Michael Brunn
Editor-in-Chief
No trust in british recycling activities
Viridor has launched a recycling index that gives a comprehensive overview of public attitudes to recycling.
BIR: Non-ferrous metals focus on copper and aluminium
At the BIR Non-ferrous metals Division meeting during the BIR World recycling conference in Amsterdam on the 24th of October, three guest speakers will be discussing the global copper and aluminium market trends.
Battery recyclers are facing new challenges
The recycling of lithium-ion batteries was one of the main points of focus at the International Battery Recycling Congress, held in Antwerp, Belgium.
Turning municipal waste into biomass fibre
Wilson Bio-Chemical has opened a micro autoclave fibre production plant for turning municipal solid waste into biomass fibre.
Veolia signs billion Euro contract in the UK
The company will provide waste-to-energy services in Herfordshire County for the next 30 years.
Shredding the core
Smurfit Kappa in Euskirchen relies on a PHH core shredder from Höcker Polytechnik to reduce the volume of cores from heavy paper reels.
Separating film from fiber
Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has announced its plastic identification and removal system, utilizing NRTs Fiberpure optical sorter with the option of a Nihot pneumatic extraction system.
Council tip permit systems WILL guarantee more fly-tipping, says waste company
Local council attempts to restrict access to their civic amenity sites to permit-holding local residents will end up costing them more than they are likely to save, it's been warned.
Aluminium content in cars expected to increase significantly
A study commissioned by European Aluminum predicts the increase up to 30 per cent.
Veolia plans heavy investment in the UK
In an interview with news agency Reuters, Veolia UKs CEO Estelle Brachlianoff explained that the company intends to invest approximately 900 million Euro and is taking advantage of rising landfill taxes.