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Scrap recycler gets £10m funding boost

Barclays ploughs cash into JBM International as landfill tax and rising commodity prices drives interest in family run metal recycler

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Councils urged to demand accurate recycling data

Local Governmenr Association accuses waste handling firms of refusing to provide information on how much material is being recycled and where it is being sent   More...

Illegal African dumping highlights absence of eWaste policing

As UK eWaste continues to poison workers in African scrap yard, critics claim over-stretched Environment Agency is failing to police illegal exporters   More...

Could new battery rules spell end to built-in obsolescence?

Restrictions on use of heavy metals join new legislation designed to ensure flat batteries can be removed from appliances   More...

Shipping waste to China for recycling delivers carbon savings

Report claims controversial practice of shipping recyclates half way round the world results in net carbon reduction   More...

Lords claim green and sturdy products should be cheaper

Influential committee of peers urges government to accelerate plans for lower VAT rates on green products and services   More...

Tesco slashes bag use by 40 per cent

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Mobile recycling firm calls on $15m in new funding

Company hints at possible acquisitions as it outlines plans to double in size   More...

UK waste policy – it's working

Government figures show recycling rates up 10 per cent   More...

Congress calls on US to tighten eWaste laws

Proposed resolution designed to outlaw export of toxic electronic waste to developing world   More...

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LogMeIn Rescue+Mobile

BlackBerry gets LogMeIn remote support

Rescue+Mobile lets a support technician take control of the handset   More...

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Dell planning factory closures to cut costs

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