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End-to-end waste management company Averda has announced the acquisition of Zenath Recycling & Waste Management LLC, the Dubai based waste collection business from Zenath Trading Enterprises LLC for an undisclosed sum.

UPM will today be recognised as a Global Compact LEAD participant for its strong commitment to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles for responsible business. The recognition will be addressed to only 36 global companies at the Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York.

Waste is inevitable, but without responsible waste management, it can have a huge impact on the world around us.

Today EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation has co-signed the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) Declaration during the High-level event organized by the European Commission.

FEAD joins the Circular Plastics Alliance & yet highlights the importance of a stronger policy to significantly improve plastic waste recycling and reincorporation of recycled polymers into new products.

On 20 September 2019 in Brussels, the Circular Plastics Alliance presented and adopted its declaration.

Recycling continues to power the American economy based on a new study conducted by John Dunham and Associates and released by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI).

Mid America Paper Recycling (MAPR), an independent broker, processor and exporter of recovered paper in the Central United States, has launched an initiative focused on tracking and increasing the value of the recycling waste streams generated by large commercial printers and paperboard converters.

Coca-Cola European Partners will be replacing plastic shrink wrap with cardboard for its can multipacks across Western Europe, removing approximately 4,000 tonnes of single-use plastic per year across the region.

Growing global demand for batteries is also reflected in business prospects for battery recyclers. Their expectations have been highlighted in a recent survey of congress participants at the International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2019.

At its plants in the UK, in the Netherlands, in Germany and in Austria SRS has already been using Sesotec‘s Varisort sorting systems for many years.