Michael Brunn
Chefredakteur
McGrath Waste officially launches €2.5million Mayo facility
McGrath Waste, Connaught's largest waste stream collection, transportation and recovery firm, recently marked the launch of their new €2.5million state of the art waste facility plant in Moneenbradagh, Mayo with a visit from then prime minister, Enda Kenny.
Waste-to-Energy plant demonstrates potential of heating from waste
In the context of the European Sustainable Energy Week CEWEP organised a guided zour of Brussels waste-to-energy plant.
Success with the synthesis of PET oligomers from biorecycled terephthalic acid
Carbios has announced that it has taken a new step forward with the production of PET oligomers made out of terephthalic acid coming from its biorecycling process of PET plastic bottles.
Plastics Recycling Show Europe Returns to Amsterdam for 2018
Following its successful launch in March this year, organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show (PRS) Europe have announced that the event will return to the RAI Amsterdam in The Netherlands on 24-25 April 2018.
Eriez Europe releases new corporate video
Eriez Europe has released a new video showcasing their manufacturing and testing facilities in South Wales, UK.
CEWEP comments on first Draft of Waste Incineration BREF
The first draft (D1) of the reference document for best available techniques (BREF) for Waste Incineration (WI) was published on 24th May. On first reading, the Best Available Techniques Associated Emission Levels (BATAELs) proposed in D1 are stricter than the current emission standards for waste-to-energy plants.
Energy from eucalyptus
Pulp and paper mills as well as wood panel producers in Brazil use eucalyptus bark to generate RDF to supply their own energy. To shred the material, they use Lindner's Urraco 75.
Daniele Ferrari new President of Plastics Europe
Daniele Ferrari, CEO of Versalis (Eni), has been elected President of PlasticsEurope, succeeding Patrick Thomas, CEO of Covestro, who held this office since 2011.
Attack on crumb rubber "an industry-wide issue"
Although more than 90 separate pieces of research have concluded no risks are attached to the use of crumb rubber in synthetic turf, the issue "is not going away" and will not do so until "a definitive study" has been published, according to Robin Wiener, President of the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries.
"Panic" as China turns screw on plastic scrap imports
Taking the five- to 10-year view, it was possible that China would decide to stop importing plastic scrap. That was the worst-case scenario presented by the Executive President of the China Scrap Plastics Association - Dr Steve Wong- in light of the country's National Sword initiative to prohibit imports of any material that could contain contaminants and therefore lead to environmental pollution.