Recycling

China is turning trash into treasure on a vast scale

GEM’s battery recycling plant in Wuhan, China.

Singapore firm NEU Battery Materials secures US$7.6m to scale up lithium recycling, expand overseas

Co-Founders of NEU Battery Materials Bryan Oh Hong En (left) and Kenneth Graeme Palmer.

S’pore starts 6-month trial to recycle used phones, laptops at lockers and residential collection points

The yellow Pick! lockers are among more convenient points for residents to drop off their used phones, tablets and laptops.

Forum: Early results of drink container return scheme encouraging

Users report smooth recycling process as beverage container return scheme fully kicks in on Oct 1

Under the scheme, all plastic bottles and cans from 150ml to 3 litres must be labelled with the 10-cent deposit mark and barcode.

Forum: Make battery traceability part of EV strategy

Forum: Is drink container return scheme a boost for recycling or side-hustle income?

Over 2,000 requests, mainly from small retailers, for one-month extension to clear non-BCRS stock: NEA

Most applications came from smaller retailers, including provision shops, neighbourhood convenience stores and standalone food shops.

What goes on inside the new sorting facility for used bottles and cans

Bags of flattened cans and plastic bottles are piled at the new Counting and Sorting Facility in Tuas.

New Tuas sorting facility collects 27.5 million bottles and cans for recycling in under 2 months

Robotic arms release the flattened bottles and cans into a heavy-duty storage bin, to kickstart the sorting process at the facility.

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