| Despite legislative steps forward over the past five years, efforts to transform Europeâs largely linear, âthrow-awayâ economy into a circular one will require further bold action and strong implementation of existing measures.
Report: An EU regulatory framework for a low carbon material economy
| Eunomiaâs latest report recommends the replacement of the Waste Framework Directive with a Materials Framework Directive, and the establishment of EU-level powers on environmental taxation.
PET on the road to circularity, but disparities are creating potholes
| 2022 was an unprecedented year for the PET and rPET value chains, as shown in the latest report.
New food waste grinder XRL26
| Focused on improving the waste-handling capabilities of the food industry, animal processing, and related waste-handling facilities, Vogelsang USA is bringing its largest format grinding system, the RedUnit XRL260, to North America.
Recovery of raw materials such as lithium and gold by recycling...
| The RECRITIC Project aims to find the best recycling methods for recovering metals from mobile phone batteries and discarded motherboards, and to use these materials for new technological applications.
Westeria: New generation air separator
| At IFAT, Westeria will be presenting the AirStar evolution air separator, which has been developed from scratch, to the public for the first time.
Research unlocks potential of robots for construction waste recycling
| There was no time to waste as researchers trawled through skip bins across Melbourne construction sites, capturing hundreds of photos of materials destined for landfill.