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Joseph Doherty, Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste in Newry, says that claims that Northern Ireland is passing its pollution problems to other parts of the world are distracting from the elephant in the room – Northern Ireland Councils’ landfill rates.

Ganesha Ecopet Private Limited, a subsidiary of Indian PET recycling pioneer Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd., has recently opened its new Warangal facility under the brand name Go Rewise where it produces rPET for filament yarns and fibres, as well as for food-grade packaging.

Aimplas coordinates a collaborative project to boost the reduction of the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products through their entire life cycle.

The only current certainty for the European recycling chain is uncertainty.

Energy shortages and tougher competition across Europe are leading to record-high prices for waste wood. As winter is getting closer, the search for waste wood and new alternative fuels is more intensive than ever.

Today, Fashion for Good concludes the „Sorting for Circularity Europe“ project, and in collaboration with Circle Economy, releases a report detailing the findings of the 16-month analysis.

New data shows that 81% of U.S. voters support improving recycling with a well-designed beverage container redemption system.

A new study by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) finds that greenhouse gas emissions from pyrolysis of plastic packaging are nine times higher than those of mechanical recycling.

The dramatic increase in energy prices poses a substantial challenge to the European recycling industries.

As the energy crisis deepens on the continent, its repercussions on electricity prices impact the operations of plastic recycling facilities, putting at risk the transition towards circularity.

The United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) has published the findings of its research into English incineration capacity and feedstock availability in light of Government plans to halve the amount of waste going to landfill or incineration.