| Based on research undertaken by the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), oxyfuel technology will now be implemented in two cement plants in Europe.

| The two-year Horizon 2020 IMPACTPapeRec project is reaching its final stages this month. To this end, a final conference was organised at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels.

| Zurich-based Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), together with BESIX Group, Belgium’s largest construction company operating in the Middle East, has been selected by Dubai Municipality to realize this project.

| At IFAT 2018, Vecoplan wants to demonstrate its high level of expertise in shredding technology on a floor area of 270 square metres.

| Making its debut at the end of 2017 and developed specifically for the needs of the recycling and waste industry, the 817 E-series is Sennebogen’s smallest material handler to date. Meinhardt Städtereinigung GmbH & Co KG in Mainz, Germany is one of the first customers to use the new machine.

| Bekon presents an approach to the generation of energy from organic waste with its Bekon Mini dry fermentation system.

| While the Plastics Strategy, which represents the Commission’s vision for plastics in a Circular Economy was prominently noticed by the media and stakeholders, there was little or no attention paid to the Commission’s Communication on the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (Interface Communication) .

| It has become vital for businesses to have an effective waste management strategy in place to ensure that they perform their duty of care within the industry they find themselves operating in. Here, we look to find out what different businesses in different industries do to get rid of their waste and how much it is costing them as a whole in the UK.

| This year's focus will beon “Closing Loops – Recipe for a truly circular economy”.

| RECOUP support continues to grow with leading sorting technology provider Bühler UK Limited being the latest to join the ranks and hosting the first 2018 member meeting.

| This year almost 500 experts from 42 countries came to Salzburg from January 17 to 19 to discuss current market developments and technological trends in e-waste recycling.

| Kuusakoski has developed a method of recycling magnetic imaging devices that can be used to separate electrolytic copper and niobium-titanium conductors, which are thinner than a human hair.

| World crude steel production reached 1,691.2 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2017, up by 5.3% compared to 2016. Crude steel production increased in all regions in 2017 except in the CIS, which has remained stable (subject to current estimates).

| #CircularElectronicsDay highlights the fact that 50 million metric tons of IT products and other electronics are discarded around the world every year.

| The 180,000-ton per year MRF deploys unique process technology that recovers and converts mixed waste materials into high-value commodities supporting Maine’s priorities of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ over disposal.