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Vecoplan: Cleaning process for plastics recycling
| At this year’s K trade fair, the company has introduced a further step in plastics processing.
Revised EU waste rules threaten to turn the tide on European recycling
| European recyclers are making an urgent plea to shadow rapporteurs as revised EU rules threaten to severely impact the trade of recycled materials, risking irreversible economic damage and job losses to Europe’s leading circular economy industries.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 open for entries
| The winners will be announced at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in May.
BRT Hartner delivers largest bag opener so far
| At the end of October, probably the largest bag opener in the world went into operation in Chavelot.
Malta first Mediterranean country to launch deposit return scheme
| The aim of the DRS is to help the country increase recycling rates while also bringing about a cultural change.
Andritz delivers textile recycling line to France
| Andritz delivered, installed, and commissioned a full textile recycling line for Renaissance Textile in Laval, France.
Joint response to the possible incorporation into the OECD decision of recent amendments to...
| With the occasion of the last Basel Convention e-waste amendments and the ongoing discussion about their integration into the OECD Decision, FEAD and EERA consider it crucial to bring the need for clear and efficient shipment rules to the negotiation table.
Report calls for urgent action to reduce material use in key industries
| Urgent action is needed to reduce material use in key industries to avoid unprecedented climate change, according to new research by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) and Eunomia Research & Consulting.
Boosting recycling of plastic films for a European circular and climate-neutral economy
| The EU-funded CIMPA project united experts from across the European recycling value chain to tackle the mounting challenge of managing the more than 2.6 million tonnes of multilayer plastic films that are incinerated or landfilled.
AMP Robotics raises $91 million in Series C financing
| New investment to support modernization and scaling of waste infrastructure to improve the economics and efficiency of recycling.
EU: 4.8 tonnes of waste generated per inhabitant
| In 2020, the total waste generated in the EU by all economic activities and households amounted to 2,151 million tonnes or 4,808 kilograms per capita.
Ineos and Plastic Energy want to produce 100,000 tonnes of raw materials from plastic...
| Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy, have announced a Memorandum Of Understanding to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum of recycled raw materials from plastic waste.
Kuusakoski: new copper centre to recycle all cables in Finland
| A €7 million processing plant for aluminium and copper containing materials will be completed next year in Heinola, Finland.
These factors must be solved before our plastic can become circular
| In order to achieve our sustainability goals, we need to address the issues that prevent plastic from becoming circular.
