Michael Brunn
Chefredakteur
Record for European rigid metal packaging
According to Metal Packaging Europe, in 2013 more than 3 million tonnes of steel packaging and aluminium beverage cans were recycled.
ZenRobotics to Deliver Waste Sorting Robots to the USA
ZenRobotics and ML Environmental have agreed on the delivery of waste sorting robots to the USA. Also, the companies have signed an exclusive partnership for the distribution of ZenRobotics Recycler in the USA.
PV Cycle starts in Japan
The compliance and waste management system announced today that it will offer its waste management service for production and post-consumer waste to Japanese companies and commercial owners.
Expectations too high
If an ambitious announcement is made, it is bound to raise high expectations. Now the EU Commission will have to live with the fact that it was unable to fulfil these expectations with its new circular economy package. Nevertheless, the package is not a total failure, quite the contrary.
Steel production with weak start into 2016
World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 128 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2016, a -7.1% decrease compared to January 2015.