Sabine Hatzfeld
Editor

Editor

The European Union's commitment to the Paris Agreement needs to be translated into ambitious targets and practical measures that will help mitigate climate change. However, the transition needs to be executed in a manner that will ensure security of energy supply.
Biodegradable plastics offer innovative solutions to improve recycling quality by facilitating the means for more efficient separate waste collection.
Fairphone and Apple are ahead of brands such as Samsung, Huawei and Amazon, which are failing to take responsibility for their environmental footprint, according to Greenpeace USA's latest Guide to Greener Electronics.

Amut Group Recycling Division will present its range of washing plants for the treatment of PET, HDPE and PP plastics and urban and industrial waste sorting equipment.

BTB PET-Recycling and Starlinger are working successful together since ten years.
Carbios announced that it has taken a new step forward with the production of virgin PET made out of terephthalic acid coming from its biorecycling process of post-consumer PET plastic bottles.

Minister Walker heard directly from people, groups and businesses in Northern Ireland, including Re-Gen Waste Ltd in Newry, about the opportunities and challenges of Brexit, as part of the Government's ongoing commitment to work with all parts of the UK on the withdrawal.
Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions congratulates FCC Environmental Services with the prestigious NWRA award for the Best Recycling Facility of the Year 2017 in North America.

Winners to be announced at Plastics Recycling Show Europe, 24-25 April 2018, RAI Amsterdam.
The International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) released preliminary data for world lead and zinc supply and demand during the first eight months of 2017. A brief summary is listed in the tables below. Full details are available in the October 2017 edition of the Group's 77 page 'Lead and Zinc Statistics' Bulletin.