Tomra: Webinar on data-driven recovery of plastics packaging
| Tomra Recycling is hosting a free webinar “Maximizing plastic packaging recovery – how data upgrades plastics performance” on July 14, 4 pm CEST.
LCA of food-quality polystyrene recycling options confirms significant CO2 savings
| Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers, has unveiled the results of a comprehensive life cycle analysis (LCA) for polystyrene.
WEEEForum: “Consumer is the key to Circular Economy”
| This year’s International E-Waste Day (#ewasteday), taking place on 14 October, will focus on the crucial part each of us, as consumers and as citizens, has in making circularity a reality for e-products.
A CIrcular Multilayer Plastic Approach for value retention of end-of-life multilayer films
| On 16 and 17 June 2021, the Project Partners of CIMPA - A CIrcular Multilayer Plastic Approach for value retention of end-of-life multilayer films - gathered to officially kick-off this HORIZON 2020 project.
Official launch of the BATT4EU Partnership
| The European Commission and BEPA signed the Memorandum of Understanding that officially launches BATT4EU, the co-programmed partnership under Horizon Europe for the development of a competitive and sustainable European industrial battery value chain.
Turning urban waste streams into value-added products for cities
| ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is part of the project CIRCULAR BIOCARBON, which kicked off on 1 June 2021, and will transform carbon from waste into high added-value products.
Dhawal Shah new President of BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division
| The board of the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division has appointed Mr Dhawal Shah as new divisional President, following the recommendation of the Division’s Nominating Committee.
VinylPlus unveils next 10-Year commitment
| At the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF) 2021 #TOWARDS2030 today, VinylPlus officially launched VinylPlus 2030, the next 10-year Commitment of the European PVC industry to sustainable development.
Tax on fossil carbon is more effective than tax on CO2 emissions
| Experts from the German nova-Institute present a tool for elegantly pricing the true cause of global warming.
Stadler builds integrated sorting line for LIFE4FILM project
| The LIFE4FILM project, financed by the LIFE programme of the European Union, has the objective of preventing the disposal of plastic film in landfill sites, and recovering this material.
First circular economy hub in Latin America
| The first circular economy hub in Latin America gathers companies that want to lead the circular transition in Brazil.
New generation of Hammel shredders
| In 2021 Hammel Recyclingtechnik GmbH launches a new generation of shredders: the Hammel primary shredder type VB 750 DK “Long Version”, which is the successor of the shredder type VB 750 DK.
Industry partnership sees Untha’s expansion in Russia
| Two Untha XR waste shredders are now in operation in Russia, following a collaboration between the Austrian-headquartered engineering firm and Kaluzhskiy Zavod Kommunalnih Mashin (KZKM).
Closed-loop recycling pilot project for single-use facemasks
| Fraunhofer Institute Umsicht, Sabic and Procter & Gamble (P&G) today announced their collaboration in an innovative circular economy pilot project which aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of closed-loop recycling of single-use facemasks.
Purdue innovation converts plastic waste into high-value fuels
| Hasler Ventures LLC plans to scale up to commercial levels a Purdue University patented technology that may accelerate the volume of waste plastic recycling.
