Reuse Barometer reveals growing reuse industry
| 80% of reusable solutions report return rates above 75% and 65% of solutions operating in the retail sector are profitable, a new report shows.
Textile traders defend African markets as industry strives for circular solutions
| The used textile market is at a ‘turning point’ and requires collaboration and innovation to deliver a truly global circular economy throughout a vibrant international supply chain.
RIGK joins European platform to promote recycled materials in packaging
| RIGK has committed itself as the German partner in the "myRecycledContent"-database – an initiative by European industrial return systems aimed at promoting the use of recycled plastics in industrial and commercial packaging.
EuRIC expands into ship recycling
| EuRIC has announced the launch of its Ship Recycling Working Group (ESRG) on 19 September 2024.
SABC collectively see a jump in collection volumes
| Stewardship Agencies of BC (SABC), a coalition of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) organizations across British Columbia, released 2023 collection rates from its member organizations.
Indian plastics recycler triples bottle-grade rPET production capacities
| Srichakra Polyplast commissioned two new Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines in the first half of 2024.
New evolutionary phase for Steinert KSS
| Steinertis starting to gradually update its KSS sorting systems to the EVO 6.0 generation, with state-of-the-art features for detection and maintenance.
Reuse system can cut city emissions by 54%
| Evidence suggests that reuse systems are the way forward for various packaging sectors, including takeaway food and drinks, says a new report by Zero Waste Europe.
Optimize paper sorting with AI
| Data compiled by the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) shows that, in 2023, the recycling rate for all paper products increased to reach the record high of 79.3%.
ITC and AIMPLAS recycle fired ceramic tile waste
| The RECERCO Project has confirmed that it is possible to recover this waste, which currently goes to landfill, to manufacture new tiles, as well as composites for shutter profiles and urban furniture.
Reuse and recycle lithium-ion batteries
| The METALLON Project investigates new recycling techniques with a lower environmental impact for these batteries, which are commonly used in electronic devices and electric mobility.
Mobile sorting container to tackle river plastic pollution
| Stadler and Everwave have launched a project for the development of the world’s first mobile sorting container, SortX, to combat plastic pollution in rivers.
Cronimet acquires Metallplast-Recykling
| The purchase of 100% of the shares was signed at the beginning of August 2024 and the closing conditions were met on September 6, 2024.
Mobergs Produktkontroll AB in Sweden becomes “Member of Sesotec Group”
| After more than 35 years of sales and service partnership: Mobergs becomes an official “Member of Sesotec Group” and subsidiary of Sesotec GmbH.
Appointment of new Managing Director at EuPC
| The EuPC Board of Directors appoints Paolo Bochicchio as the new EuPC Managing Director as of 30 September 2024.
