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ZWE: FEAD misunderstood key messages in recent report
| ZWE regrets that FEAD has misunderstood the key messages in its recent report on mixed waste sorting.
Kiel becomes first zero waste certified municipality in Germany
| After achieving candidate status in the spring of 2021, Kiel has become the first Zero Waste Certified municipality in Germany.
Scaling up good practices can boost sustainability of plastics
| Plastics have many useful applications, but the global production and consumption trends of these materials are currently unsustainable.
Mixed waste sorting systems prior to incineration not the silver bullet
| Some stakeholders believe that mixed waste sorting systems before thermal treatment and disposal is the silver bullet that allows the waste management sector to achieve the EU’s circular economy objectives.
EuRIC event gathers recyclers and policymakers in Brussels
| Early bird registration is now open for EuRIC’s regulatory event Boosting recycling through future-fit policies at the BluePoint, Brussels on 30 March.
PET-Recycling in Turkey
| Istanbul-based Engin Grup has built up various group companies over the past decades that are active in the marketing and distribution of cosmetic and household products for Turkey and the Caucasus region.
Closing the loop in a circular plastics economy
| The 4th Go Circular Business Summit will take place in Rotterdam on 19 and 20 April 2023, with the support of Braskem as leading partner and the Port of Rotterdam as site visit partner.
EU economy greenhouse gas emissions rise in Q3 2022
| As reported by Eurostat, in the third quarter of 2022, greenhouse gas emissions from the EU economy totalled 854 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2-eq), an increase of 2% compared to the same quarter of 2021.
Commission must clarify sustainability targets
| The European plastics recycling industry is changing dramatically due to regulations from the European Commission, but regulations seemingly drafted without listening to the (increasingly frustrated) voices of those most impacted.
Chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste
| Neste, Uponor, Wastewise and Borealis have successfully produced cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes using feedstock derived from chemically recycled post-industrial plastic waste from PEX pipe production.
Kuusakoski announces first composite processing plant in Finland
| Kuusakoski will build a new composite shredding and treatment plant in Southern Finland.
Amut upgrades Mohawk PET washing plant
| Mohawk Industries, a flooring manufacturer, once again relies on Amut's experience for the upgrade of its PET washing plant, in Summerville, Georgia, USA.
Dutch Environment Minister to deliver keynote speech at PRSE conference
| Vivianne Heijnen, Minister for the Environment in the Dutch Government, will be the keynote speaker at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe conference, which takes place on 10-11 May 2023 at the RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Turkish PET recycler installs new Starlinger line
| Akmert is currently installing a Starlinger bottle-to-bottle recycling line for its new “GSR Granules” brand at the company’s rPET manufacturing facility in Kocaeli’s Gebze district, near Istanbul.
