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ClimateTech startup tozero has raised € 3.5m in a Pre-Seed financing round led by Atlantic Labs.

The organizer has announced the first ten speakers for the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) in Cologne, Germany, on November 14-15.

Stadler has supported J&B Recycling in its pursuit of the best quality output material possible when it designed and built its dry mixed recyclables plant in 2008.

The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) is one of the seventeen partners of the European project “Plastics Recycling from and for Home Appliances, Toys and Textile (PRecycling)”, funded by the Horizon Europe research and innovation program.

A new report by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) identifies obstacles to the circularity of single-use glass. Key barriers presented in the study include ineffective collection methods, design, and logistical shortcomings, leading to material and energy losses.

Enva and Frank Key have announced the formation of a 3-year strategic partnership that will see the independent builders merchant and plant & tool hire specialist outsource its skip hire and waste management services to Enva.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 149.3 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2022, a 6.5% decrease compared to July 2021.

Geminor UK handled over 46,000 tonnes of waste for recycling and recovery in the month of July, a company record for July volumes and an increase of 75 percent from 2021. Domestic and overseas off-takers are preparing for a season of energy shortage, says Oliver Caunce from Geminor UK.

Beverage cartons are the focus of a new initiative run by Circular Action, a BV Rio group company, in partnership with Tetra Pak and Packaging Recycling Organisation Vietnam (PRO Vietnam). The pilot project intends to provide a recycling solution and deliver additional income to around 200 informal waste pickers.

A new report conducted by Barratt Homes reveals almost three-quarters of Brits admit to knowingly disposing of recyclable items into general waste rather than recycling them. 76% also admit they put items in the recycling bin without checking if it can be recycled.

BIR has published latest statistics on recovered paper. A new report by the Bureau of International Recycling corroborates the fundamental importance of recovered fiber and free trade.