| Frost & Sullivan has said in a report that rise in waste is expected to become a major reason for concern for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the future. The report said that total waste generated in GCC would increase from 94 million MT in 2015 to about 120 million MT per annum by 2020. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab emirates will predominantly lead the increase in waste generation in the region.

| Uk-based Forge Skip Hirehas put together a graphic, showing how far the UK has come in the years as a recycling nation, and also a handful of bitesize facts that helps put things into perspective.

| India's Mahindra Intertrade Ltd. and metal scrap trading firm MSTC have entered into a joint venture agreement to set up the nation's first greenfield auto-shredding and recycling unit. The first plant under this joint venture will be established in Maharashtra or Gujarat. Mahindra Intertrade hopes to set up various plants under the JV.

| Petrochemical firm Total has launched a new range of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Circular Compounds that contain high levels of recycled content, targeted at the packaging sector. Total said that the Circular Compounds offer performance equal to or exceeding that of virgin resins.

| H&S Anlagentechnik wants to transform PU foam out of post-consumer mattresses into high quality polyols.

| Terex has announced steps for the global expansion of Fuchs material handlers.

| The LIAR (Living Architecture) project wants to develop smart bricks thatn can extract resources from sunlight, air and waste water.

| Japan's Ministry of Finance has issued the nation's waste and scrap import statistics for June 2016.

| Stuart Foster, Recoup CEO, has expressed concern that the activities and actions (or lack of them) in 2016 will potentially shape the next decade or more for the UK plastic recycling opportunity.

| Nevertheless, the company is satisfied with the first half of the year.

| Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department (EPD) said that progressive implementation of the producer responsibility scheme (PRS) on waste electrical and electronic equipment would boost e-waste recycling.

| The company's decline in consolidated sales is justified mainly by the drop in lead and zinc prices compared to the first half of 2015.

| In the second quarter of 2016, the Wacker Neuson Group almost equaled its record revenue from the prior-year quarter. In light of increased market uncertainties and volatility for H2, the Group revised its forecast for 2016.

| The European Association of Plastics Recycling & Recovery Organisations (EPRO) is inviting companies across Europe to enter their products and designs for products made from recycled plastics to enter for European recognition.

| American consumers prefer food items with minimal packaging as they are becoming more conscientious of their carbon footprint. About half of Americans prefer to purchase foods with minimal or no packaging in order to reduce waste.