Installed plastic recycling capacity has grown by 17% in 2021 in EU27+3, boosted by an estimated €1.75 billion investment.

The pursuit of a circular economy to address the global waste issue is driving a growth of the recycling industry and an increasing complexity in its demands.

11,100 sensors will monitor waste levels in bins in the capital of Spain.

As reported by Eurostat, in the third quarter of 2022, greenhouse gas emissions from the EU economy totalled 854 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2-eq), an increase of 2% compared to the same quarter of 2021.

The Commission has unveiled a Green Deal Industrial Plan to boost the competitiveness of Europe's net-zero industry and support a rapid transition to climate neutrality.

Redwave supplies a new processing plant for the production of premium reflective glass beads.

REPurpose aims at developing and validating the production of a platform of Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design, additive-free thermoplastic elastomer prototypes for consumer goods, automotive and building applications.

The RECLAIM project will combine recycling processing mechanical equipment and AI-powered robotic sorters in a container box which can be easily transported where needed and be ready for operation within a few hours.

Keymakr, a data annotation service provider, partners with Recycleye, a developer of digital tools for detecting and providing analytics on waste management, to help reduce the amount of recyclable materials that go into landfills.

APEAL has cautiously welcomed the general approach of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) by the European Commission.

The proposal will boost innovative carbon removal technologies and sustainable carbon farming solutions and contribute to the EU's climate, environmental, and zero-pollution goals.

A project that will develop an AI-powered battery detection system utilising data from x-ray detectors and pick-and-place robots has commenced on the 1 September.

At this year's K trade fair, the company has introduced a further step in plastics processing.

In 2020, the total waste generated in the EU by all economic activities and households amounted to 2,151 million tonnes or 4,808 kilograms per capita.

Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy, have announced a Memorandum Of Understanding to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum of recycled raw materials from plastic waste.

With its new development Intarema TVEplus DuaFil Compact, the company wants to redefine the quality level for recycling particularly challenging post-consumer materials.

Aimplas coordinates a collaborative project to boost the reduction of the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products through their entire life cycle.

The packaging sector is still recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the paradigm shift towards online shopping, tighter regulatory norms for packaging waste, and the increasing consumer demand for sustainable packaging solutions.

According to recent research published by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE), the incineration of waste generates significant amounts of hazardous and non-hazardous residues, the majority of which are landfilled.

The fully automated waste sorting plant ROAF opened in 2014. It ranks second in sorting municipal solid waste in Norway.