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Amid the panic that the Covid-19 virus has placed the world under in terms of healthcare and economic survival, another pressing issue has arrived at the forefront of concern.

The European Commission released its ​guidance on waste management in the context of the coronavirus crisis on 14th April.

Waste-hauling challenges are piling up for many apartment communities who are dealing with bored and cautious shelter-at-home residents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit a new all-time high of 82.5%, according to figures issued by APEAL.

Tomra Sorting Recycling has further developed its X-TRACT units to separate magnesium from aluminum in products such as Zorba and Twitch.

Getting paper recycling to even higher levels and improving the recyclability of paper based products – this is the main mission of the European Paper Recycling Council, an industry platform gathering associations along the paper value chain. This value chain is now further completed as EuRIC is signing the declaration on paper recycling.

According to new research by Trivium Packaging, nearly three-fourths (74 percent) of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable packaging.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 147.1 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2020, a 6.0% decrease compared to March 2019.

Recycling Technologies and Brightlands Chemelot Campus have announced that they have signed the first agreement towards the installation of Recycling Technologies’ first European plastic chemical recycling machine, the RT7000, within the Campus in the Netherlands.

Plant design automation and technology advancements lead to increased purity rates, while requiring fewer manual sorters.

The effect of COVID-19 can be felt in nearly every aspect of our lives. A significant impact can be felt on the operations associate with plastic waste management where the trade value of recycling material is witnessing a significant depression.