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Chemical Recycling of PMMA in Abu Dhabi
| Coperion is supplying a complete system for the chemical recycling of PMMA to Renov8, a subsidiary of Just Right based in Jafza, Dubai, a manufacturer in plastics processing and manufacturing, specializing in sustainable solutions.
Nearly 17% of recycling is wasted due to contamination
| New research by waste management company Biffa reveals that nearly one fifth (17%) of England and Wales’ waste (from both businesses and households) cannot be recycled due to contamination.
Recoup: Recycling Plastic Packaging in the UK
| Recoup has published its 2022 UK Plastic Packaging Sorting & Reprocessing Infrastructure report, which found there is a clear bottleneck in the UK’s recycling infrastructure for plastic recycling.
BIR urges: Recycling industry needs support
| In the wake of its recent World Recycling Convention, the Bureau of International Recycling expresses concern regarding the effect of the current energy / cost-of-living crisis on the livelihood of its member companies in Europe and across the globe.
Food waste: 127 kg per inhabitant in the EU in 2020
| In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, around 127 kilograms (kg) of food per inhabitant were wasted in the EU.
Erema: products for chemical recycling
| Erema presents its new Chemarema series for the first time at K 2022.
Erema: New double filtration machine for post-consumer recycling
| With its new development Intarema TVEplus DuaFil Compact, the company wants to redefine the quality level for recycling particularly challenging post-consumer materials.
Plastic packaging waste: 38% recycled in 2020
| In 2020, each person living in the EU generated 34.6 kg of plastic packaging waste on average. Out of these, 13.0 kg were recycled.
Stadler Test and Innovation Center in Slovenia
| The two-year-old Stadler Center is fulfilling its role as an innovation hub, participating in important research such as the EnEWA paper recycling project.
Cyclyx, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell build plastic recycling facility in Houston
| Cyclyx International, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell have announced that they have signed an agreement to advance development of a first-of-its-kind plastic waste sorting and processing facility in the Houston area.
Study: Incineration’s effect on gas consumption
| A new study published by Zero Waste Europe finds that waste incineration is too inconsequential to reduce the European Union countries' (EU27) dependence on Russian gas.
Enva opens oil filter recycling plant
| Enva has announced the opening of a new recycling facility for used oil filters and oily rags at its Bilsthorpe site in Nottinghamshire.
Redwave supplies refuse-derived fuel processing plant to Norske Skog
| Redwave has supplied a waste-to-energy processing plant for Norske Skog.
New recycling plant for polyolefins in Barcelona
| GCR Group has announced the plan to open a new dedicated recycling plant in Castellet i La Gornal, Barcelona, Spain.
