Sabine Hatzfeld
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On 26 March 2018, the EWWR Awards Jury met in Brussels to select the finalists and winners of the EWWR 2017 Awards. The most outstanding actions about waste reduction will be rewarded during the 9th EWWR Awards Ceremony.
Küttner and Martin pool their expertise in the thermal treatment of sewage sludge to take on the global market.
The Agenda highlights the recycling industry's priorities at the local, state, federal, and international levels related to Taxes & the Economy, International Trade, Energy and the Environment, Transportation & Infrastructure Development, Workplace Safety Initiatives, and Regulatory Policy.
Recycling passed 40%, total recovery reached almost 80%.
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 131.8 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2018, a 3.5% increase compared to February 2017.

The Trade Fair Organisation could attract the BDSV and the world leader in the car drainage process company, SEDA Umwelttechnik GmbH from Austria, to build a complete car-recycling drainage and dismantling installation at the exhibition centre.
Paper Recycling is a success: 72.5% (60 million tonnes) of all paper consumed in Europe is collected for recycling and 83% (50 million tonnes) of this recycling is made in the European paper mills.
Official, and unofficial, celebrations are popping up across the world for the first ever Global Recycling Day.
After years of stagnation, the European recycling industry is finally experiencing a revival. The main triggers are the EU Circular Economy Package and the planned EU plastics strategy.