Michael Brunn
Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief


Andritz has received an order to supply a dry fiberboard recycling line to Sonae Arauco's mill in Mangualde, Portugal.
The manufacturing sector is a huge contributor to waste in the UK, with the UK government estimating that in 2020, it generated around 40.4 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste.

EuRIC's Construction and Demolition Branch (ECDB) has released its manifesto, "EU Recyclers' Manifesto: Increasing Circularity in the Construction Sector. Re-constructing Europe."

Veolia has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston, Liverpool, facility to 86,000 tonnes a year to meet the growing demand for more sustainable industrial products.

The Winners are to be revealed at Plastics Recycling Show Europe in April.

Single-use healthcare items - everything from gloves and blood bags to surgical equipment - have become a growing environmental problem worldwide.
It's estimated that around 100 billion new garments are produced globally every year, which is 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, making the fashion industry one of the largest contributors to waste in the world.

The new UMP Multipol permanent magnet from Steinert features alternating magnetic poles, enabling it to improve the quality of ferrous concentrates and effectively remove impurities.

Following the publication of its 'An EPR of Everything, Starting with Batteries' white paper, CIWM has called for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for batteries (and products containing batteries) and a targeted deposit return scheme (DRS).
Plastic pollution has emerged as one of our most pressing environmental issues with the increasing use of disposable plastics.