News archive
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Single-use healthcare items – everything from gloves and blood bags to surgical equipment – have become a growing environmental problem worldwide.
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It’s estimated that around 100 billion new garments are produced globally every year, which is 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, making the fashion industry one of the largest contributors to waste in the world.
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The new UMP Multipol permanent magnet from Steinert features alternating magnetic poles, enabling it to improve the quality of ferrous concentrates and effectively remove impurities.
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Following the publication of its ‘An EPR of Everything, Starting with Batteries’ white paper, CIWM has called for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for batteries (and products containing batteries) and a targeted deposit return scheme (DRS).
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Plastic pollution has emerged as one of our most pressing environmental issues with the increasing use of disposable plastics.
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Pforzheim University and Polysecure want to jointly develop a new sorting technology for the recycling of plastics and other materials.
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Novelis has announced it is investing approximately $90 million to increase recycling capacity for used beverage cans (UBCs) at its plant in Latchford, UK.
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Steinert Splitcontrol, the latest add-on for Steinert eddy current separators, optimises the sorting quality of incineration bottom ash and additional fine-grain applications.
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Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen GmbH is planning to expand its production capacity by building an additional manufacturing plant for small wheel loaders in Wildon, Styria.
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A new version of the Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams was released by RecyClass.
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In 2023, 35.8 million tons of ferrous slag were produced in the European Union and Great Britain.
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In 2022, environmental tax revenue in the EU amounted to €317.2 billion (2.0% of the EU’s GDP) compared with €330.2 billion recorded in 2021, indicating a 4% decrease (-€13 billion).
