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Improved economic stability in both developed and emerging nations has propelled the growth of residential and commercial sectors

Swiss-based circular economy pioneer Eberhard has made a major investment into a new recycling plant of 200 tons per hour that will convert mixed construction waste into valuable secondary raw materials as of fall 2021.

Products made from bio-based plastics must undergo the same testing procedures as conventional plastic products to access the market of the European Union (EU).

For its solvent-based plastic recycling process Newcycling, APK AG is relying on the ZSK extruder technology and technical process expertise from Coperion. Using the Newcycling process, multi-polymer and multi-layer plastic packaging, that previously could not be recycled, can now be separated and processed into homogeneous regrind using ZSK twin screw extruders.

Following the installation of seven of Tomra’s recently launched latest generation Autosort units at its paper sorting plant in Knetzgau, Germany, Koppitz has not only increased the plant’s capacity, but is also achieving higher purity levels of recovered paper fractions than ever before.

E-waste is one of the biggest problems in terms of waste streams. There are various reasons for that. One perhaps not too often considered is the problem of IT equipment from companies and organisations

A new analysis highlights where and how COVID-19 has disrupted the waste sector and assesses the long-term implica?ons for the future.

Philips Professional Display Solutions is offering a complimentary Android (P) upgrade across its range of HFL5014 and 6014 Google-certified MediaSuite hospitality TVs, helping hotels and hospitals (among others), to reduce their e-waste, by extending the lifetime of their existing products.

Joago produces sustainable watches by incorporating solar technology, sustainable materials, and providing circular economic initiatives such as the retrieval of 1 lb of ocean waste per purchase.

Packaging compliance specialist Valpak, together with WRAP and the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN), has published updated PackFlow reports which estimate the impact of Covid-19 on UK packaging compliance for 2020 and through to 2022.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 156.4 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2020, a 2.9% increase compared to September 2019.