H&S solves end-of-life mattresses problem sustainably
| The German plant engineering company is building its new reactor plant for the recycling of end-of-life mattresses for and in cooperation with RetourMatras from the Netherlands.
Spain gets polyurethane foam recycling plant
| Repsol plans to build Spain's first chemical polyurethane foam recycling plant at its Puertollano Industrial Complex. It will be capable of processing over 2,000 metric tons of waste per year. The plant entails an investment of €12 million and will be operational by the end of 2022.
Global Recycling Foundations Reforestation Initiative
| Metal recycling firm Recycled Products this week planted 20 trees to mark Global Recycling Day on 18 March. The firm has committed to planting a total of at least 250 saplings in the Chilterns in support of a reforestation initiative run by the organisers of Global Recycling Day.
PolyREC created to report on Europe’s plastics circularity
| Petcore Europe, Plastics Europe, Plastics Recyclers Europe, and Vinyl Plus have mutually agreed to join forces to form the organisation PolyREC. It will monitor, verify, and report their plastics recycling and uptake data in Europe.
FEAD welcomes Council’s Conclusions on Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
| Yesterday, the Council of the European Union adopted Conclusions on the new EU chemicals strategy for a toxic-free environment.
COP 26 – Recycling is the key
| The Global Recycling Foundation is calling for Recycling to be at the forefront of discussions when World leaders gather for the COP26 meeting in the UK in November 2021.
Why recycled asphalt is now being highly preferred by road construction engineers
| Processing of recycled asphalt is done by trampling on the surface layer of the existing asphalt site. The reprocessed or reused asphalt is utilized for purposes such as refurbishment and resurfacing.
Beverage Carton Industry releases ten year roadmap
| ACE, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, has set the industry’s vision for the future: we will deliver the most sustainable packaging for resilient food supply systems which is renewable, climate positive and circular.
Leading metal Recyclers mark 4th Global Recycling Day by setting ambitious net zero emission...
| Every year, recyclables save over 700 million tonnes in CO2 emissions, according to the Global Recycling Foundation. The organisation projects this will increase to one billion tonnes by 2030.
Environmental organisations demand strong policy for reuse systems
| For World Consumer’s Day, an alliance of environmental organisations has released an open letter demanding that ambitious policy be put in place to enable...
Pyrolysis for waste to hydrogen and products
| The range of viable waste management processes is increasing each year. Technologies that were once experimental are now mainstream.
Reduced odour is becoming indispensable quality criterion in post-consumer plastics recycling
| There has been a noticeable increase in demand for Erema recycling machine combinations featuring ReFresher technology that reduces odour downstream of the extrusion process.
Study of plastic packaging waste helps to deliver a circular economy
| Ceflex and partners PCEP, Petcore Europe, Styrenics Circular Solutions and MORE Recycling team up to understand the reality of today’s collected household packaging waste.
Norway’s first AI-powered robotic sorting station for industrial waste
| The new robotic sorting facility will substantially increase material recovery at Bjorstaddalen and make a major move from waste incineration toward a circular economy in the Nordic country.
Sabic turns PET bottles into PBT materials
| Since the introduction of LNP ELCRIN IQ materials in late 2019, Sabic has helped divert more than 100 million single-use PET water bottles from landfills and incinerators.
