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Happy holidays and a successful new year
| RECYCLING magazine wants to say thank you and takes a few days off.
Business alliance puts forward concrete rules for the import of recycled plastics
| An alliance of companies and associations from the plastics, packaging, consumer goods and recycling industries, has called on the European Commission to urgently implement existing as well as introduce legal mechanisms to control and certify imports of recycled plastics.
New member for FEAD
| FEAD has announced that ARI, a Danish organization representing 13 private waste management companies, has officially joined the association.
Remex Group invests in Singapore
| Through its subsidiary Remex Minerals Singapore Pte. Ltd., 51 % of the shares in Singapore-based NEO Hardware Pte. Ltd. have now been acquired as part of a share deal. The transaction will take retroactive economic effect from November 1, 2023.
EU’s competitiveness under severe threat
| The plastic value chain is hit by a strong recession caused by persisting issues such as increased imports of non-EU recycled plastics, reduced investments in domestic raw materials production and recycling, as well as a lack of demand for EU-virgin and recycled plastics.
Europe’s ship recyclers call for stronger EU measures
| EuRIC’s Ship Recycling Group (ESRG) has published a manifesto calling for measures to strengthen the EU’s ship recycling sector, ensuring that more vessels are recycled within the EU in compliance with stringent environmental and safety standards, rather than being exported to third countries whose facilities do not meet similar criteria.
EUBP reveals the results of the 2024 market data report
| European Bioplastics presented its 2024 edition of the market development update during the EBC24 in Berlin.
Reducing carbon emissions from waste disposal
| NTU researchers construct a model to find out how to make waste incineration more environmentally friendly.
Making e-waste plastic reuse greener
| A method to remove a toxic compound from electronic waste plastic could make recycling such plastics safer.
Bicycle recycles flexible packaging of the highest quality
| Bakcycle Recycling successfully produces high-quality granules from post-consumer LDPE packaging waste using Tomra’s sensor-based sorting technologies.
Experts and policymakers discuss ‘Circular Economy Priorities’ at FEAD’s conference
| FEAD hosted its conference on ‘Circular Economy Priorities’, which united key stakeholders, policymakers, and industry leaders to address the potential and challenges of the EU waste management sector.
Stakeholders call for ambitious recycled plastic content targets in ELVR
| Ambitious recycled plastic content targets are essential to increase the circularity of the automotive sector by bridging design and end-of-life vehicle treatment and driving demand for circular and low-carbon materials.
New PET bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in Türkiye
| Istanbul-based construction corporation Doğa has set up a PET recycling facility in Kırklareli and recently commissioned two Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines.
Improving recycling quality will support circular economy
| Europe has set ambitious goals to create a competitive circular economy that can be key in supporting innovation, decarbonisation and security.
FEAD members elect Herwart Wilms as President for 2026
| FEAD has announced that Herwart Wilms will succeed Claudia Mensi as President of FEAD in 2026.
