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As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers

Oleg Zaitsev strides across a factory floor in Almaty, Kazakhstan as a row of workers sort through old circuit boards and worn televisions. The 59-year-old is the managing director of …

25 Mar 2025

NEU Battery Materials concludes oversubscribed US$3.7M seed funding round

NEU Battery Materials, a Singapore-based lithium-ion battery recycling startup, has raised a total of US$3.7M in an oversubscribed …

Scientists confirm food chain contamination near e-waste processing facilities in Thailand

Recently published analysis confirmed that communities in the Chachoengsao province, Thailand, face severe food chain contamination with some …

Blue Planet announces flagship Singapore investment with the acquisition of leading waste player Wah & Hua

Singapore, 24 March 2021 - Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte. Ltd. ("Blue Planet") announced today that it has …

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11 February 2021

NEA appoints Alba Group PLC & Co. KG as the e-waste producer responsibility scheme operator

29 August 2019

Blue Planet moves closer to ‘zero waste to landfill’ vision with new green building solution

17 July 2019

Blue Planet acquires British company Smart Creative in a bid to tackle Asia's growing e-waste problem

5 June 2018

Best Denki, COURTS, Gain City and Harvey Norman to join RENEW and to place e-waste recycling bins in their retail stores

5 April 2018

First-ever Liveability Challenge offers up to S$1m for game-changing urban innovations

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