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The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is leading the EU project RecAL, which focuses on sustainability, the circular economy and resource efficiency in the aluminium industry.
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The Indonesian plastics recycler Amandina Bumi Nusantara produces the rPET for Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Sprite Waterlymon bottles on two recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ bottle-to-bottle recycling systems from Starlinger.
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Eunomia’s latest report recommends the replacement of the Waste Framework Directive with a Materials Framework Directive, and the establishment of EU-level powers on environmental taxation.
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2022 was an unprecedented year for the PET and rPET value chains, as shown in the latest report.
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Focused on improving the waste-handling capabilities of the food industry, animal processing, and related waste-handling facilities, Vogelsang USA is bringing its largest format grinding system, the RedUnit XRL260, to North America.
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Non-ferrous metalsTechnology
Recovery of raw materials such as lithium and gold by recycling electrical and electronic devices
The RECRITIC Project aims to find the best recycling methods for recovering metals from mobile phone batteries and discarded motherboards, and to use these materials for new technological applications.
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At IFAT, Westeria will be presenting the AirStar evolution air separator, which has been developed from scratch, to the public for the first time.
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The successor to the ZM machine series shares the same high robustness and features lower maintenance costs, higher throughput capacities, easier handling, and reduced space requirements.
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Yesterday, the Council of the European Union unanimously agreed to address the harmful practice of the EU’s waste trade, including plastic waste, by fully endorsing the revised Waste Shipment Regulation.
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The new Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) was adopted yesterday by the Council.
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed an environmentally friendly method for recycling and purifying metals.
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Construction & demolitionTechnology
Research unlocks potential of robots for construction waste recycling
There was no time to waste as researchers trawled through skip bins across Melbourne construction sites, capturing hundreds of photos of materials destined for landfill.
