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The definitive programme of IARC21, which takes place in Geneva on June 23-25, has just been published.
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Multivac joins the cross-company initiative R-Cycle. The aim is to jointly drive forward the circular economy for plastic packaging on the basis of an open and globally applicable tracing standard.
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On Tuesday this week, FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, representing the private waste management industry across Europe, held a successful General Assembly of its members.
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As part of a wider communications campaign to raise recognition of the role that PET can play in helping Europe achieve a fully circular and carbon neutral economy, Petcore Europe is launching a 5-step policy roadmap.
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Stadler has designed and installed the new 50,000 m2 mechanical waste sorting plant that will serve the island of Ibiza.
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World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 169.2 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2021, a 15.2% increase compared to March 2020.
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This year’s Green Alley Award goes to the female founded startup traceless materials. The company was able to convince the jury with its biobased home-compostable alternative to single-use plastic and prevailed against five other finalists in a virtual pitch event on April 22nd.
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Together with the recognition of anaerobic digestion, the broader inclusion of Waste-to-Energy in the EU Taxonomy would have been a positive signal for the whole waste management sector, says ESWET.
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The U.S. recycling industry contributes $116 billion in economic output to the national economy, according to preliminary data released today by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) during its annual convention.
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For independent certification of its plastic recyclates, APK AG relies on the Flustix recycled certification.
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The European Climate Law, one of the key pillars of the European Green Deal, sets ambitious targets ranging from climate neutrality by 2050 to a 55% reduction of net emissions in 2030 compared to 1990. The recycling industry from the outset plays a major role in saving emissions as well as energy.
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In light of the adoption of the Taxonomy’s delegated act on activities substantially contributing to climate mitigation, FEAD stresses the need to reassess waste-to-energy as an activity positively contributing to climate mitigation objectives.
