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Reuse accounts for 60% of collected volumes of textiles and represents the industry’s “strength”. It is therefore essential that the hierarchy of material treatment is respected – with reuse firmly at the top. So said BIR Textiles Division President Mehdi Zerroug of France-based Framimex in his opening comments to the meeting in Barcelona on May 30.

Tomra Sorting Recycling has published an e-book containing advice on how to meet the tough new rules for sending recyclable materials to China.

Manufacturers should place durable, repairable and recyclable products on the EU market in addition to making them energy efficient.

The European Commission presented an ambitious new Directive to tackle marine litter by introducing a number of measures including reduction and restriction of selected single-use plastic products, such as disposable balloon sticks, straws, cutlery, plates, cups and food containers.

With the amount of harmful plastic litter in oceans and seas growing ever greater, the European Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules to target the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on Europe’s beaches and seas, as well as lost and abandoned fishing gear.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 148.3 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2018, a 4.1% increase compared to April 2017.

Plastic recycling is failing to reach its full potential as low recovery rates of plastic waste, poor quality of recycled plastic and a lack of price incentives are holding back secondary plastic markets, according to a new OECD report. Given rising public concern over plastic pollution, governments should act urgently to encourage more and better recycling, it says.

Persistence Market Research (PMR) in its upcoming report titled ‘Recycled Plastic Market: Global Industry Analysis 2012 – 2016 and Forecast 2017 – 2025’, projects the recycled plastic market to be worth just over US$ 30 billion by 2025.

According to Messe München, more than 141,000 expert visitors from more than 160 countries came to this year’s trade show, compared to 136,885 visitors two years ago.

As the European Parliament and Member States gear up for the next negotiations on May 17th, the Council’s latest position promote the inclusion of recycled carbon fuels within the scope …

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) warns that the EU budget proposal does not go far enough to bring down carbon emissions, reverse biodiversity loss or mainstream sustainability.