| Certain items should be banned immediately to prevent further damage the environment, business waste and recycling company Business Waste said.

| Global shredding brand UNTHA has shipped its first waste shredder to Ecuador, as worldwide waste management firm Geocycle prepares to deliver new co-processing solutions for clients in the South American country.

| OMV and Borealis are exploring synergies in order to establish a circular economy.

| 2019 got off to a successful start for light and compact equipment manufacturer the Wacker Neuson Group, with revenue rising 17.3 percent to 
EUR 434.6 million (Q1/18: EUR 370.5 million).

| According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, the battery materials recycling market will surpass USD 40 billion by 2025.

| With a total recycling capacity of 1.7 million tonnes, rigid, post-consumer and post-industrial polyolefins, in particular HDPE and PP, are in the group of the most recycled streams in Europe.

| DEMETO, the chemical recycling project for PET, has announced Kolon and Remondis as new members of its Industrial Advisory Board.

| Metso is expanding its waste recycling product range with the launch of the new Metso M&J K-series pre-shredders.

| MMEC Mannesmann and Black Bear, the Dutch Tire-to-Carbon-Black-Upcycling-Company today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the rollout of Black Bear’s technology to produce recovered Carbon Black from end-of-life tires.

| A recent market study published provides a holistic analysis of various trends, drivers, and restraints of the reusable water bottles market.

| One in four householders in Northern Ireland say they were not happy with the way their council has asked them to recycle their household waste.

| Today, Circle Economy announces the strategic partnership of Fashion for Good, the global initiative to make all fashion good, with its Switching Gear project. The initiative aims to accelerate re-commerce and rental business models in the apparel industry.

| PCC Recycling, a Poullaides Group company, is taking an important step towards a circular economy with modern recycling technology from Austria and Germany. The flexibility of the recycling facility solves several of the island’s problems at once.

| According to the lastest study by Global Market Insights, the waste heat recovery system market will surpass USD 80 Billion by 2025.

| World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 155.0 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2019, a 4.9% increase compared to March 2018.