Michael Brunn

European agriculture is facing increasing pressure from climate change, soil degradation and rising costs for external inputs such as fertilisers, pesticides, irrigation, imported feed and energy. Against this backdrop, climate-resilient agriculture is gaining relevance as an approach to reduce economic and environmental risks.

Jeonbuk National University researchers have investigated how pyrolysis temperature influences the environmental safety of sewage sludge from chemical-enhanced primary treatment (CEPT). The results indicate that controlling the pyrolysis temperature is a decisive factor for managing heavy metal stability and reducing environmental risks.

According to the company, the planned measures would account for approximately 20% of this national target, positioning Sunkonnect CO₂ reduction India as part of the broader decarbonisation strategy.

The facility can process up to 150,000 tonnes of liquefied waste plastic annually. It produces feedstock for the plastics and chemicals industry. According to the company, processing will be ramped up gradually.

The project seeks to recover nutrients, proteins and natural compounds while reducing emissions associated with urban waste treatment.

A regional collaboration in California's Napa and Sonoma wine regions has established a closed-loop stretch film recycling system. The initiative creates a structured recovery pathway for used plastic stretch film. This material is typically excluded from municipal recycling systems due to limited infrastructure and processing constraints.

The project aims to process post-consumer PET bottles into recycled material for packaging applications. According to the companies, the facility is intended to support demand for recycled plastics while contributing to the development of PET collection and recycling systems in Nigeria.

The campaign was launched by several organisations, including Zero Waste Europe and Plastics Recyclers Europe, with support from GreenDot Group. It aims to strengthen recycling capacity in Europe and promote the use of European waste streams in the production of secondary raw materials.

The company processes complex and multilayer thermoformed PET trays from post-consumer waste and converts them into new food-grade trays with full traceability. The upgraded sorting infrastructure is designed to stabilize production processes and support the scaling of PET tray-to-tray recycling in Europe.

The updated RecyClass packaging recyclability guidelines aim to reflect current sorting and recycling conditions in Europe. According to the organisation, the revisions are intended to support the development of plastic packaging that can be processed in existing recycling systems and contribute to the recyclability targets set out in the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.