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Carpet manufacturers, industry associations and civil society join voices to make the carpet industry go circular, and urge the European Commission and Member States to adopt mandatory rules to push the whole sector in this direction. Launched by Zero Waste Europe, the call to action is supported by DSM-Niaga, Interface and Tarkett.

Chemical company Sabic and british chemical plastics recycler Plastic energy intend to build a first commercial plant in the Netherlands to refine and upgrade a valuable feedstock, known as Tacoil, a patented Plastic Energy product, which will be produced from the recycling of low quality, mixed plastic waste otherwise destined for incineration or landfill .

Special pre-shredder reduces scrap in aluminium foundry to manageable sizes and optimises intralogistics process.

BIR established Global Recycling Day in 2018 to help achieve its goal of greater international recognition of the benefits of recycling.

A new research report published today by Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd outlines policy options for Member States to move the carpet industry towards a circular economy.

Technology has been rapidly rising throughout the recent years however, for the waste management sector there has been a slow uptake on technology and its potential uses within waste management. This is set to chance in the upcoming future, as leading figures within the industry are developing various technologies, methods and apps to revolutionise the waste management world and welcome it to the digital age.

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is making a new strategic investment to purchase from Loop Industries a supply of 100% recycled PET (rPET) plastic to accelerate the increased use of recycled materials in the creation of its bottles.

British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) welcomes the publication of Government’s findings as a result of its consultation on Proposals to tackle crime and poor performance in the waste sector and to introduce a new fixed penalty for the waste duty of care. However, we are disappointed that key objectives of the consultation will not be addressed or have now been postponed.

Zero Waste Europe released today a new case study on the Reststoffen Energie Centrale (REC) in the Netherlands, revealing how even state of the art incinerators emit dangerous pollutants far beyond EU toxic emissions limits.

The congress, taking place on March 20 – 22, 2019, in Vienna will bring together all the links in the ELV recycling chain from car manufacturers, metal and plastic scrap traders, recyclers, shredder operators to policy-makers from all over the world.

Carbios has announced the signature of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Kem One for an implementation project in the French Chemical Valley of an industrial demonstration plant to secure the value of its technology.