Sustainable cups made from 100% rPET

| Starlinger viscotec, PET-MAN and the dairy pro- ducer Biohof Zauner developed the first white yoghurt cup made from 100% rPET, which can be recycled after use and made into a yoghurt cup again.

Recycling and processing of printed plastic films

| The PrintCYC initiative wants to offer cost-effective solutions for a circular economy based on postindustrial waste from printed plastic films. The process promises significant improvement of recycling by a PU based ink system.
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Russian food retailer fights food waste with Israeli startup

| To prevent food waste, Russian supermarket chain Perekrestok is implementing a new freshness control system based on Visual Freshness Sensors. This is a joint project with the Israeli foodtech startup Evigence Sensors.

New sorting plant by Stadler inaugurated in Mexico

| Mexico is one of the world’s ten biggest producers of Municipal Solid Waste on account of its vast size and large population.
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New report: Fostering socially and environmentally responsible businesses

| As business leaders strive for sustainability, systemic problems such as poor working conditions, unfair distribution of profits and wasteful consumption patterns will undermine Europe’s quest for a fair and truly circular economy.

Zero Waste Circular Economy: a solid investment for Sustainable Finance

| Zero Waste Europe has released a report highlighting the importance of Sustainable Finance for a Zero Waste Circular Economy in the post-COVID-19 recovery.

Sesotec appoints new CEO

| On November 1, 2020, the Bavarian company Sesotec GmbH appointed Joachim Schulz as its new CEO. With the expiration of his three-year contract, former CEO Marc Setzen will depart from the company.

EU on track to meet greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy 2020 targets

| Thanks to steady improvements in emission reductions and renewables uptake, the European Union is likely to achieve two of its three 2020 climate and energy targets, namely reducing greenhouse gas emissions and boosting renewable energy, according to the European Environment Agency's (EEA) Trends and Projections report.

Tangiers opens new waste facility

| The first phase of a brand new, state-of-the-art waste management facility for Tangiers has been inaugurated.

Climate will not benefit from EU ETS being bxtended to waste incineration

| CEWEP fully supports the European Green Deal, EU Climate Law and the climate and sustainability targets associated with these policies.

First virtual edition of plastics recycling show Europe

| The fourth consecutive Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) goes virtual for the first time, from December 9th to December 11th.

Everything you need to know about carbon offsetting

| While the worldwide lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic may have positively influenced a reduction in air pollutants, before the outbreak there were seven million deaths each year due to pollution.

Recycled Content Certification Officially Launched

| Companies seeking to certify their plastic products containing recycled content can now apply for the Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification.

Nihot releases mobile windshifter

| The SDM windshifter is a new offering from Nihot Recycling Technology B.V. in conjunction with TRS BV.

Power from waste is transformed to hydrogen for clean mobility

| Wuppertal, in the German state of Nordrhein Westfahlen has been a pioneer of transportation since the construction of a suspended railway, the Schwebebahn, in the late 1800’s.