Geminor reports record tonnage
| The group experienced significant growth in Europe in the first two quarters of 2023, and the UK has for the first time become Geminor’s biggest market.
Bobcat mini track loader in Spanish glass recycling plant
| Founded in 1946, Santos Jorge has two facilities in the towns of Mollet del Valles (Barcelona) and Montblanc (Tarragona), where domestic glass and industrial glass are treated and recycled.
Lindner & Erema found joint company
| With the jointly founded holding company Blueone Solutions, the companies want to bundle their expertise and create industry standards in plastics recycling through joint research projects.
Plant to recycle fridges for Northern Ireland
| Andritzwill supply Enva Northern Ireland Ltd. with an automated fridge recycling plant for their new site in Toomebridge.
Recycled PET for India’s first 100% rPET beverage bottle
| Coca-Cola India recently launched its new 100% rPET bottle for water – the first time that a packaging made of 100% recycled plastic is used for food or beverages in India.
Zero Waste Europe: EU failed to rein in emissions in textiles sector
| A recent paper highlights the emissions gap that apparel industry giants will face if no urgent action is taken to prevent overproduction by governments.
How a circular approach to waste management will help your business
| With new UK packaging waste regulations now in full force and fixed penalty fines for those failing to meet their legal obligations, the concept of a circular economy has gained significant traction.
Potential of biomass cultivated to produce bioplastics
| In its first two years, the European BeonNAT project has achieved promising results that demonstrate the potential of biomass cultivated to produce bioplastics for bioactive cosmetics, biochar, activated carbon and pet litter with essential oils.
Euric supports new ELV directive
| The European Plastic Recycling Branch (EPRB) of EuRIC strongly welcomes the new European Commission proposal setting a recycled content target of 25% for post-consumer plastics into new cars as of 2030 as part of the revision of the end-of-life vehicles (ELV) Directive.
Improving design and end-of-life management of cars
| The European Commission has proposed measures to enhance the circularity of the automotive sector, covering the design, production and end-of-life treatment of vehicles.
Ecodesign: more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient products
| On Wednesday, Parliament agreed on its negotiating position for talks with EU governments on a new law to make products in the EU more sustainable.
Euric expresses concern over equating recycling with destruction
| Euric welcomes the adoption of the report on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), with 473 votes in favour, 110 against and 69 abstentions, by the European Parliament today.
Twin Screw Extruder for Chemical Recycling
| Coperion will deliver a twin screw extruder and corresponding peripherals for a chemical recycling plant that Belgian waste management company Indaver is building to transform plastic waste into basic chemicals.
A new alliance between the waste management and manufacturing industries
| On July 6, FEAD hosted an in-person event, under the title, “How to make the circular economy work? A new alliance between waste management and the manufacturing industries”.
Trimclean removes trims from waste textiles
| Valvan introduces a new system to automatically remove undesired components from textiles during the recycling process.
