Unwanted fridges from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are to be transported to England for recycling, under a new initiative.
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Fridge disposal plan launched
Unwanted fridges from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are to be transported to England for recycling, under a new initiative.
Laundry machines have become more efficient and eco-friendly
LAUNDRY is a fact of life. Like death, taxes and maybe Britney Spears, there’s no way to get away from it. But washing clothes has gone beyond stuffing soap and socks into a big metal box and turning the dial to “Wash.”
ENERGY STAR Honors Efficiency Leaders
WASHINGTON, March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honor winners of the 2004 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year awards tonight. The awards highlight the efforts of leading manufacturers, retailers, utility companies, and a va…
Fridge recycler resumes operations following fire
Black Country fridge recycler Overton Recycling is set to restart operations today after a fire on the site last week.
EU’s environmental barriers to Chinese appliances
As learned from China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, Chinese home electric appliance enterprises will be charged an extra payment of garbage recycling for their electronic exports to the EU as two rules of electronic garbage will take effect in the…
Welsh Assembly launches fridge fund
The Welsh Assembly Government has launched a £1.75m scheme for environmentally-sound fridge disposal. The funding will help local authorities to meet European Commission requirements for CFC and coolant waste management.
ARCA reaches refrigerator recycling pact with S. Calif. Edison
Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. expects to recycle 140,000 refrigerators and freezers under a new contract with Southern California Edison Co., the company announced Jan. 30.
Agency audit of fridge plants may lead to new standards
An Environment Agency audit of fridge recycling plants could lead to the creation of specific standards for the recovery of CFCs and similar gases from fridges.
Half of CFCs from UK fridges ”still emitted” into atmosphere
New data has revealed that half of all CFC gases from UK waste fridges could still be being emitted into the atmosphere. The figures have been issued to the fridge recovery quality assurance association RAL by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. RAL says the figures suggest th…