Marius Schaub

Blister packaging consists of plastic and aluminum, which are joined in a sealing process. The packaging is therefore often lost for material recycling. A new concept from Südpack, on the other hand, consists of mono-material.

The European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC) gathered around 100 participants, from policymakers, recyclers and NGOs in Brussels on 18 April 2023 for its first conference dedicated to tyre recycling.

The organisers of Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 10-11 May 2023, have published the event's full conference program featuring over 60 speakers.

Büscher built a complete house out of 75% recycled construction and demolition waste. The load-bearing and non-load-bearing interior wall elements are made of 100% recycled aggregates.

Worldsteel forecasts that this year, demand will see a 2.3% rebound to reach 1,822.3 Mt. Steel demand is forecast to grow by 1.7% in 2024 to reach 1,854.0 Mt.

Il Solco, based in Italy, today announced a new partnership with Recycleye, a technology company which intends to bring AI robotics to the global waste management industry.

For PET recycling with high purity, Reiling relies on sound quality inspection with sorting and material analysis systems from Sesotec.

Europe's recycling industries expressed dismay at the European Parliament's adoption of current waste shipment proposals citing major inconsistencies undermining the trade of recycled materials, says Euric.

On 29 December 2022, the new Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) has entered into force, providing a legally binding obligation to protect human health and the environment from some of the most harmful chemicals in waste.

In an open letter sent to the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Zero Waste Europe urges the Commission to adopt legally binding European-level quantitative targets for municipal solid waste prevention.