AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoE-Waste Gap: Eurostat says the EU put 32kg of electrical and electronic equipment per person on the market in 2024, but collected just 12kg per person for recycling or disposal. NGOs want stronger collection and reuse rules as cheap “fast tech” gadgets add to the waste stream. Battery Fire Risk: A lithium-ion battery ignited in a lorry entering an Essex recycling centre, the latest of two fires there. Operators warn batteries should go to dedicated collection points, not household bins. Battery Recycling: Singapore startup NEU Battery Materials raised US$7.6 million to scale lithium-iron-phosphate battery recycling. India’s N.A.N. Silox GreenMet is advancing plans for a battery recycling plant and cathode materials production. Waste Diversion: One council reports residents recycled 4,000 tonnes of food waste in a year, cutting household rubbish by 18%; the waste is turned into biogas and fertiliser. Textile Waste: A proposed US bill would set a national strategy and improve data collection to tackle fashion waste.
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