Paper
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%.
Untha processes pulper ropes into recyclable material and alternative fuel
| The paper industry increasingly employs wastepaper recycling and more sustainable processes in line with the principles of the closed-loop economy.
Research project: recycling paper from mixed waste
| The world produces and consumes vast amounts of paper for a wide variety of uses.
New Bobcat L85 wheel loader for paper recycling
| Since the beginning of the 1940s, the Rua family business in Spain has been dedicated to the management and recovery of paper and cardboard, later expanding the activity to plastics, metals, wood, and other industrial waste.
Two Starlinger PET recycling lines for India
| Ganesha Ecopet Private Limited, a subsidiary of Indian PET recycling pioneer Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd., has recently opened its new Warangal facility under the brand name Go Rewise where it produces rPET for filament yarns and fibres, as well as for food-grade packaging.
Paper value chain reached a 71.4% recycling rate
| A new report shows the progress made by the European paper value chain towards recycling objectives, which are some of the most ambitious in the world. It also highlights the activities that have allowed it to stay on track.
Carton recycling initiative begins in Vietnam
| Beverage cartons are the focus of a new initiative run by Circular Action, a BV Rio group company, in partnership with Tetra Pak and Packaging Recycling Organisation Vietnam (PRO Vietnam). The pilot project intends to provide a recycling solution and deliver additional income to around 200 informal waste pickers.
Statistics on paper and board recycling in 2020
| BIR has published latest statistics on recovered paper. A new report by the Bureau of International Recycling corroborates the fundamental importance of recovered fiber and free trade.
The market for recovered paper is at a new breaking point
| The European market for recovered paper (RCP) is facing a rough ride in the months to come.
Fully automated waste sorting plant maximizes recovery rates
| The fully automated waste sorting plant ROAF opened in 2014. It ranks second in sorting municipal solid waste in Norway.
Three scientific studies break stereotypes on reusable packaging
| It is now scientifically proven that reuse should be considered on a case-by-case basis as it is not always the best environmental option.
BIR: Strong criticism of EU plans on waste shipments
| At the annual convention of the Bureau of International Recycling, all divisions criticized the EU Commission's plans for greater regulation of waste shipments: Restricting trade would endanger businesses and recycling.
Global free, fair & sustainable recovered paper trade is crucial for recycling industry
| The recycling industry collects and recovers paper waste into standardized quality grade recovered paper in line with the European standard EN 643 on a daily basis.
Mixed waste sorting changing the game
| Tomra and a Norwegian waste sorting plant have demonstrated that mixed waste sorting prior to disposal is a superior solution to separate collection.
