to embrace circular economy if it wants to maintain its position as the leader in recycling.
Singapore’s NEA to implement mandatory packaging requirements to reduce waste in 3-5 years
| Singapore's Minister for Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli said that the country's National Environment Agency will implement mandatory packaging requirements within the coming three to five years in a bid to reduce packaging waste.
Electronics & Cars Recycling, Macau, China
| The 2016 edition of Electronics & Cars Recycling, the electronics and cars recycling conference in the Asia-Pacific region, will explore the considerable challenges and bountiful opportunities in these sectors.
British businesses urged to adopt circular economy principals
| Ian Cheshire, chairman of U.K.-based retailer Debenhams P.L.C. and Business in the Community environment leadership team, has said that British businesses must address environmental challenges and adopt circular economy principals.
E-waste including unused mobile phones pose threat to environment in Malaysia
| There are millions of unused and obsolete handphones with Malaysians that are posing a real threat to the environment. Several Malaysians just throw e-waste such as mobile phones and discarded tablets into the dustbins, and they end up in landfills where the minerals and materials inside can leak out.
Tomra provides sorting technology to new UK plastics recycling plant
| Sensor-based sorting specialist Tomra Sorting has been chosen by Monoworld Recycling as the technology partner for a new £9 million plastics recycling facility in Rushden, Northamptonshire.
War of words over illegal dump sites in Hong Kong
| A war of words has broken out between the Hong Kong government and U.S.-based Basel Action Network over claims by the government that the watchdog had failed to alert the environmental protection department of a number of toxic e-waste sites in the New Territories.
Recylex receives conditional loan offer for German subsidiaries
| The conditional loan offer for the Recylex Group’s German subsidiaries made by a banking pool covers the full funding package sought and amounts to €67 million.
Zero-waste markets coming to US
| This trend in grocery shopping, which is very popular in Europe, is not as well known in North America.
