The amount of global discarded electrical and electronic equipment reached 41.8 million tonnes in 2014 with less than one-sixth thought to have been properly recycled or made available for reuse. A new United Nations University (UNU) report – The Global E-waste Monitor 2014: Quantities, Flows and Resources – showed that the bulk of global e-waste in 2014 (almost 60%) was discarded kitchen, … Read More
Ocean plastic debris to be recycled by Adidas into sports products – Waste Management World
German sportswear company Adidas has partnered with initiative Parley for the Oceans to recycle ocean plastic waste into its products from 2016.A partnership programme will focus on areas such as “research and innovation” and Adidas said it will also phase out the use of plastics bags at is 2,900 stores. Plastic waste in oceans is a big environmental problem. Estimates … Read More