U.K.-based firms continue to lead the charge in reducing food and beverage-related waste. There have been several developments in recent times aimed at reducing food waste.

UK's recycling reward scheme Greenredeem has found that encouraging rewards-based behaviour change schemes is the only way to increase recycling rates in the country following Brexit.

Researchers are investigating a new material that could be used to trap certain gases such as Xenon and Krypton released during nuclear reprocessing. Conventional methods of removing these radioactive gasses operate at extremely low, high energy temperatures.

India's decision to ban plastic scrap imports had left the market "in limbo" and was likely to result in substantial job losses, not least among those of the country's recycling units which relied on supplies from overseas, according to BIR Plastics Committee Chairman Surendra Patawari Borad of Gemini Corp.

The Bühler Group has announced the Sortex E PolyVision that can identify same-colour polymer contaminants by analysing their chemical signatures.

Novelis reported a net income of $29 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. Excluding tax-effected special items, the company reported a net income of $50 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, a 35 percent increase over the prior year period. For the fiscal year 2016, the company recorded a net loss of $38 million. Excluding tax-effected special items, net income was $131 million for the full year.

Stena Metall is acquiring IL Recycling, a total waste management supplier of recycling services, with operations in Sweden and Poland. Stena Metall is developing its position through its subsidiary Stena Recycling AB, a leading company in industrial recycling.

Tegos' daughter company Tegos Systems has now acquired the distribution rights for the enwis) environment solutions software and customer contracts from the french company Prodware for an undisclosed amount.

Eurostat has published the final figures for municipal waste collection and treatment in the EU in 2014.

Full year 2017 sales came to €450.3 million, up 18% compared to 2016. Sales during the fourth quarter of 2017 came to €112.7 million, a decrease of 4% on the fourth quarter of 2016.

Andusia Recovered Fuels Ltd is pleased to announce that it is celebrating the collection of its 1 Millionth Tonne of RDF to be sent to Europe for recovery.

Erema and Wipa will showcase new specialist plastic recycling technology at Plastics Recycling Show Europe.

With its brands Mercedes-Benz and Fuso, the company wants to exhibit numerous vehicles for the municipal sector. In close cooperation with specialised bodybuilders, these are supplemented with practical solutions for municipal operations.

The Austrian shredding specialist wants to showcase its newest model of the Polaris series at IFAT.

Ancala Partners LLP has acquired a 1.5MW operational anaerobic digestion facility located in Millerhill, Edinburgh, from Kelda Water Services for an undisclosed sum.

Today the European Parliament voted to align the Renewable Energy Directive with the circular economy, by strengthening the criteria for the use of waste and residues for energy production.

Six European organisations from the plastics value chain have committed, in cooperation with the European Commission, to launch Circularity Platforms aiming to reach 50% plastics waste recycling by 2040. These will drive the recycling of plastic products in Europe and considerably reduce littering volumes.

World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 136.3 million tonnes (Mt) in November 2017, a 3.7% increase compared to November 2016.

Andusia Recovered Fuels have successfully negotiated two long term contracts for EEW in Stapelfeld and Schwedt, both for a period of 5 years starting in February 2018.

In May 2017, the European Plastics Converters Association (EuPC) launched a European survey on the current and future use of recycled plastics materials (rPM) in the Europe's plastics converting industry.