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Recyclability of polystyrene packaging can now be tested
| The Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for Polystyrene (PS) Containers is destined for companies who want to assess if their rigid PS packaging, like pots destined for yogurt and other types of food and beverage products.
Municipal waste generation up to 505 kg per person
| In 2020, the amount of municipal waste generated per person in the EU amounted to 505 kg, 4 kg per person more than in 2019 and 38 kg more than in 1995.
Melosch benefits from Tomra insight data platform
| A traditional family-owned company proves that data-driven sorting increases throughput, improves product quality, and boosts profitability
Innovative Recycling Solutions for Thermoset Plastics
| PreScouter, a Chicago-based research intelligence company, has compiled a new Intelligence Brief that looks at the potential impact of recycling thermosets on reducing fossil-based plastic waste.
UBU Environmental targets 100% landfill diversion
| Manchester-based UBU Environmental has outlined its plans to achieve 100% landfill diversion from its incoming road sweepings and inert gully waste with the support of CDE technology.
RecycleMe enters Slovakian market
| RecycleMe GmbH successfully established its brand in Germany last year and expanded to Austria only a few months later, the international management consultancy will now also operate from its Slovakian location in Bratislava.
Film and flexible packaging recycling
| Film and flexible packaging are excellent products from a performance point of view, which accounts for their stubbornly extensive use, but they present a difficult end-of-life issue.
Plastics Recycling Show Europe returns to Amsterdam 22-23 June 2022
| The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) returns to Hall 12 at the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 22-23 June 2022. Online visitor registration is now open.
Significant growth in material recycling in 2021
| In 2021, Geminor handled over 1.73 million tonnes of waste in Europe.
Tomra Recycling with dedicated team for wood recycling segment
| Advancing the recycling industry with its state-of-the-art sensor-based sorting technologies and well-established partnerships with manufacturers of wood-based panels, TOMRA again taps into new opportunities by maximizing the use and recycling of waste wood.
Renewables on the rise, coal continuously falling
| Although oil (34.5%) and natural gas (23.7%) were still the most important fuel sources in the EU energy mix in 2020, renewable energy’s share continued to rise.
APEAL launches new best practice recycling report
| APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has announced the launch of its new report: How to recycle steel - Why steel packaging recycles forever.
Global e-scrap scene reunites in Salzburg
| The electronics recycling community, which was unable to meet last year, returned to its traditional venue in Salzburg on 18-21 January for its annual congress.
PET packaging moving steadily towards circularity
| Main developments for advancing PET recycling are identified in a new study.
