We talk a lot about how mercury recycling leads to a cleaner environment by reducing the amount of mercury containing waste that gets thrown away, but recycling also reduces the environmental contamination associated with mining mercury-containing ore (see image) in the first place. Writing in Waste Management World, Christer Sundberg of Swedish company MRT System International AB examines some of the issues.
A new Envirnomental Procurement policy for e-waste
An October federal government discussion paper on ESP Policy (Environmentally Sustainable Procurement) for ICT goods illustrates the challenges Australia faces with e-waste. ICT covers goods