Institute for Testing and Certification (Czech Republic)

Institute for Testing and Certification (Czech Republic)

by | 14 Jan, 2020

Franky Puype, Institute for Testing and Certification (Czech Republic), presented the analysis of brominated flame retardants in 3 consumer goods made of recycled plastics purchased in the EU (cube toy, kaleidoscope toy, bottle cooler) using the Frontier Laboratories...
New UK tax to fund cladding fire safety

New UK tax to fund cladding fire safety

by | 10 Jan, 2022

A new 4% yearly tax on property developers’ profits will fund building fire safety remediation for the coming decade. The tax, announced in the Government’s budget, aims to raise UK£ 2 to 5 billion to remove and replace dangerous building cladding materials, following...
ICL-IP

ICL-IP

by | 14 Jan, 2020

Lein Tange, ICL-IP, set the scene for the discussion with a summary of the challenges and opportunities for recycling technical plastics and a presentation of several European R&D and pilot industrial recycling projects. The EU WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and...