Technology

Amid a rise in plastic waste, more must be done across Europe to tackle the root causes of marine litter at its source to prevent the waste from polluting in-land rivers and making its way to our coastlines and seas, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) web report published today.

The report published today by Zero Waste Europe on biomonitoring research on waste incinerator emissions in three countries – Spain, Czech Republic and Lithuania – found high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) near incinerators.

The PUReSmart project, supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 Program, has pursued the ambition to develop technologies for EoL treatments, including a mix of chemical and mechanical recycling.

A new life-cycle assessment (LCA) commissioned by the European textile reuse and recycling industry has confirmed the significant CO2 and water savings of reusing textiles compared to producing new clothing.

Stadler’s strategic objectives for 2023 remain focused on anticipating the changing needs, developing solutions to address new requirements as they arise, consistently delivering added value for its customers.

Santa Barbara County’s Resource Center efficiently sorts both MSW and single stream using the same circuit with Tomra Autosort units to successfully reduce landfilling

The fifth “Forum Plastic Recyclates” event to be held on March 29 and 30, 2023 focuses again on the field of mechanical recycling with topics such as the “recycling market and recycling standards”, “improved quality thanks to additives” and “applications for recycled plastics”.

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.

Redwave supplies a new processing plant for the production of premium reflective glass beads.

REPurpose aims at developing and validating the production of a platform of Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design, additive-free thermoplastic elastomer prototypes for consumer goods, automotive and building applications.

The research project is part of WaysTUP!, a European project that seeks to convert urban biowaste into food additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastic for packaging.