Michael Brunn

Ascon Resource Management Holding and RIO Oceans Integrity have signed a recycling contract for ocean plastic.

The costs to society from plastic pollution — including environmental clean-up, ecosystem degradation, shorter life expectancy and medical treatment — exceed US$100bn per year, according to new research which sheds light on the growing global plastics crisis.

Nextloop has completed a study of background contamination of post-consumer Polypropylene (PP) packaging for its submissions to food safety authorities EFSA, USFDA, and UK FSA. 

European recyclers are urging EU decision makers to introduce mandatory targets for recycled materials in new products, as proposed EU waste shipment rules seek to excessively limit exports of almost 27 million tons of recycled materials outside Europe.

Ahead of the upcoming trilogue meeting, FEAD reiterates its support to the approach taken by the Council on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

A profound rethink of how we produce food and operate global food chains and related industrial processing sectors is needed to make them resilient and sustainable.

Joseph Doherty, Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste in Newry, says that claims that Northern Ireland is passing its pollution problems to other parts of the world are distracting from the elephant in the room - Northern Ireland Councils' landfill rates.

Ganesha Ecopet Private Limited, a subsidiary of Indian PET recycling pioneer Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd., has recently opened its new Warangal facility under the brand name Go Rewise where it produces rPET for filament yarns and fibres, as well as for food-grade packaging.

Aimplas coordinates a collaborative project to boost the reduction of the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products through their entire life cycle.

The only current certainty for the European recycling chain is uncertainty.