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Waste Management in Jordan: Any Lessons for Moving Ahead?
When countries adopted the Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste in 1989, Jordan ratified this Convention and was a party to it. Consequently, this country has an obligation to enact relevant municipal legislation which conforms to the ideals of Basel, as required by this treaty. Amongst the requirements of Basel are that member [...]
Waste Processing Company Supplies Separation Technology
Waste Processing Solutions, the new company created by the Finlay Group to cater specifically for the recycling market, has supplied a specialist material recovery facility to Sackers Recycling.
The Carmac Light Separating Unit (LSU) C1200 is already increasing Sacker’s recovery of light material at its Ipswich-based plant by 20 per cent.
With a patent pending, the Carmac [...]
Why Do We Recycle Our Waste
Plastics production also involves the use of potentially harmful chemicals, which are added as stabilisers or colorants. Many of these have not undergone environmental risk assessment and their impact on human health and the environment is currently uncertain. Plastics have a low entropy of mixing, which is due to the high molecular weight of their [...]
Are you Becoming E-wasted?
The recent accelerating changes in electronics technology, combined with lower initial costs of ownership and planned obsolescence, have caused a high rate of turnover for all types of electronic products. The replaced electronic products and systems that were made obsolete by new technologies are creating a fast-growing problem of ever increasing amounts of obsolete [...]
Computer Hardware Recycling : a Challenging Task on the Face of Earth
E waste is one of the most serious issues that has engulfed the whole world. The obsolete computers, if not treated properly can become a major source of toxins and carcinogens. Rapid technology change, low initial cost and even planned obsolescence have resulted in a fast growing environmental concerns across the globe. Though many countries [...]