Michael Brunn
Chefredakteur
GRSO elects new chairman
The Global Recycling Standards Organization, the home of The Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) has recently elected Darrell Hogan as a new Chairman who will serve a two year term ending in 2020.
Altola overhauls biomass production line
Swiss waste management firm Altola has invested in a new Untha XR3000C wood shredder to help futureproof its biomass production line.
U.S. municipal solid waste management market to exceed $25 bn by 2024
The U.S. municipal solid waste management market size will exceed USD 25 Billion by 2024, as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc.
Euric: Landmark vote by the European Parliament
The European Parliament in plenary meeting approved in a landmark vote on 24 October 2018 a target of 35% of mandatory recycled plastic by 2025 in beverage bottles.
PET value chain urges policymakers to support its circularity
The EU Single Use Plastics Directive Proposal is currently under the assessment of the European Parliament. The proposal foresees the consumption reduction of PET trays - a circular packaging product with a high amount of recycled content.
EuPC: Parliament vote a negative result for European market and local jobs
Yesterday, October 24th, the European Parliament has adopted its negotiating position on the Commission proposal on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.
Environment Committee votes to cut funding for incineration
Members of the ENVI committee of the European Parliament voted today on the Commission proposal about the Cohesion Fund post-2020.
European paper recycling resilient in 2017
In view of its commitment to achieving a 74% paper recycling rate across Europe by 2020, the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) today confirmed its latest recycling figure of 72.3% in its 2017 monitoring report.
CCC criticizes European Parliament's vote on plastics strategy
According to the Consumer Choice Center (CCC), Parliamentarians have now created a more restrictive strategy than the one originally suggested by the European Commission, and are about to start negotiations with the European Council.
September sees another increase in crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 151.7 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2018, a 4.4% increase compared to September 2017.