Polyester “fibre to fibre” recycling can be done
| From upstream to downstream, circularity in textiles is feasible. With no compromise on the quality and technical performance of the products.
Stadler designs and installs MRF and Compost Refinement plants in Greece
| Greek renewable energy company Terna Energy is a player in clean energy production and storage, and the largest investor in Renewable Energy Sources in Greece.
CO2 emissions from EU territorial energy use: -2.8%
| According to Eurostat estimates, in 2022, the EU CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion for energy use in the EU territory reached almost 2.4 Gigatons (Gt), indicating a decrease of 2.8%, compared with the previous year.
Commission recommends actions to boost recycling
| In a report published on thursday, the Commission identifies Member States at risk of not meeting the 2025 preparing for re-use and recycling targets for municipal and all packaging waste and the 2035 landfilling target.
Eriez magnetic separators are helping the glass industry
| Eriez's magnetic separation equipment is gaining recognition among glass manufacturers to remove tramp metal particulates from the mixing and blending of raw ingredients before the melting process in a furnace.
PET imports to impact EU recycled content targets
| A major increase in PET imports threatens the competitiveness of the EU’s industry, along with its objective to improve the waste management of plastics.
Recapp launches recycling deposit system in UAE
| Veolia’s digital recycling solution Recapp has launched a new recycling deposit initiative and rewards scheme for implementing reverse vending machines (RVMs) and smart deposit machines (RSDMs) in the UAE.
Cronimet Group with record sales in 2022
| The Cronimet Group reports record sales of EUR 4.1 billion for the fiscal year 2022 and has again exceeded its operating profit of 2021 by approximately 10%.
Tomra and Plastretur to build sorting plant in Norway
| Tomra and Plastretur, the Norwegian producer responsibility organization responsible for recycling plastic packaging, plan to invest in the construction of a joint sorting plant for plastics in Norway.
Coveris opens new ReCover recycling facility
| Packaging manufacturer Coveris has opened a new ReCover plant, located at Coveris’ site in Louth, Lincolnshire (UK), that uses ground-breaking technology to recycle printed polyethylene (PE) films.
Recyclers call for a Critical Raw Materials Regulation that promotes circularity in Europe
| European recyclers warn of a plethora of poorly justified proposed amendments found in ITRE’s draft report on the EU COM proposal on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) published on 26 and 30 May 2023.
New raw materials roadmap announced for Europe
| EIT RawMaterials and the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) have released a roadmap that, if followed and given an investment of at least €15bn, could supply many of the EU’s raw materials needs by 2030 and beyond.
Recycling industry “needs to be part of the discussion”
| A “huge quantity of metals” – including many designated as “critical” – would be required to meet energy transition objectives and, as a result, security of supply had become a hot topic, explained BIR International Environment Council (IEC) Chairman Olivier François (Galloo) the body’s latest meeting.
Boer Group advances sorting capabilities with Trinamix solution
| With the introduction of Trinamix Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solution at first sorting centres in the Netherlands, Boer Group wants to further enhance the efficiency of identifying and sorting textile material streams.
Recover mushroom cultivation waste
| Go Champlast is a circular economy project that will produce advanced char from the waste substrate of mushroom cultivation and compostable films to replace current fossil products.
