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Bobcat upgrades compact wheel loader portfolio
| Bobcat has announced annual updates for the L75 and L85 for model year 2024, allowing owners of the latest versions of these machines to benefit from some of the advanced features that were introduced last year on the L95.
European plastic recycling industry growth threatened by shrinking market
| Latest figures show that the total European installed plastics recycling capacity stands at 12.5 million tonnes in 2022. Due to heavy market disruptions, the growth rate went down from 17% to 10%, year-on-year.
Scrap tyres: recycling and processing at Roth International
| To handle the process of recycling tyres as efficiently as possible, Roth International GmbH puts its trust in Untha’s XR3000C mobil-e.
Global circularity rate is falling steadily every year
| Over the past five years, the number of discussions, debates, and articles related to the circular economy has almost tripled despite the global circularity rate falling from 9.1% to 7.2%. This is according to the Circularity Gap Report 2024, launched by Circle Economy Foundation today.
RecyClass revises recyclability evaluation protocols and design for recycling guidelines
| Following the findings of 18 testing campaigns commissioned in 2023, RecyClass updated its Recyclability Evaluation protocols and released a new set of Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams. The latest set provides the industry with the most up-to-date recommendations for improving the recyclability of plastic packaging.
Mixed waste sorting proves more cost-effective than carbon capture
| Sorting mixed waste before incineration is a swift and cost-effective strategy for achieving substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from waste incineration, a new study by Zero Waste Europe and Equanimator finds.
Cronimet and Outokumpu seal partnership
| Cronimet and Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu have expanded their partnership as announced in November 2023.
Vermeer launches LS3600TX low speed shredder
| This single-shaft shredder incorporates innovations that efficiently process contaminated waste streams and help safeguard critical machine components.
EuRIC: Julia Blees becomes new Secretary General
| As the association announced today, Emmanuel Katrakis, who has held the position since it was founded in 2014, will step down at the end of March.
Geminor delivered waste volume record in 2023
| Geminor handled 2.4 million tonnes of waste in Europe last year, a 32 percent increase from a turbulent 2022.
Growth in UK export for plastic packaging recycling in 2023 shows need for rethink...
| Recoup has found that new data reveals an increase in the amount of plastic exported for recycling in 2023. Significant quantities are now going to developing, non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
Biomethane facility scaled back to boost performance
| Since 2015, ZASE, the organisation in charge of managing wastewater in the Solothurn-Emme area, has been operating a gas treatment plant from Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) on the site of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Zuchwil.
Plastic contributes more emissions than aviation and shipping Industries
| A new report from plastic waste prevention startup CleanHub analyses how plastic and the surrounding industry directly contributes to climate change — finding that it produces more greenhouse gasses than the Aviation and Shipping industries.
Austria is preparing for Deposit Return System
| Austria will soon introduce the Deposit Return System (DRS) for single-use beverage containers, starting on January 1, 2025.
