Dhaka-based food manufacturer Akij Food and Beverage (AFBL), a member of Akij Venture Group, is producing its own rPET for the company's brand beverage bottles on a bottle-to-bottle recycling line from Starlinger.
According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, low available volumes of sorted plastic waste are negatively impacting the operations of plastics recyclers across Europe, creating an obstacle to achieving the EU targets.
The inter-municipal waste management organization ZZO Włodawa uses three Bobcat telehandlers for their waste recycling in East Poland.
On Tuesday 21 June, an event in Brussels to present the potential of CCUS technologies in Waste-to-Energy and the evolution from non-recyclable waste treatment to integrated resource recovery facilities.
Sociedade Ponto Verde and Beta-i seek solutions to innovate waste recycling: Re-Source is a collaborative innovation program for packaging recovery and recycling challenges startups from around the world. Proposals for solutions are open until June 27th.
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit another all-time high of 85.5%, according to figures issued by Apeal, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. It is an increase of 1.5% and is the 10th consecutive year in which the overall recycling rate has risen.
The fifth Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition and conference held earlier this month in Amsterdam, The Netherlands attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from across Europe.
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 145.7 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2021, a 10.6% decrease compared to October 2020.
Primobius has initiated the commissioning phase for the hydrometallurgical refining circuits in its showcase lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling demonstration plant at SMS group's Hilchenbach location.
Holywell Haulage has chosen Kiverco to design, build and install a static waste processing system for their site in Hemel Hempstead (UK). The new plant will process Construction, Demolition, Commercial, and Industrial waste as part of an investment that underlines Holywell's commitment to sustainability by diverting all waste away from landfill.
Together with the recognition of anaerobic digestion, the broader inclusion of Waste-to-Energy in the EU Taxonomy would have been a positive signal for the whole waste management sector, says ESWET.
Amcor and Nestlé are announcing a breakthrough in recyclable packaging, aiming to improve the environmental footprint of consumer packaging up to 60%, starting with wet cat food.
The main goal of the European Sparta project, coordinated by Aimplas with the participation of Tekniker, is to find a new method of recycling and reprocessing composite thermoplastic materials that reduces the amount of waste generated by the aerospace industry.
The plastic value chain is hit by a strong recession caused by persisting issues such as increased imports of non-EU recycled plastics, reduced investments in domestic raw materials production and recycling, as well as a lack of demand for EU-virgin and recycled plastics.
FEAD has announced that Herwart Wilms will succeed Claudia Mensi as President of FEAD in 2026.
On 20 November, the EU-funded H2020 CIMPA project concluded its 3.5-year journey with a final event showcasing its innovative solutions for recycling multilayer plastic films from packaging and agricultural applications.
Buildings are responsible for about 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in Europe.
Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union dropped by 8% last year, marking significant progress towards climate neutrality for the EU.
Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this new facility represents a significant investment to support the company's growing customer base across North America.
On a global scale, an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of composite materials are currently in use in wind turbines.
