The European Union (EU) circular economy action plan aims to halve the amount of municipal waste in the EU that is not recycled by 2030.

Extensive technological developments, a ban on fossil fuels, less construction, fewer flights, fewer car journeys and lower levels of beef and dairy consumption: Only by taking all these measures in combination can Sweden get closer to emission levels in line with the Paris Agreement, according to a new research report commissioned by the Swedish Parliament.

Tomra, a global provider of collection and sorting systems, celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The quickest and most cost-effective action which governments can take to cut methane emissions and deliver on the Global Methane Pledge are set out in a new report released by environmental groups.

Jim Roberts, product manager at Beaverswood, says easy-to-use waste collection, segregation and management systems should be adopted as space increasingly becomes a premium for warehouse and logistics operations.

In 2020, the amount of municipal waste generated per person in the EU amounted to 505 kg, 4 kg per person more than in 2019 and 38 kg more than in 1995.

RecycleMe GmbH successfully established its brand in Germany last year and expanded to Austria only a few months later, the international management consultancy will now also operate from its Slovakian location in Bratislava.

The proposal for a new Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR), which was recently published by the EU Commission, puts tougher requirements on the transfrontier shipment of waste.

A new report by Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium shows that the overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland remained stable in 2019 at 76% (75.8%).

In most European countries and in the EU as a whole, waste generation is growing but at a slower pace than the economy. However, there are no signs that the overall objective of reducing the total generation of waste is close to being achieved, according to a European Environment Agency report published.

Today Eurostat releases for the first time estimates of the EU quarterly greenhouse gas emissions, including a breakdown of emissions by economic activity.

The EROS Project, with the participation of Aimplas and ITC, is working to develop new recycling processes to recover composite materials from the aeronautics and wind turbine sectors to manufacture new products for the transport and ceramics industries.

To safeguard sustainable treatment of waste in Europe, the proposed new waste shipment Regulation needs clear rules for intra-EU shipments.

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention today agreed to include mixed, unrecyclable and contaminated plastic waste exports into the control regime that requires the consent of importing countries before waste exports can proceed.

2019 got off to a successful start for light and compact equipment manufacturer the Wacker Neuson Group, with revenue rising 17.3 percent to 
EUR 434.6 million (Q1/18: EUR 370.5 million).

One in four householders in Northern Ireland say they were not happy with the way their council has asked them to recycle their household waste.

Group Galloo's equipment manufacturing company Ad Rem will be responsible for building Japan's largest and most advanced plastic recycling facility.

A new study commissioned by Zero Waste Europe identifies how to best measure waste prevention and what are the most useful policies to minimise waste generation.

According to Zero Waste Europa, Spain's second largest area just released its Zero Waste strategy plan with clear objectives for 2025.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 146.7 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2019, a 1.0% increase compared to January 2018.