Disposable or reusable - which variant is the more ecologically sensible? Two studies commissioned by FEFCO last year concluded that single-use is better. Scientists from Fraunhofer IBP and Fraunhofer Umsicht try to refute this on behalf of "Die Stiftung Initi-ative Mehrweg" in their report "Two Packaging Systems in Competition: Reusable Plastic Crates vs. Single-Use Cardboard Boxes".
The European Recycling Industries' Confederation has issued recommendations for an EU circular economy. In it, Euric suggests exploring chemical recycling when no better recycling alternative available.
World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 165.1 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2023, a 1.7% increase compared to March 2022.
BASF publishes a study by Cyclos-HTP, according to which coextruded PE/PA multilayer films are recyclable. The results and conclusions of the investigations are available in a publication.
Thyssen Krupp celebrated its groundbreaking ceremony for a new processing plant in Duisburg to strengthen the circular economy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
The NWH Group, one of the UK's leading waste management companies, announced today that it has marked a critical step in its transition to carbon negative by switching six of its company cars to electric vehicles.
Mannheim 2020, the 9th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns, will take place from 30 September - 2nd October for the first time online. Over 1,500 representatives are expected to take part in the event.
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 156.2 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2020, a 0.6% increase compared to August 2019.
Neste and investor Mirova today announced a combined EUR 10 million investment into Recycling Technologies, a British plastic recycling technology provider. The aim is to accelerate the development of chemical recycling.
FEAD welcomes the new proposed Climate Law and the intermediate targets of reducing CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030.
Waste Free Oceans partners with Fapil, a market leader in Portugal in the development, manufacture and commercialisation of useful products for hygiene, household cleaning, laundry care and storage.
On 3 February, the Global Recycling Foundation will launch its global Recycling Heroes competition, celebrating stakeholders ahead of Global Recycling Day 2020 on 18 March.
Pollutec, the general-interest event relating to the environment, is back at Lyon Eurexpo from 1 to 4 December 2020. Showcasing innovation, expertise and emerging trends, trade fair participants can discover latest developments in every sector.
Construction waste makes up one-third of the total refuse nationwide in the US. Such a statistic makes it clear it is important to make better use of debris and existing building materials to make substantial changes.
FEAD has announced that ARI, a Danish organization representing 13 private waste management companies, has officially joined the association.
The Brazilian recycling company Grupo Ecological, based in Limeira, has two plastic recycling lines dedicated to processing challenging post-consumer and post-industrial plastics into high-quality regranulate.
With the final scheduled Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) meeting due to begin in Busan, South Korea on Monday 25th November, negotiations on an internationally legally binding agreement to end plastics pollution by 2040 have reached a pivotal moment.
At Ecomondo 2024 in Rimini, stakeholders from across the construction and recycling sectors gathered for an event organised by EuRIC, Anparand Ecomondo to discuss the road to circularity and decarbonisation in the construction industry.
Redwave and Tomra have announced a strategic agreement aimed at providing customers with a seamless supply of sorting systems based on XRF and XRT technology. Effective from November 1st, 2024, Redwave and Tomra Recycling will offer each other's complementary metal sorting technologies directly to their respective customers. By facilitating access to the combined technologies
The latest edition of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) report reveals that the 2022 capture rate of food waste across the EU stood at only 26%.
