HZI to build 12th EfW plant in UK
| Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) will be acting on behalf of a consortium of developers comprising Covanta, Biffa and the Green Investment Group.
Euric unveils Waste & chemicals brochure
| As Euric points out, sound management of hazardous substances in waste management and recycling activities is at the core of the circular economy.
Statement from Evergreen regarding ship recycling
| The company has been named ‘worst corporate dumper’ in a recent report by NGO Shipbreaking Platform.
Swiss technology for Swiss waste treatment plant
| Swiss company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has been awarded the contract to supply the combustion and boiler system for the new KEBAG Enova Emmenspitz Energy from Waste plant being built by KEBAG AG in Zuchwil, Canton Solothurn.
Sorting of construction and demolition waste with AI
| Industrial imaging specialist EVK and OP Teknik, specialized automation and robotics, have joined forces to developed a stand-alone solution for sorting of construction and demolition waste.
Regulation risks less sustainable alternatives to plastic
| Over the past couple of years plastics have become the public face of the waste pollution crisis, prompting an unprecedented consumer and regulatory backlash that shows no sign of stopping.
GftZ: Analysis of Labfresh scientifically untenable
| In a publication titled “The largest textile waste nations in Europe”, the fashion label Labfresh aims to identify quantities and backgrounds of textile consumption and textile waste in Europe. This requires a special dilligence, which from the GftZ’s perspective was not given within the scope of this documentation.
Report on new trends in PET collection and sorting
| A strong trend towards the use of recycled PET (rPET) due to increased demand is projected in the report by sustainability consultancy Eunomia, done in collaboration with EFBW, Petcore Europe and PRE.
Report: US shipowners among the worst dumpers
| According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 674 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to the scrap yards in 2019.
Chemical products need to be simplified for circular economy
| Researchers have published guidelines on how to rethink chemistry for a circular economy in a Science article.
Copex opens sales office in Germany
| Copex announces the opening of a sales office in Saarbrucken, Germany, to develop sales of shear balers.
Environmental Leadership Position for UPM
| The global non-profit CDP, has recognised UPM as one of the only six Triple A List companies globally for its significant actions to mitigate climate risk, prevent deforestation and enhance water stewardship.
Steinert launches next generation of Unisort PR
| Through its new software and the fifth evolutionary stage of the tried-and-tested Unisort PR, Steinert wants to offer improvements in performance and maintenance.
IERC 2020 again a highly successful event
| A total of 39 different nations with some 430 experts were represented in Salzburg this year.
The Island Solution
| Guernsey’s waste management relies on the production of solid recovered fuels (SRF) and technology by Lindner.
