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The update and expansion of the nova-Institute’s report “Mapping of advanced plastic waste recycling technologies and their global capacities” provides a detailed insight into technological advances, identifies key players in the field and describes the current state of advanced recycling in Europe and worldwide.

On behalf of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Duisburg-based consulting firm “MVW Lechtenberg & Partner” has prepared a study on the current use of waste-derived fuels in the European Union, which has now been published.

Following the fire and shut-down of the Dutch AVR energy recovery facility in September last year, Geminor has secured a contract to divert 50,000 tonnes of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) originally intended for running the EfW plant in Rotterdam.

The latest report by Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium shows that the overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland went up by 3.2% to a record level of 76% (76.1%).

ESWET welcomes the provisional agreement between the European Council and European Parliament on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework as an essential step in decarbonising industry and achieving Europe’s climate targets.

Galloo has announced that the current Secretary General of Euric, Emmanuel Katrakis, will join the company from May 2024.

RecyClass developed two new modules to strengthen the certification of closed and controlled loop recycling. These documents mark a significant step in the transparent reporting of the origin and use of all recycled plastics, especially for PVC waste.

It’s important for businesses to stay on top of changing laws and legislation within their sector, and it can be difficult to keep up when working weeks become hectic.

In 2022, the amount of municipal waste generated per person in the EU amounted to 513 kg, 19 kg or 4% per person less than in 2021 (532 kg) and 46 kg more than in 1995 (467 kg).

For the past three years, the ReSuit project has been pursuing a solution for textile recycling. Now, the project alliance is ready to present its positive findings.

Republic Services has opened North America’s first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility, producing recycled resins for use in sustainable packaging.