Month March 2022

Failed Metal Theft in Portsmouth

Metal Theft

Published by the Daily Echo’s Emily Liddell on March 21st 2022 TWO men have been arrested after an alleged scrap metal burglar was stopped by members of the public outside a former B&M store. Two men have been arrested on…

UK man fined for carrying scrap metal

persons hands in handcuffs

A cautionary tale for all UK scrappers. For not having the right paperwork for scrap metal, a man has been fined almost £1,000. The environmental crime team caught Jamie Thompson, 28, of Margate, when he was not able to show…

E-waste  to Gold Coins

E-waste to Gold Coins

It has recently been reported that the British Royal Mint has partnered with Canadian clean tech start-up Excir to recover gold and other precious metals from e-waste and turn it into coins. Certainly an innovative idea. Here is the news…

Data Centre IT assets and e-waste

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True carbon neutrality can only be achieved after corporations address the sustainability of IT hardware assets. According to the Global e-Waste Monitor study, the globe created 53.6 million Mt of e-waste in 2019, only 17.4% of which was collected and…

Scrap Metal Comes to a Halt in Kenya

Kenya

Scrap metal continues its undeserved shady reputation, this time in Kenya, as reported by allAfrica President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned any exports or dealings in scrap metal until proper guidelines are put in place to regulate the sector. Speaking during…