Which products have been withdrawn, recalled or banned from the market in the EU in the last week (Published on: 27/02/2015)

In its weekly overview of its Rapid Exchange of Information System (RAPEX), the EU has produced the following report on the products that have recently been withdrawn, recalled or banned from the European market. The RAPEX system covers non-food products posing a risk to consumer health and safety, and highlights the commercial importance of product…

Using technology to improve textile recycling

The use of certain technologies in the sorting of end-of-life textiles could increase the amount of discarded clothing and textiles that is recycled in a financially viable way, according to a report from WRAP, Defra and Manchester Metropolitan University. The report builds on previous work on textile recycling commissioned by the Waste and Resources Action…