Aimplas will give second life to plant waste

| Mechanochemistry is a promising alternative for the management and treatment of lignocellulosic waste that is currently landfilled.

Circular economy paramount to achieve European 2040 climate target

| The European Commission has unveiled a pivotal Communication outlining the 2040 climate target of 90% net GHG emissions reduction compared to 1990.
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Textile project presents solutions for polyester recycling

| For the past three years, the ReSuit project has been pursuing a solution for textile recycling. Now, the project alliance is ready to present its positive findings.

EU industrial carbon management strategy ‘hazier than ever’ on carbon capture technologies

| The industrial carbon management (ICM) strategy lacks clear criteria for how carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) will be applied in the waste sector, says Zero Waste Europe.
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STOPP: strategies for food plastic packaging circularity

| STOPP, an initiative co-funded by SIRE and the European Union to promote sustainable food packaging use and reduce plastic waste and environmental impact, has just kicked off.

Stadler and Krones build the Las Vegas Polymer Center

| Republic Services has opened North America’s first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility, producing recycled resins for use in sustainable packaging.

H&S completes set-up of a recycling plant for end-of-life mattresses

| Together with the Dutch recycling company RetourMatras, H&S has implemented a plant for the chemical recycling of discarded PU mattresses, enabling the recovery of high-quality recycled polyols.

Aimplas participates in Bio4HUMAN project

| The European consortium of 10 partners is opening up a streamline of cooperation between humanitarian aid organizations and the bio-based sector that will identify the bio-based solutions for solid waste management applicable in various humanitarian settings.

Fornnax wins best tyre recycling industry supplier award

| The award is evidence of Fornnax's commitment to using its cutting- edge fleet of machinery to push the envelope of innovation in tyre recycling technology.

Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme powered launched today

| On Thursday, 1 February 2024 Ireland becomes the 15th European country to introduce the Deposit Return System (DRS) for single-use beverage packaging.

Waste to Energy boom takes a break, new markets on the horizon

| Ecoprog has published the 16th edition of its annual study on the global Waste to Energy sector.

Bobcat upgrades compact wheel loader portfolio

| Bobcat has announced annual updates for the L75 and L85 for model year 2024, allowing owners of the latest versions of these machines to benefit from some of the advanced features that were introduced last year on the L95.

European plastic recycling industry growth threatened by shrinking market

| Latest figures show that the total European installed plastics recycling capacity stands at 12.5 million tonnes in 2022. Due to heavy market disruptions, the growth rate went down from 17% to 10%, year-on-year.

Scrap tyres: recycling and processing at Roth International

| To handle the process of recycling tyres as efficiently as possible, Roth International GmbH puts its trust in Untha’s XR3000C mobil-e.

Global circularity rate is falling steadily every year

| Over the past five years, the number of discussions, debates, and articles related to the circular economy has almost tripled despite the global circularity rate falling from 9.1% to 7.2%. This is according to the Circularity Gap Report 2024, launched by Circle Economy Foundation today.