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The BIR has issued its first position paper on extended producer responsibility (EPR), calling for policymakers to ensure that EPR schemes are designed in such a way that they do not disrupt existing efficient markets.

Following its acquisition of Shore Recycling’s electrical waste recycling plant in Perth, Scotland, Enva has begun the installation of equipment which will see the site fully operational and capable of processing all Scotland’s waste fridges by spring 2024.

Negotiators from the EU Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the Waste Shipments Regulation (WSR), exactly two years after the Commission launched its proposal.

Today, there is an urgent need for innovative techniques to increase plastic recycling.

Develon, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment, has launched the DX230WMH-7 (24 t) and DX250WMH-7 (25.6 t) Stage V compliant material handlers.

Svensk Plaståtervinning celebrated the opening of Site Zero, a state-of-the-art plastic sorting plant in Motala, Sweden.

The world’s biggest plant for sorting plastic packaging was inaugurated on the 15th of November, in Motala, Sweden.

In the second quarter of 2023, EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions totalled 821 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a -5.3% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2022 (867 million tonnes of CO2-eq).

According to Eurostat, in 2022, the EU’s circular material use rate reached 11.5%, meaning that 11.5% of material resources used in the EU came from recycled waste materials

Andritz has received an order from Krones to supply six ADuro S shredders for a shredding and washing plant for polypropylene (PP) recycling in the Southeast United States.

Recently, companies have been facing increasing pressure to create sustainable products that minimize negative impacts on the environment. Investors now consider sustainability metrics when making investment decisions, and consumers are actively choosing brands that prioritize sustainability and take meaningful actions toward it.