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New innovation summit at Petcore 2024 annual conference
| Next year’s annual Petcore Conference will feature an Innovation Summit where delegates from across the PET value chain will present a diverse range of ground-breaking initiatives.
Europe’s third-largest panelboard uses Tomra’s wood sorting technology
| The third-largest panelboard producer in Europe is equipped with Tomra Recycling Sorting’s latest X-ray transmission and deep learning-based wood sorting solutions.
EU value chain organisations warn against “right of first refusal”
| Recent calls for the introduction of a priority access to recycled plastics, known as “right of first refusal”, have been increasingly taking space in the public debate on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal (PPWR).
EU packaging waste generation with record increase
| In 2021, the EU generated 188.7 kg packaging waste per inhabitant, 10.8 kg more per person than in 2020, the biggest increase in 10 years, and almost 32 kg more than in 2011.
Plastic recycling industry at crossroads: Uncertainty and shrinking demand shifts
| The European plastic recycling industry is facing pressing challenges as the demand for recycled polymers dwindles to its lowest point recently.
Low demand, high imports endanger European plastics recycling industry
| According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, the plastics recycling market in Europe has been heavily destabilised throughout 2023.
Hybrid MSW and packaging sorting plant for Guadalajara
| Stadler Selecciona S.L.U., a subsidiary of Stadler Anlagenbau GmbH, has completed the installation of a new sorting plant at the Torija waste treatment centre.
New automated waste collection terminal in Bergen
| On October 4th, the Bergen Municipality, BIR and Envac jointly launched a new waste collection station of Bergen’s automated waste collection system.
German CO2-tax will soon change European waste streams
| The national BEHG-taxation on CO2 emissions brings new costs to the German EfW-industry from early next year.
FSG invests in CDE wash plant
| The new waste recycling plant will support diversion of significant volumes of waste from landfill.
Car recycling and other essentials to drive circularity in automotive sector
| This year’s special edition of the European Recycling Conference cast a spotlight on the future of car recycling, considering the European Commission’s recently proposed End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulation, a game-changer for the automotive industry.
Food waste per capita in the EU remained stable in 2021
| In 2021, around 131 kilogrammes (kg) of food per inhabitant were wasted in the EU. In total, the EU produced 58.4 million tonnes of food waste, which includes edible and inedible parts.
36 Forus Shredder go to Japan
| Three dozen of the universally applicable shredders from Eggersmann are now going to the long-standing dealer Ryoki in Hiroshima.
Plastics recycling awards Europe 2024 open for entries
| The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 are now open for entries.
