Recycling rates drop in over half of local authorities in England
A new study finds that 53% of local authorities in England have seen a drop in household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting over the last five years.
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International E-Waste Day to focus on small electronic items
This year, the main focus of International E-Waste Day (#ewasteday) taking place on 14 October, will be those small electrical devices that we no longer use but keep in drawers and cupboards or often toss in the general waste bin.
EU harmonisation going backwards is the state of play for the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive
A year ago, on the 3rd of July 2021, was the deadline for the transposition of EU-wide bans and marking rules into national legal frameworks of the EU Single-use Plastics Directive (SUPD).
EU-wide end-of-waste criteria for ELT-derived rubber
Weibold Academy article series discusses periodically the practical developments and scientific research findings in the end-of-life tire (ELT) recycling and pyrolysis industry.
RecyClass revises recycling guidelines & testing protocols
The latest scientific findings on existing and new packaging features, together with state-of-the-art recycling technologies, are at the heart of the update of both the RecyClass Design for Recycling Guidelines and the Recyclability Evaluation Protocols.
Renewcell applies new textile fiber preparation system using Andritz ADuro technology
Renewcell has produced its first fiber material with the ADuro textile fiber preparation system from Andritz at its new site in Sundsvall, Sweden.
Limited rebound in EU emissions
According to the most recent "Trends and Projections" report from the European Environment Agency, greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption increased in 2021 primarily as a result of Europe's post-pandemic recovery (EEA).
AMP Robotics raises $91 million in Series C financing
New investment to support modernization and scaling of waste infrastructure to improve the economics and efficiency of recycling.
New report: PET is far from real circularity
New research produced for Zero Waste Europe by sustainability consultancy Eunomia Research & Consulting shows that most Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic recovered from bottles in Europe does not make its way back into new PET bottles. Significant Improvements in PET design, collection and recycling will be needed to improve circularity.
New PET recycling plant in Egypt with Tomra sorting solutions
BariQ for Techno and Advanced Industries celebrates the signing for constructing a new PET bottle-to-bottle recycling plant that will feature the latest plastic sorting systems from Tomra Recycling in Giza Governorate, Egypt.