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Plastics Europe urges negotiators to reach ambitious agreement to end plastic pollution
| With the final scheduled Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) meeting due to begin in Busan, South Korea on Monday 25th November, negotiations on an internationally legally binding agreement to end plastics pollution by 2040 have reached a pivotal moment.
By-products as raw materials
| The biotech and material science company Bioweg transforms low-value waste from the food and agriculture industries, such as molasses and vegetable peelings, into high-value, bio-based ingredients
Falling EU competitiveness threatens circular plastics transition
| Plastics Europe’s latest data on the health of the European plastics system highlights a steeper-than-expected downturn in the production of plastics and, for the first time, in mechanically recycled plastics production in 2023 in Europe.
EU economy greenhouse gas emissions: -2.6% in Q2 2024
| In the second quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 790 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a 2.6% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2023 (812 million tonnes of CO2-eq).
Placing moulded pulp at the core of the EU circular bioeconomy
| During her hearing with Members of the European Parliament, newly appointed EU Commissioner for the Environment Jessica Roswall emphasized her “focus on nature-based solutions” and indicated potential “bio-based content requirements for certain products”.
Transforming recycling with smart, data-driven plant optimisation
| Stadler is transforming plant operations with its digital solutions developed specifically for sorting facilities. Its cloud-based platform Stadlerconnect provides a single access point for...
Almost 12% of materials in the EU came from recycling
| According to Eurostat, in 2023 11.8% of materials used in the EU came from recycled materials.
New ReBioCycle project on recycling and upcycling solutions for bioplastics
| The new EU funded ReBioCycle project provides a portfolio of bioplastic sorting and recycling technologies within three complementary waste-processor-centric hubs.
Circular construction and decarbonisation at the heart of EuRIC’s event at Ecomondo 2024
| At Ecomondo 2024 in Rimini, stakeholders from across the construction and recycling sectors gathered for an event organised by EuRIC, Anparand Ecomondo to discuss the road to circularity and decarbonisation in the construction industry.
Gasification stalled: Why common pitfalls are holding back the next wave of facilities
| The gasification* of mixed waste, including plastics and non-plastics, has consistently faced various challenges.
Ten Years of aluminium recycling at Novelis Nachterstedt
| In 2011, the decision by Novelis to focus the company’s business model on recycling, has led to great investments in increasing recycling capacity and capabilities.
Redwave and Tomra announce agreement to offer complete solution for Zorba sorting
| Redwave and Tomra have announced a strategic agreement aimed at providing customers with a seamless supply of sorting systems based on XRF and XRT...
Europe missing out on the potential of food waste
| The latest edition of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) report reveals that the 2022 capture rate of food waste across the EU stood at only 26%.
Ensuring justice in Europe’s sustainability transition
| As Europe strives to lower greenhouse gas emissions and decouple economic growth from resource consumption, various social groups and regions face unequal challenges.
Take-up of mechanically recycled polymers to be limited, chemical recycling could bridge gap
| Mechanically recycled polymers' share of the total market is set to increase in the coming decades but penetration, defined as domestic recycling production versus total polymer demand, is likely to remain limited through to 2050.
