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Circular Turku Roadmap is launched
| Over the last two years, the city of Turku convened 200+ local and regional stakeholders to design interventions that enable the transition to a circular economy and help address greenhouse gas emissions in a systematic manner, beyond territorial and sectoral boundaries.
New material handlers from Sany
| According to the manufacturer, the compact material handlers SMHW48G5 and SMHC48G5 have the most powerful engines in their class.
Untha XR shredder transforms hazardous waste possibilities in Portugal
| An Untha XR2000C shredder now lies at the heart of a €16m hazardous waste treatment plant in Setúbal, Portugal – the country’s only facility of its kind to offer a closed loop solution for tricky materials such as solvents, used oils and fuels.
EU’s circular material use rate increased in 2020
| In 2020, the EU’s circular material use rate (referred to as the circularity rate) reached 12.8%.
RECAPP Marks One-Year Anniversary with 85 Tons of Recyclables Collected
| RECAPP, the UAE’s first free-of-charge door-to-door recycling service, has marked the one-year anniversary of its launch by Veolia Middle East.
October 2021 crude steel production
| World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 145.7 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2021, a 10.6% decrease compared to October 2020.
Decarbonisation of Kirkniemi Mill
| Sappi has approved an investment in Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland which enables a switch in its energy sourcing to renewable bioenergy. With this investment the mill’s direct fossil greenhouse gas emissions will reduce by about 90 percent, which is equivalent to 230 000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.
Plans for new Recycling Plant in Sweden
| Scandinavian Enviro Systems has on Friday formally submitted an environmental permit application for the recycling plant that the company intends to establish in Uddevalla, Sweden.
BIR: Circular Economy must remain global
| Yesterday, the European Commission revealed the proposed changes to its 2013 EU Waste Shipment Regulation.
New report underpins CO2 reduction benefit of aluminium recycling
| A new report by the industry association European Aluminium shows that the European aluminium refining industry is an excellent example of a modern circular economy business model thanks to its ability to recycle aluminium from multiple scrap streams efficiently.
Tomra: Deep learning application for wood sorting
| Tomra Recycling has developed a solution that uses deep learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, in wood recycling applications.
IERC 2022 programme is online
| The International Electronics Recycling Congress returns to Salzburg from 18 to 21 January 2022.
Higher climate benefits thanks to European waste management sector
| A new European study to be published in December 2021 will show that the achievement of EU recycling and landfill diversion targets by 2035 will result in a major contribution from the UK and EU Member States towards the Paris Climate Agreement.
Aurubis to Open Recycling Facility in Georgia
| Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Aurubis will invest $ 340 million (€ 300 million) in a state-of-the-art recycling and secondary smelting facility for multi-metal recycling in Augusta.
