Waste & Recycling Newsletter
October 09, 2008

This Week´s Featured News Stories
Wrestling with e-waste
Consumers are an ephemeral bunch.  They love their television sets, cell phones, computers, MP3 players and any other electronic equipment that enriches their daily lives. Yet they throw them away with such abandon that 50 million tons ends up discarded every year around the world, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Most of this electronic waste (e-waste) ends up in landfills where its toxic substances leach into the surrounding environment.  Some television monitors, for instance, contain up to four pounds of lead, a toxin that can cause brain damage in children.  Other toxic ...
WRAP calls for further food industry partnerships to reduce food waste
As part of its strategy to reduce food waste, WRAP is calling for proposals from food industry partnerships to develop innovative solutions to food waste throughout the retail supply chain and in the home. With food production and consumption accounting for 18% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and overall food waste thought to be around 18 – 20 million tonnes, WRAP is building on its existing drive to reduce household food waste by extending the scope of its work to make better use of resources all the way through the supply chain, from manufacture, distribution and back of store.   As ...
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Master Magnets Ltd are now well established as the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of magnetic separation, size reduction and detection technology. This is due to strategic acquisitions, growth and 200 years of accumulated knowledge. Following the acquisitions of Integrated Recycling Systems Ltd and Metal Detection Ltd, Master Magnets can now offer a wider range of products to benefit the recycling sector, including shredders, screens, metal detectors, can flatteners, conveyors and complete turn key plants complementing our existing range of magnetic and non ferrous separation equipment. Master Magnets recently designed and manufactured a new low cost version of the Eddy Current Separator, which is designed specifically for can sorting. We expect this new product to be a great success in the recycling industry. We can also supply the largest range of overband magnets in the world with over a hundred different models available.

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