Sabine Hatzfeld
Editor
Plastics value chain restates its commitment to Circular Economy Package
The European plastics industries are reaffirming their support to the Circular Economy Package.
China will only import highest quality
On 15 November 2017, China officially notified WTO of its intent to adopt a number of Environmental Protection Control standards for imported solid wastes as raw materials.
Recoup warn of critical opportunities missed
At a time when the politicians and media are looking for industry led voluntary interventions to encourage the consumer to deal with their plastics packaging responsibly; opportunities for positive, effective and consistent consumer communications are being lost.
Starlinger inaugurates new recycling headquarters
At this year's edition of the "dynamic days" held October 23-24, 2017 in Weissenbach, Lower Austria, Starlinger inaugurated the new headquarters of its division recycling technology. The building is located in close proximity to the existing Starlinger factory.
New process recycles both cotton and polyester
The process is called Blend Re:wind and generates three circular outgoing product streams.
Recylex: strong sales growth
The Recylex Group has today reported its sales for the nine-month period to September 30, 2017 and for the third quarter of 2017.
Importance of Quality is Focus of MRF Council Forum at the ISRI Board Meeting
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' (ISRI) MRF Council held a forum this week on the potential recyclability of several consumer products packaging items. The meeting brought together a large cross section of the industry with different vantage points.
Europe must design economic incentives fit for a circular economy
According to Zero Waste Europe the current European economic incentives to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic packaging in Europe need to be re-thought.
Wacker Neuson Group reports strong third quarter for 2017
Wacker Neuson reported a marked increase in revenue and earnings for the third quarter of 2017. The company remains positive about the fourth quarter of 2017 and expects its revenue and earnings forecast for the current fiscal year to come in at the higher end of previous forecasts.
Andusia Move into the SRF Market
Andusia Recovered Fuels Ltd announced that the company is now moving in to the SRF waste market, as well as the RDF market which they have been well known for over the past 5 years.