| Waste management company WCRS Ltd has welcomed the Government’s latest proposals to crackdown further on the Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) who profit from waste crime.

| Leading retail powerhouses are stepping up on supply chain sustainability, according to the latest figures from CDP, a global environmental impact non-profit.

| According to the BIR, reports from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published on 24 June 2018, highlight that China plans to reduce its imports of solid waste to zero by the end of 2020.

| World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 154.9 million tonnes (Mt) in May 2018, a 6.6% increase compared to May 2017.

| The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has recently updated its Scrap Specifications Circular to include new specifications for Flexible Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic scrap. The new specifications were approved at the ISRI Convention Board and Governance Meetings on April 16, 2018.

| The vehicle parts wholesaler Wessels+Müller AG from Osnabrück (Germany) is convinced of the BaleTainer.

| Following on from the group’s announcement of the substantial equipment investment with Germany’s Kroll Fahrzeugbau- Umwelttechnik GmbH that took place in May 2018 at iFAT, the directors of CountyClean Group are proud to unveil that the contract has now been signed for their third investment at the industry event.

| Plastic Recyclers Europe and VKC-CENTEXBEL collaborated on the elaboration characterisation of recycled PE-LD pellets, which provides a framework for the quality assessment of the pellets.

| A high performance granulator by THM recycling solutions ensures continuity and higher production.

| This year, Pollutec celebrates its 40th anniversary.

| The European Parliament and the Council agreed today on energy-from-waste related provisions that will bring the Renewable Energy Directive more into line with a Circular Economy.

| The Ingram Micro Distribution GmbH company in Straubing makes a summary: For two years now the ITK distributor has disposed of 840 tons of cardboard every year with the BaleTainer - a fully automatic baling press.

| ISRI’s Scrap Specifications Circular now includes zero tolerance guidelines.

| Many companies across the globe are scrambling to develop sustainable packaging materials to reduce environmental impact. However, developing new packaging materials is a time-consuming and expensive process, and companies need to build flexibility into their supply chain and regularly update consumers on their progress to remain in the competition, says data and analytics company GlobalData.

| Geotech, designer and manufacturer of gas analysis technology, has announced the appointment of Jesse Yu as its Territory Manager in the Asia Pacific region.