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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).

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.

The European plastic recycling industry is facing pressing challenges as the demand for recycled polymers dwindles to its lowest point recently.

According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, the plastics recycling market in Europe has been heavily destabilised throughout 2023.

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.

On October 4th, the Bergen Municipality, BIR and Envac jointly launched a new waste collection station of Bergen’s automated waste collection system.

The national BEHG-taxation on CO2 emissions brings new costs to the German EfW-industry from early next year.

The new waste recycling plant will support diversion of significant volumes of waste from landfill.

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.

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.

Three dozen of the universally applicable shredders from Eggersmann are now going to the long-standing dealer Ryoki in Hiroshima.