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Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions and Van Dyk Recycling Solutions have announced the delivery of the Dallas MRF, which is going to be one of the most advanced materials recovery facilities in the USA.

Recyclers regret that overall, on key issues, the outcome of the vote will impede the shift from a linear to a circular economy, if not corrected during the vote in plenary session.

The European Commission’s newly released Roadmap for the EU Strategy on Plastics in a Circular Economy fails to get to the root of the problem of plastics, according to the Break Free From Plastic Movement.

“The mountain brought forth a mouse”, the federation claims.

World crude steel production reached 1,628.5 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2016, up by 0.8% compared to 2015. Crude steel production decreased in Europe, the Americas and Africa. Crude steel production increased in the CIS, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.

The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has welcomed the vote in Environment Committee (ENVI) strengthening the foundation of a truly circular economy in Europe.

This year’s meeting will be held in Barcelona (Spain) on the 15th and 16th of June.

Applied Market Information Ltd has conducted a database of Plastic Processors in Poland.

CSS recycling has replaced its old granulator against a ZM1020 from THM Recycling Solutions.

As the demand for plastic sorting solutions continues to soar, Buhler Sortex and US-based National Recovery Technologies (NRT) are entering a strategic commercial agreement to offer plastics recyclers a complete solution for plastic bottle and flake sorting.

Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) is to build Edinburgh’s energy-from-waste plant. The Swiss clean-tech company delivers the complete technology including its combustion technology and a dry flue gas treatment system. The latter will reduce water use and improve the energy efficiency of the plant.