New monitoring tool reviews progress on plastics circularity in Europe
| Plastics production and consumption patterns across Europe remain unsustainable and need to be made more circular to reduce waste, pollution, climate change and other negative impacts on the environment according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published today.
Waste Framework Directive: food waste reduction sidelined while Council agrees to textile reforms
| The Council of the EU has favoured the treatment of textile waste in its position on the Waste Framework Directive, while breaking its promise to reduce food waste, the environmental network Zero Waste Europe says.
Adnritz participates in development of Smart Waste Factory
| Andritz is participating in the development project ReWaste F, which brings together science and industry to transform the Austrian waste management sector towards a sustainable and resource-efficient circular economy.
Converting biodegradable plastic waste into green energy
| The Valplast Project aims to implement an alternative to the current way that biodegradable plastic packaging waste is managed to align it with circular economy principles.
Geminor launches on-the-move quality checks for waste-derived fuels
| Geminor is implementing new quality control measures on secondary fuels under transport. The initial tests on RDF and SRF are conducted by an independent laboratory.
Refuse Derived Fuel for the cement industry
| Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and the more refined Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) are produced from MSW after recyclable materials have been removed.
World’s largest plastics recycling event opens in Amsterdam next week
| The world’s largest event dedicated to plastics recycling, the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, takes place next week at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 19-20 June.
Vecoplan enters into strategic partnership with Pla.to Technology
| Chemical recycling is an important approach in the circular economy.
Neste, Borealis and Covestro aim at closing the loop for automotive industry
| Neste, Borealis and Covestro have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications.
Step up collection, incentivise consumers and link WEEE with ecodesign
| On 3 June, EuRIC’s e-waste recycling event “Plug into sustainability: E-waste recycling”, brought together around 100 participants and various stakeholders to address the challenges in advancing circularity in electronic waste and chart the way forward for increased material recovery in the EU.
Sennebogen expands site in the USA
| Through its subsidiary, Sennebogen has been active in America for almost 25 years.
Austria, Wales & Taiwan leading in recycling rates
| A new study by Eunomia Research and Consulting with Reloop shows who are among the world’s best recyclers and why.
Together towards higher sustainability ambitions
| The 12th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF2024) which took place on 23 May 2024 reaffirmed that by sharing common objectives for innovation, industry transformation, competitiveness and sustainability, policymakers and industry can achieve faster action and positive change at EU and global level.
CDE encourages quarries to reappraise “waste” by-products
| Washing experts say waste stockpiles are the key to unlocking full potential of an operation.
Veolia implements AI driven robotic at Southwark facility
| Veolia has unveiled an innovative robotic arm at its Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) to optimise operations and make recycling more effective.
