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Germinor’s first stream of Refuse-derived Fuel from France to Germany opened this month.
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The circular economy has been one of the most powerful megatrends affecting the plastics industry over the last few years and is widely anticipated to keep building momentum in the future.
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Austrian recycling experts have joined forces for the consistent recycling of PET.
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APEAL regrets a lack of ambition regarding recyclability measures in the European Council’s General Approach to Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
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The EU 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) builds on the European Green Deal and sets the framework for EU environmental policy until 2030.
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Main findings show that after a period of stagnation, the overall plastic production is picking up again.
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MarketPlasticsTechnology
New standard for circular plastics ensures higher quality and cost reduction
Cirplus has developed a new standard for the use of recycled plastics together with the IKK — Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy and the Kunststoff-Institut Luedenscheid.
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EuCertPlast and RecyClass have reached an agreement for the future development of the certification for plastics recyclers. Going forward, the expertise and know-how of the two audit schemes will be combined under the RecyClass Recycling Process Certification.
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New independently verified figures published by APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, show that steel packaging has already met its new EU recycling rate target for 2025, four years ahead of schedule.
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MarketNon-ferrous metalsTechnology
Metales Bolueta recycles non-ferrous metals with Steinert technology
Metales Bolueta is a family-run business, founded in 1980 and is based near Bilbao, Spain.
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Immark AG, part of the Thommen Group, is a pioneer and market leader in the recycling and disposal of electronic waste in Switzerland with a recycling rate of up to 95% that far exceeds the requirements of the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE).
