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New standard for circular plastics ensures higher quality and cost reduction
| Cirplus has developed a new standard for the use of recycled plastics together with the IKK — Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy and the Kunststoff-Institut Luedenscheid.
EuCertPlast & RecyClass join forces
| EuCertPlast and RecyClass have reached an agreement for the future development of the certification for plastics recyclers. Going forward, the expertise and know-how of the two audit schemes will be combined under the RecyClass Recycling Process Certification.
Metales Bolueta recycles non-ferrous metals with Steinert technology
| Metales Bolueta is a family-run business, founded in 1980 and is based near Bilbao, Spain.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe entry deadline extended
| The entry deadline for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 has been extended until 18.00 CET, Friday 12 January 2024. The judging panel for the 2024 awards has also been announced.
New research charts course to circular plastic
| A recently study by KPMG, Plastic feedstock for recycling in the Netherlands, highlights the Netherlands’ leading position in Europe in the reuse of raw materials.
Increased processing time for TFS becomes challenge for sustainable recovery in Europe
| The waste and recycling industries in Europe are experiencing increasingly longer processing time for Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (TFS) applications. This unfortunate development may contribute to the delay of a circular economy in Europe.
Efficient sorting of electronic and electrical waste
| The requirements for recycling electronic waste have increased enormously recently.
First automated textile waste sorting and recycling line in France inaugurated
| France’s first industrial plant for automated sorting and recycling of textile waste was officially inaugurated at Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, Amplepuis, on November 30, 2023.
Geminor: New HUB can receive 80 percent of Finland’s total RDF import
| With international industry guests present, Geminor recently opened its new import facility for Waste-derived Fuels in southern Finland.
Romania launches Deposit Return System
| Romania launches the world’s largest centralized Deposit Return System, with almost 80,000 collection points.
How to ensure compliance with the Spanish Plastic Tax?
| Companies placing non-recycled, non-reusable plastic packaging onto the Spanish market must pay a tax outlined in the Spanish Law 7/2022.
Recycling of automotive shredder residues
| In the past, when recycling electronic waste, cars and many other “end-of-life products”, it was important to recover the valuable metal fractions as completely as possible.
$13.5 Trillion Investment Needed to Fast-Track Decarbonization of Key Hard-to-Abate Industry Sectors
| Transitioning to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future, $13.5 trillion in investments will be needed by 2050, particularly in the production, energy and transport sectors, according to a new World Economic Forum report.
Modernising Swiss Krono’s wood recycling line in Sully-sur-Loire, France
| Swiss Krono S.A.S. based in Sully-sur-Loire, the French subsidiary of the Swiss Krono Group, strongly emphasizes the environmental aspects of its activities and is committed to acting more sustainably every day.
