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In light of ongoing discussions on steel and aluminium, EuRIC warns against imposing any restrictions on scrap exports.

Mid of October 2024, Alpha Ecoplast, a member of Alpha Group, commissioned a Starlinger recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system in their new facility near the city of Kosamba, Gujarat State.

In Sweden, the deposit on PET and aluminium beverage containers will increase this year, making it even more attractive for consumers to sort materials properly to benefit the climate and environment.

Researchers of Waseda University, Japan, have developed a novel electrical pulse method for carbon fibre recycling, enhancing efficiency and sustainability.

The focus on finding solutions to solve the growing issue of textile waste is growing at both European and global level.

An alliance of companies and associations from the plastics, packaging, consumer goods and recycling industries, has called on the European Commission to urgently implement existing as well as introduce legal mechanisms to control and certify imports of recycled plastics.

FEAD has announced that ARI, a Danish organization representing 13 private waste management companies, has officially joined the association.

Through its subsidiary Remex Minerals Singapore Pte. Ltd., 51 % of the shares in Singapore-based NEO Hardware Pte. Ltd. have now been acquired as part of a share deal. The transaction will take retroactive economic effect from November 1, 2023.

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.

EuRIC’s Ship Recycling Group (ESRG) has published a manifesto calling for measures to strengthen the EU’s ship recycling sector, ensuring that more vessels are recycled within the EU in compliance with stringent environmental and safety standards, rather than being exported to third countries whose facilities do not meet similar criteria.

European Bioplastics presented its 2024 edition of the market development update during the EBC24 in Berlin.

NTU researchers construct a model to find out how to make waste incineration more environmentally friendly.