Michael Brunn
Chefredakteur
ZWE: Keep Waste-To-Energy out of the the EU Taxonomy Regulation
In a Statement published today, Zero Waste Europe welcomed the launch of the European Sustainable Finance Platform, and commended the European Union for driving the transition to a low carbon, more resource efficient and sustainable economy.
REstepIT launched to boost circular economy offer
3stepIT has announced the launch of REstepIT, a service that helps businesses recover monetary value from unused or obsolete IT assets, and reduce electronic waste (e-waste).
1,000th ballistic separator from Stadler
The machine was purchased by Vaersa, a company providing waste management and remediation activities in the Valencia region, in Spain. The STT5000_6_1 ballistic separator was delivered to the Vaersa light packaging sorting plant in Castellón on September 28th, where it just started operation.
New polystyrene recycling project
Ineos Styrolution has announced it will be contributing to the research project "Remove2Reclaim - Recycling of plastics and titanium dioxide via advanced dissolution and separation techniques for plastic additive removal".
Excessive restrictions can obstruct path to increased circularity
The growing volume of regulation surrounding e-scrap was creating the unintended consequence of erecting barriers to recycling, claimed several contributors to the BIR E-Scrap Committee webinar on October 16.
Stakes are high for recyclers in Basel Convention's Annex IV review
The webinar hosted by the BIR International Environment Council (IEC) on October 15 demonstrated once again the breadth of issues constantly appearing on the world recycling association's radar.
NextLap seeks for innovation for end-of-life tire market
A Portuguese used tire manager and a multinational recycler are looking for startups to create innovative projects that will reuse end-of-life tires and their components.
Michelin hails potential "game-changer" for end-of-life tyre market
There was tangible excitement at the BIR Tyres & Rubber Committee webinar on October 15 following a guest presentation on the recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into secondary raw materials for tyres and other product applications.
Private waste management sector welcomes new EU Methane Strategy
On Wednesday, 14 October, the European Commission adopted the new EU Methane Strategy, as part of the European Green Deal and the EU zero-pollution ambition.
Joint statement on the role of waste-to-energy in the EU Taxonomy
Nine trade associations across various sectors published a joint-statement to positively consider Waste-to-Energy in the EU Taxonomy.