Sabine Hatzfeld
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The European Parliament has given today the final green light to the Circular Economy Package, thus approving the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, four years after the first Circular Economy Package was tabled.
Following the adoption by the European Parliament of the final agreement on the Circular Economy Package, FEAD members welcome the progress made to pave the way for the transition to a circular economy.
For exhibiting outstanding efforts, achievements, and contributions during a career in vehicle maintenance, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) presented its Golden Wrench Award to Armando Ojeda. Ojeda serves as a diesel mechanic for ISRI member Rocky Mountain Recycling (RMR) in Commerce City, Colorado.
The US Food and Drug Administration has determined that Total's secondary recycling process at its Antwerp Belgium site for the production of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Circular Compounds is effective in reducing contaminants from Post-Consumer Recycled HDPE (PCR-HDPE) material to an extent which allows for its use in food packaging.

N series, Shredder Drive Assistant, cast-steel hammers - Metso once again defends its role as a global leader in recycling technology for metals processing at IFAT 2018 in Munich.

The Max-AI Visual Identification System and Total Intelligence Platform will be on display at the upcoming WasteExpo and IFAT shows.
Zerocycle's initiative with the City of Buffalo doubled the rate of increase in recycling tonnage across target households, and the initiative with the City of Cincinnati led to a 15.7% increase in recycling participation.

German based InterVIB GmbH delivered numerous Linear Vibratory Screens type VSL with special developed 3D-screening cassettes to various companies Europe-wide.
The THYME project will build on the existing expertise and innovation in the region in a new collaboration between the Universities of York, Hull and Teesside.

Mick George Ltd has made an agreement with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service that will see the Waste Management specialists serve each of the emergency services' fourteen operating locations (including their headquarters) across the county.