Michael Brunn
Chefredakteur
Cronimet with successful first half in 2018
In the first half of 2018, the Cronimet Holding Group, headquartered in Karlsruhe, was able to continue the positive development of 2017 and increase sales by approx. 8% to Euro 1.3 billion compared to the previous year.
The need to improve deinking recycling rates
Tomra Sorting Recycling has published an e-book providing advice for businesses who sort paper and cardboard for deinking and recycling.
Global waste to grow by 70 per cent by 2050
Without urgent action, global waste will increase by 70 percent on current levels by 2050, according to the World Bank's new What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 report.
New managing director for Max-AI
Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Matthias Erdmannsdoerfer Managing Director of Max-AI.
Research report explores compostable & biodegradable fefuse bags market
Future Market Insights (FMI) delivers key insights on the global compostable & biodegradable refuse bags market in its published report, titled "Global Compostable & Biodegradable Refuse Bags Market: Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2018-2028".
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe expand for 2019
Following the success of this year's inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards Europe, the organisers have announced the expansion of the awards to a total of eight categories for 2019.
FEAD welcomes vote in favour of plastics strategy
Following the European Parliament's plenary session on September 13, FEAD, the European Federation representing the European waste management industry, welcomes the positive vote on the draft own-initiative report on a European strategy for plastics in a circular economy by rapporteur MEP Mark Demesmaeker.
MEPs propose ways to boost plastics recycling
Incentives to collect marine litter at sea, new EU-wide standards and definitions for biodegradability and compostability, and a complete EU ban on oxo-degradable plastic by 2020 are among the proposals set out in the non-binding draft resolution, adopted on Thursday with 597 votes to 15 and 25 abstentions.
Andritz to supply shredder equipment to Slovakia
Andritz has received an order from Saker to supply a Universal Rotary Shear UC and a Universal Granulator UG to their recycling plant in Zilina, Slovakia. Start-up for the new equipment is scheduled for December 2018.
Recyclability evaluation protocol for PE films published
RecyClass released a procedure to assess the recyclability of plastics film in Europe with an aim of increasing circularity of packaging.