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The Multiannual Financial Framework and the EU recovery programme should substantially contribute to the environment and climate goals of the EU.

RecyClass’ Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for PP (polypropylene) is a guidance for carrying out laboratory analysis of the various design features of rigid packaging made from PP resin.

Recycling specialist Ragg GmbH has invested in a new mobile shredder from Untha, as the waste management firm seeks to boost material throughput across its Austrian sites.

Global waste management specialist Geocycle is pushing ahead with its worldwide co-processing strategy, with the investment in new shredding technology for its Spanish operation.

For its new drive, Lindner Recycling tech won the Global CemFuels Award in the category ‘Alternative Fuels Innovation of the Year’ at the 14th Global CemFuels Conference.

AMCS, a supplier of integrated software and vehicle technology for the waste, recycling and resource industries has announced the acquisition of Canada-based software solutions provider for the waste industry, Trux Route Management Systems.

The sorting of black plastics into pure grades to close recycling loops will be the focus of Steinert’s presence at K Trade fair.

Umicore delivered a robust performance in the first half of 2019 with revenues amounting to € 1.6 billion and a recurring EBIT of € 240 million against a backdrop of challenging conditions in key industries and reduced consumer confidence, especially impacting the automotive sector. Free cash flows improved substantially year on year.

Metal recycling equipment is gaining significant attention, owing to the rising problems associated with the disposal of metal waste that is being generated across the globe.

On World Environment Day, Waste Free Oceans is reiterating its commitment to protect the world’s oceans and waterways. The organisation is continuing its repetitive programme of hotspot clean-ups and remediation projects in the Danube river basin in Bulgaria, working towards the Black Sea and the Danube Delta in Romania.

The Fair Plastic Alliance is a new network of international for-profit and non-profit stakeholders (including NGO Oxfam) with a common goal: to develop a new business model for plastic recycling, designed to create a 100% positive social and environmental impact based on an inclusive and fair value chain.