Sabine Hatzfeld
Editor
Aluminium packaging: recycling, of course!
Recycling topped the agenda at this year's GDA Sustainable Aluminium Packaging Summit in Dusseldorf.
Fead event at IFAT
On 15 May 2018, Fead President Jean-Marc Boursier, and Anne Baum-Rudischhauser, Managing Director of BDE Brussels, Fead German member association, welcomed participants to a Fead 's event in Munich.
New global report to help cities manage their food waste
The report, titled 'Global Food Waste Management: An Implementation Guide for Cities', has been written by the World Biogas Association (WBA) in collaboration with the C40 Cities Food, Water & Waste Programme.
China will allow the import of high grade PET flakes
BIR has been informed that the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China will allow the import of high grade PET bottle flakes as general goods for import without the need for a licence.
DP CleanTech acquires IuT Group
DP CleanTech (HK) Ltd today announced its recent acquisition of the waste management specialist IuT GmbH and the simultaneous launch of DP's new global Waste Management division - a new platform within the DP CleanTech Group for the provision of specific services to the waste management sector.
Griffin Refineries makes use of waste in emerging markets
A newcomer in the business, specialized in waste management, has made a significant agreement on operating a waste treatment plant in Santiago de Chile. The refineries of the company sort out and upgrade recyclables and refine energy and fuel from the rest of the waste.
ISRI Elects New Slate of National Officers
During its 2018 convention and exposition, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) elected four new national officers who will lead the association and industry over the next two years.
WCRS Recycling Angels: Improving recycling rates at major events
Created as part of an initiative by Waste Cost Reduction Services (WCRS) to improve recycling rates and enhance the customer experience in the Event's sector, the WCRS 'Recycling Angels' team are passionate about improving recycling rates and reducing environmental impacts.
Max-AI AQC-2 automates Newspaper Sorting
The AI-powered robotic sorter is now available for paper sorting applications.
The Circular Economy Package is approved, now it is time to make it real
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.