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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.

Its enhanced features enable simultaneous flake sorting by polymer, colour and transparency, achieving unmatched quality even from highly contaminated inputs.

Cronimet and Outokumpu are further expanding their strategic partnership.

Today and tomorrow, EU nuclear energy stakeholders are meeting at the European Nuclear Energy Forum.

Croatia’s accession to the European Union has also given a significant boost to the topic of recycling, among other things.

Circularity claims on PET beverage bottles such as ‘100% recyclable’ or ‘100% recycled’ are likely to be misleading consumers, according to a new report by ClientEarth, ECOS (Environmental Coalition on Standards), Eunomia Research & Consulting and Zero Waste Europe.

The fully automated sorting plant with a capacity of up to 260,000 tonnes per year is to be built in Walldürn.

Taxes and levies imposed on the energy recovery industry are considered the quickest way to reduce emissions in Europe.