Only partially on track
| The 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations are important guidelines for many countries and regions.
Review of UK 2018 waste strategy shows only 20% of policies fully implemented
| A review of the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy undertaken by CIWM has found that only 20% of the policies in the strategy have been fully implemented, with another 54% only partially in place.
Andritz ships fiberboard recycling line to Portugal
| Andritz has received an order to supply a dry fiberboard recycling line to Sonae Arauco’s mill in Mangualde, Portugal.
How the manufacturing sector is tackling waste
| The manufacturing sector is a huge contributor to waste in the UK, with the UK government estimating that in 2020, it generated around 40.4 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste.
EuRIC: Increasing circularity in the construction sector
| EuRIC’s Construction and Demolition Branch (ECDB) has released its manifesto, “EU Recyclers’ Manifesto: Increasing Circularity in the Construction Sector. Re-constructing Europe.”
Veolia increases solvent recycling
| Veolia has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston, Liverpool, facility to 86,000 tonnes a year to meet the growing demand for more sustainable industrial products.
Entries open for plastics recycling awards Europe 2025
| The Winners are to be revealed at Plastics Recycling Show Europe in April.
How the plastic mountain from healthcare could be recycled
| Single-use healthcare items – everything from gloves and blood bags to surgical equipment – have become a growing environmental problem worldwide.
How the fashion industry is tackling waste
| It’s estimated that around 100 billion new garments are produced globally every year, which is 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, making the fashion industry one of the largest contributors to waste in the world.
New quality levels for ferrous concentrates
| The new UMP Multipol permanent magnet from Steinert features alternating magnetic poles, enabling it to improve the quality of ferrous concentrates and effectively remove impurities.
CIWM white paper calls for reform to UK battery recycling
| Following the publication of its ‘An EPR of Everything, Starting with Batteries’ white paper, CIWM has called for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for batteries (and products containing batteries) and a targeted deposit return scheme (DRS).
Living in a plastic world: tackling the plastic pollution problem
| Plastic pollution has emerged as one of our most pressing environmental issues with the increasing use of disposable plastics.
Sort4Circle: C02-efficient technology
| Pforzheim University and Polysecure want to jointly develop a new sorting technology for the recycling of plastics and other materials.
Novelis doubles capacity to recycle used beverage cans in UK
| Novelis has announced it is investing approximately $90 million to increase recycling capacity for used beverage cans (UBCs) at its plant in Latchford, UK.
Incineration bottom ash add-on for Steinert non-ferrous metals separators
| Steinert Splitcontrol, the latest add-on for Steinert eddy current separators, optimises the sorting quality of incineration bottom ash and additional fine-grain applications.
