FSG invests in CDE wash plant

| The new waste recycling plant will support diversion of significant volumes of waste from landfill.

Car recycling and other essentials to drive circularity in automotive sector

| This year’s special edition of the European Recycling Conference cast a spotlight on the future of car recycling, considering the European Commission’s recently proposed End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulation, a game-changer for the automotive industry.
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Food waste per capita in the EU remained stable in 2021

| In 2021, around 131 kilogrammes (kg) of food per inhabitant were wasted in the EU. In total, the EU produced 58.4 million tonnes of food waste, which includes edible and inedible parts.

36 Forus Shredder go to Japan

| Three dozen of the universally applicable shredders from Eggersmann are now going to the long-standing dealer Ryoki in Hiroshima.
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Plastics recycling awards Europe 2024 open for entries

| The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 are now open for entries.

Incineration overcapacity across England looks set to worsen

| A new report published by UKWIN shows that if waste reduction targets are met, English incineration capacity would exceed available feedstock by 2.6 million tonnes in 2027, with this overcapacity growing to 7.4 million tonnes by 2042, even if no additional incinerators are built.

Europe R-PE and R-PP demand remains weak, but prices may have bottomed out

| Demand across Europe in recycled polyolefins is expected to remain low for the remainder of 2023 as bearish macroeconomics continue to drag on the sector.
Martin Kummer; pixelio.de

Report calls for EU-Wide moratorium on waste incinerators

| The EU has a surplus in waste incineration capacities and a moratorium on new incinerators must be considered, urges a new report by the environmental network Zero Waste Europe.

RDF exporters call for level playing field

| The RDF Industry Group has called for the UK government to commit to putting fiscal measures in place to ensure that, under incoming emissions rules in the UK, RDF Exports are subject to equivalent carbon costs to those that will be paid by UK incinerator operators.

Indorama Ventures achieves 100 billion PET bottles recycling milestone

| Indorama Ventures has announced that it has recycled 100 billion post-consumer PET bottles since February 2011.

Aimplas to hold second edition of international seminar on plastics recycling

| For two days, Aimplas will analyse the challenges and opportunities facing the plastics recycling sector at the second edition of its international meeting with the support of nearly twenty sponsors, media partners and collaborating companies.

EPBP launches design guidelines for recyclability for ‘food grade’ opaque-white PET bottles

| The inclusion of opaque white PET beverage bottles in the targets set by the European Commission demonstrates the commitment of the industry towards a more sustainable future.

New study reveals environmental benefits of increased global aluminium can recycling

| Improvements to beverage can recycling practices in six countries around the world could help to reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 60 million metric tons by 2030, according to a new study commissioned by Crown Holdings and the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).

A broad range of advanced recycling technologies keeps carbon in the loop

| Following its successful premiere in 2022, the Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 will present the broad range of advanced recycling solutions from extrusion, dissolution, solvolysis, enzymolysis, pyrolysis, thermal depolymerisation, gasification, to pre- and post-treatment, upgrading, and reactive extrusion on November 28 and 29 in Cologne.

Circular Propylene Glycol solutions

| Dow announces launch of reduced carbon, bio-based, and circular Propylene Glycol solutions to support more sustainable offerings for propylene glycol applications.