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The widespread use of PFAS polymers in everything from consumer products to green technologies can lead to contamination of water, air, soil, food, and people. A European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment says that these chemicals can also contribute to global warming and ozone depletion.
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Circularity is no longer a niche environmental ambition — it is fast becoming a defining pillar of Europe’s industrial strategy. Amid mounting geopolitical pressures, volatile supply chains, and climate emergencies, the ability to retain materials, reduce resource dependence, and lower emissions has moved to the core of EU policymaking.
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FEAD has unveiled its 10 policy recommendations for the upcoming Circular Economy Act, a crucial step to ensure that Europe’s circular economy ambitions are met with concrete, actionable legislation.
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FEAD has brought together a group of experts coming from the mattresses value chain to visit the RetourMatras plant in the Netherlands, to start laying the foundations of a Circular Value Chain Partnership.
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In 2024, exports of recyclable raw materials, which include recyclable waste and scrap as well as other secondary raw materials (by-products), from the EU to non-EU countries amounted to 35.7 million tonnes, an 8.2% decrease compared with the previous year. 2023 was a record year for exports of recyclable raw materials, as volumes reached 38.9 million tonnes, the highest in 2 decades.
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A new report released by Zero Waste Europe argues for bolder system-wide measures to address the EU’s material consumption. As the bloc prepares its much-anticipated Circular Economy Act, the report states that current policy measures are insufficient to reduce the absolute levels of resource use, a blindspot that threatens the EU’s strategic autonomy.
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Furuya Metal and Asahi Kasei have, in collaboration with Nobian Industrial Chemicals and Mastermelt, embarked on a demonstration trial regarding the recycling of metals used for chlor-alkali electrolysis cells and the electrodes within those cells. Through this initiative, Furuya Metal will strive to build an ecosystem in the chlor-alkali industry using rare metal recycling.#
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Martin Engineering has introduced a heavy-duty air cannon mounting system. The Martin X-Stand is an organization system that safely keeps air cannons away from super-heated or potentially hazardous areas while offering easy service access. The result is clearer walkways, improved safety, and greater maintenance efficiency for a lower cost of operation.
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Plastics Recyclers Europe has established a new Dissolution Taskforce to reflect the technological advancements in the industry, following the collaboration with DROP-IN — Dissolution Recycling of Plastics Initiative.
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The European Commission’s first Working Plan for implementing the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) has been published. It confirms the list of priority products this policy will tackle first to improve their sustainability – with almost all products on the EU market due to be covered eventually. The list includes textile apparel, furniture, mattresses, tyres, iron and steel, and aluminium.
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The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and RecyClass have published the second progress report of their collaboration, which aims to accelerate the global harmonisation of plastic recyclability.
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biocompatible and biodegradable plastics in soil and marine environments synthesised by a wide variety of microorganisms, which share very similar characteristics with plastics of petrochemical origin.
