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Andritz delivered, installed, and commissioned a full textile recycling line for Renaissance Textile in Laval, France.
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MarketPolitics
Joint response to the possible incorporation into the OECD decision of recent amendments to Basel Convention
With the occasion of the last Basel Convention e-waste amendments and the ongoing discussion about their integration into the OECD Decision, FEAD and EERA consider it crucial to bring the need for clear and efficient shipment rules to the negotiation table.
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Urgent action is needed to reduce material use in key industries to avoid unprecedented climate change, according to new research by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) and Eunomia Research & Consulting.
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MarketTechnology
Boosting recycling of plastic films for a European circular and climate-neutral economy
The EU-funded CIMPA project united experts from across the European recycling value chain to tackle the mounting challenge of managing the more than 2.6 million tonnes of multilayer plastic films that are incinerated or landfilled.
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New investment to support modernization and scaling of waste infrastructure to improve the economics and efficiency of recycling.
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In 2020, the total waste generated in the EU by all economic activities and households amounted to 2,151 million tonnes or 4,808 kilograms per capita.
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In an open letter sent to the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Zero Waste Europe urges the Commission to adopt legally binding European-level quantitative targets for municipal solid waste prevention.
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On October 27th, Tomra held a live webcast entitled “The future of wood recycling”. During the live stream, the wood recycling team and a material expert from Ikea outlined how a circular economy for wood can become a reality and a profitable business case for the panel industry.
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MarketPlastics
Ineos and Plastic Energy want to produce 100,000 tonnes of raw materials from plastic waste
Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy, have announced a Memorandum Of Understanding to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum of recycled raw materials from plastic waste.
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A €7 million processing plant for aluminium and copper containing materials will be completed next year in Heinola, Finland.
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According to Starling, the new machine concept of Starlinger’s Recostar PET art saves about 21 % production costs. The machine was presented for the first time at K 2022.
