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In 2022, employment in the environmental economy in the EU countries increased on average by 9.5% compared to 2021, measured in full-time equivalents.

From piles of discarded packaging to heaps of unsold goods and spoiled food, the retail industry produces an astonishing volume of waste.

In the third quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 767 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a 0.6% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2023 (772 million tonnes of CO2-eq).

In 2023, the amount of municipal waste generated per person in the EU amounted to 511 kg, 4 kg less than in 2022 (515 kg) and 23 kg less than in 2021 (534 kg), which represents a 4.3% drop in the course of 2 years. Compared with 2013, the amount increased by 32 kg.

Close the Glass Loop has unveiled the most comprehensive report to date on the Performance of Packaging Glass Recycling in Europe.

Sustainability is a key issue in all areas of the economy today, especially in industry, where durable capital goods and machines are often in use for decades. Sesotec is working intensively on the question of how customers can not only be guaranteed reliable operation in the area of after-sales and service, but also how this can be done in the most resource-efficient way possible.

Having a well-structured waste management plan can affect the perspectives of your business, both internally and externally. Not only will it improve how the public sees you and make you more desirable to purchase from or work with, but it will make you more aspirational as an employer. This can be seen in research from KPMG finding that 20% of UK office workers would refuse a role if environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors weren’t considered a priority by the company.

FEAD has announced that ARI, a Danish organization representing 13 private waste management companies, has officially joined the association.

Through its subsidiary Remex Minerals Singapore Pte. Ltd., 51 % of the shares in Singapore-based NEO Hardware Pte. Ltd. have now been acquired as part of a share deal. The transaction will take retroactive economic effect from November 1, 2023.

Geminor has upgraded its British processing plant with a new RDF baling and wrapping production line.

According to Eurostat, in 2023 11.8% of materials used in the EU came from recycled materials.