Marius Schaub

Recycling revenues from energy and carbon taxes to support low-income groups, investing in renovating buildings and in green mobility are among measures that could ensure public support for Europe's sustainability agenda and a socially just transition, an EEA briefing says.

Vinyl Plus Med launches its pilot medical PVC recycling scheme in Belgium. The program aimes at accelerating sustainability in healthcare across Europe through the recycling of discarded single-use PVC medical devices.

Legend Smelting and Recycling has joined the Elemental Holding Group. The acquisition strengthens the Group's position in the global supply chain of critical raw materials. The total value of Elemental Holding's investments in the US market has reached nearly USD 100 million.

The NWH Group, one of the UK's leading waste management companies, announced today that it has marked a critical step in its transition to carbon negative by switching six of its company cars to electric vehicles.

Too much e-waste ends up in the bin, says the WEEE Forum: The International E-Waste Day is about to focus on the role of consumers in improving the rates of reuse, refurbishment and recycling.

Primobius has initiated the commissioning phase for the hydrometallurgical refining circuits in its showcase lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling demonstration plant at SMS group's Hilchenbach location.

New specifications from Euric Textiles provide information on how to handle and sort used textiles for optimized re-use and recycling. The publication is available on the Euric website.

As a constituent of flexible multi-layer films for stand-up pouches, cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) from Topas Advanced Polymers are compatible with polyethylene film recycling streams. This has now been confirmed by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.

Rieke, part of the Trimas Packaging group, has advanced its commitment to providing customers innovative solutions in the area of sustainability with the commercialization of its patented MonoTM-2e pump, a dispenser pump that is ready to be recycled.

A new battery collection service, cited as the world's first that is zero-carbon, has powered into Brighton, collecting more than two tonnes of batteries for recycling since March. The service is free for businesses, small and large.