In Germany, two pilot projects are under way for the dismantling of obsolete ships with the waterjet abrasive suspension system.

After more than 35 years of leading Stahlwerke Bochum GmbH, Bruno Mayer hands over the sole management of the company to his son Stephan O. Mayer on 01 October 2023.

RReuse welcomes the proposed text of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive as a major milestone in recognising the pivotal role of social enterprises active in re-use.

With the recent launch of the battery black mass recycling process, Metso now offers complete processes and services for battery minerals production - from minerals extraction to refined battery chemicals and end-of-life battery black mass recycling.

In fact, waste prevention is at the top of the EU's waste hierarchy. There are good reasons for this, as it could avoid a significant part of the environmental impact. The reality is different. Therefore, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has tried to develop a concept for better monitoring of waste prevention.

According to Eurostat estimates, in 2022, the EU CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion for energy use in the EU territory reached almost 2.4 Gigatons (Gt), indicating a decrease of 2.8%, compared with the previous year.

As the world economy recovers from the Covid-19 recession, global demand for aluminium will soar. The International Aluminium Institute predicts a 40% increase by 2030 which will require an additional 33 million tonnes of production annually. 

Steinertis starting to gradually update its KSS sorting systems to the EVO 6.0 generation, with state-of-the-art features for detection and maintenance.

Through its subsidiary, Sennebogen has been active in America for almost 25 years.

Starting next year, EU Member States must put separate collection systems in place for textiles.

Tana Oy wants to exhibit two new electric shredders at IFAT, one of which will be the TANA Shark 440E.

Today, the European Parliament tackled food and textile waste by voting on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive.

Ecoprog has published the 16th edition of its annual study on the global Waste to Energy sector.

The European Parliament cracked down on greenwashing and early obsolescence today, by voting for a stronger EU law to protect consumers from unfair commercial practices.

Kuusakoski plans to invest 25M€ in building a steel recycling plant that will operate 100% carbon free.

The United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) has published the findings of its research into English incineration capacity and feedstock availability in light of Government plans to halve the amount of waste going to landfill or incineration.

Umweltschutz Höpperger has successfully completed the start-up of an Andritz ADuro G-1600S granulator at its e-scrap recycling mill in Pfaffenhofen, Austria.

Today the Governments of Rwanda and Norway launch The High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution together with Canada, Peru, Germany, Senegal, Georgia, Republic of Korea, UK, Switzerland, Portugal, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Costa Rica, Iceland, Ecuador, France and the Dominican Republic.

Parliament has rejected a motion to oppose the inclusion of nuclear and gas as environmentally sustainable economic activities.

Eggersmann Anlagenbau built a new composting plant in Monnerich, Luxembourg for the client syndicate Minett-Kompost.