Battery recyclers are largely optimistic
| There is widespread confidence among battery recyclers that the volume of waste batteries will remain high in the coming months.
Modification in conflict with European law
| Approved legal modification to prohibit plastics containers for catering in school, university and nurseries in France in conflict with European law.
Collaboration between DSM and Starboard
| Royal DSM and Starboard announced that they are collecting and upcycling discarded fishing nets to create a material for consumer goods such as surfboard components.
Waste-to-Energy makes circular economy happen
| On 20th September 2018 CEWEP together with its Spanish member AEVERSU held its 9th Waste-to- Energy Congress in Bilbao, entitled “Making Circular Economy Happen”.
Cronimet with successful first half in 2018
| In the first half of 2018, the Cronimet Holding Group, headquartered in Karlsruhe, was able to continue the positive development of 2017 and increase sales by approx. 8% to Euro 1.3 billion compared to the previous year.
The need to improve deinking recycling rates
| Tomra Sorting Recycling has published an e-book providing advice for businesses who sort paper and cardboard for deinking and recycling.
Global waste to grow by 70 per cent by 2050
| Without urgent action, global waste will increase by 70 percent on current levels by 2050, according to the World Bank’s new What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 report.
New managing director for Max-AI
| Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Matthias Erdmannsdoerfer Managing Director of Max-AI.
Research report explores compostable & biodegradable fefuse bags market
| Future Market Insights (FMI) delivers key insights on the global compostable & biodegradable refuse bags market in its published report, titled “Global Compostable & Biodegradable Refuse Bags Market: Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2018–2028”.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe expand for 2019
| Following the success of this year’s inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards Europe, the organisers have announced the expansion of the awards to a total of eight categories for 2019.
ISRI Welcomes Scott Wiggins as Vice President of EHS
| ISRI announced the recent hiring of Scott Wiggins as vice president of environmental, health & safety.
Recycled Elastomers Market worth over $6bn by 2025
| Recycled Elastomers Market size will surpass USD 6 billion by 2025; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc.
FEAD welcomes vote in favour of plastics strategy
| Following the European Parliament’s plenary session on September 13, FEAD, the European Federation representing the European waste management industry, welcomes the positive vote on the draft own-initiative report on a European strategy for plastics in a circular economy by rapporteur MEP Mark Demesmaeker.
MEPs propose ways to boost plastics recycling
| Incentives to collect marine litter at sea, new EU-wide standards and definitions for biodegradability and compostability, and a complete EU ban on oxo-degradable plastic by 2020 are among the proposals set out in the non-binding draft resolution, adopted on Thursday with 597 votes to 15 and 25 abstentions.
Andritz to supply shredder equipment to Slovakia
| Andritz has received an order from Saker to supply a Universal Rotary Shear UC and a Universal Granulator UG to their recycling plant in Zilina, Slovakia. Start-up for the new equipment is scheduled for December 2018.
