| Around 450 representatives from the recycling industry, OEM’s, academia, manufacturing, governments, media and NGOs have attended this year’s International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC).

| This week CuRe has been launched by Cumapol, DSM-Niaga and Morssinkhof. The goal is to recycle used polyester waste streams in polyester suitable for high demanding applications like carpets, textile and food packaging.

| Valmet and Urumchi Jinghuan Environmental & Energy have signed a contract regarding a delivery of two boiler plants fired with refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for a greenfield waste-to-energy plant in Urumchi, China. The new waste-to-energy power boiler plant will support the circular economy and supply electricity to the power grid.

| The EU has taken a small step towards cutting waste and greenhouse gases from manufacturing of popular consumer goods.

| In early 2018, Starlinger recycling technology introduced a new size – the recoSTAR dynamic 145 – that is specially designed for a capacity range of ~1,000 kg/h. The first three lines are currently being installed, and the company has already received orders for additional machines of this type.

| Andritz has received an order from Pyrum Innovations AG, Germany, to supply a complete tire recycling plant for their thermolysis facility in Dillingen, Germany.

| The European Demolition Association increases its presence in Europe with the addition of a new company: Kobelco Europe.

| From January till September 2018, EuPC conducted its 2nd European survey on the use of recycled plastics materials (rPM) in Europe’s plastics converting industry.

| Andusia Recovered Fuels Ltd is pleased to welcome Fraser Cutting to their team as new Hazardous Waste Manager. This announcement comes at a busy and exciting time for Andusia, having recently announced their move into the Hazardous Waste market.

| A national technology to process and explore energy from organic waste started being tested in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

| The Steinert MSB HG rotary magnetic belt separator is an enhancement of the Steinert MSB for recovering stainless steel content from bulky materials within recycling processes.

| Norwegian recycling company Geminor becomes the first to handle shipment of Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) from Italy to Denmark.

| Ahead of its second Global Recycling Day, 18 March 2019, the Global Recycling Foundation is asking children across the world to make better recycling practices one of their 2019 New Year’s resolutions. 

| Prodem has launched their new range – the PSB Rotary Screening Buckets to the construction industry.

| After a very brief negotiation process, EU politicians have transformed what could have been a great opportunity to implement the Waste Directives’ rationale and to achieve efficient waste management into a superficial legislative text.