A new study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in Germany has shown that more than 155,000 tonnes of WEEE are exported to non-European destinations every year.

An annual survey completed by Brazilian NGO CEMPRE shows that rates have been rising since 2008, showing that the country is on its way to a sustainable recycling model.

Waste Management Inc has announced plans to build a plasma arc incineration plant using technology developed by InEnTec LLC at its landfill in Arlington, Oregon.

The introduction of the Battery Directive has brought the UK into line with other countries in Europe that already legislate to minimize the proportion of ending up in landfill.

The London Waste and Recycling Board  has allocated £28 million (US $42.2 million) to developing waste infrastructure projects from a selected pool of ideas that it will identify over the next year.

US waste management firm Republic Services Inc has entered into a deal with solar systems provider Carlisle Energy Services Inc.

The Ukraine government has passed amended its municipal waste law, which among other changes, has introduced a separate municipal waste collection system in the country.

The Taiwan government’s Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has merged the Waste Disposal Act and the Resource Recycling and Reuse Act into one Waste Resource Cycling Promotion Act.